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Materials Science Sep 15, 2015

New way to store solar energy could lead to more common solar cell usage

Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have developed a relatively inexpensive and simple way to split water into hydrogen and oxygen through a new electrodeposition method. The method produces highly ...

Nanophysics Apr 27, 2015

Highly conductive germanium nanowires made by a simple, one-step process

For the first time, germanium nanowires have been deposited on indium tin oxide substrate by a simple, one-step process called electrodeposition.

Materials Science Apr 15, 2015

Cobalt film a clean-fuel find

A cobalt-based thin film serves double duty as a new catalyst that produces both hydrogen and oxygen from water to feed fuel cells, according to scientists at Rice University.

Materials Science Dec 24, 2014

Ionic liquids open door to better rare-earth materials processing

U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and Critical Materials Institute materials chemist Anja Mudring is harnessing the promising qualities of ionic liquids, salts in a liquid state, to optimize processes for critical ...

Nanophysics Nov 10, 2014

Team grows uniform nanowires

A researcher from Missouri University of Science and Technology has developed a new way to grow nanowire arrays with a determined diameter, length and uniform consistency. This approach to growing nanomaterials will improve ...

Materials Science Oct 23, 2014

Peering deep inside nongraphitic anodes with synchrotron microtomography

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) —With so much of our 21st century technology dependent on ever smaller and more efficient re-chargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, finding new ways to non-destructively peer inside an operating battery is ...

Nanophysics Aug 29, 2014

Simpler process to grow germanium nanowires could improve lithium ion batteries

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) —Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have developed what they call "a simple, one-step method" to grow nanowires of germanium from an aqueous solution. Their process could make it more ...

Materials Science Aug 14, 2014

To bolster lithium battery life, add a little salt

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) —Cornell chemical engineers have achieved a breakthrough in the race to achieve safer, longer-lasting batteries to power the world's automobiles, cell phones, computers and autonomous robots.

Nanomaterials May 27, 2014

TaOx-capped Pt nanoparticles as efficient catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

One of the challenges for the commercialization of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) is the development of new cathode catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) that exhibit superior activity and durability than ...

Polymers May 9, 2014

Conducting polymer films decorated with biomolecules for cell research use

The ability to create conducting polymer films in a variety of shapes, thicknesses and surface properties rapidly and inexpensively will make growing and testing cells easier and more flexible, according to a team of Penn ...

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