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Supercharging silicon batteries with nanostructures

Researchers report the design of an anode built on nanostructured layers of silicon - not unlike a multi-layered cake - to preserve the advantages of silicon while preventing physical collapse.

Sep 6th, 2017

Newly-discovered semiconductor dynamics may help improve energy efficiency

Researchers examining the flow of electricity through semiconductors have uncovered another reason these materials seem to lose their ability to carry a charge as they become more densely doped.

Sep 5th, 2017

Researchers test a cooling system that works without electricity

Scientists cooled water without electricity by sending excess heat where it won't be noticed - space. The specialized optical surfaces they developed are a major step toward applying this technology to air conditioning and refrigeration.

Sep 5th, 2017

Aeroices: Newly discovered ultralow-density ice

Exploring a significant region of negative pressure through molecular dynamic simulations, researchers have now theoretically discovered a new family of ice phases.

Sep 5th, 2017

Research shows how DNA molecules cross nanopores

Study could inform biosensors, manufacturing, and more.

Sep 5th, 2017

Nanoparticles limit damage in spinal cord injury

A biodegradable nanoparticle injected after a spinal cord trauma prevented the inflammation and internal scarring that inhibits the repair process.

Sep 5th, 2017

Tunneling a path to low cost, high efficiency solar cells

Materials scientist receives grant from US Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative to explore promising silicon fabrication technique.

Sep 5th, 2017

A revolution in lithium-ion batteries is becoming more realistic

A promising candidate for a solid-state electrolyte is a new class of materials based on lithium compounds.

Sep 5th, 2017

Safer carbon nanomaterials, by design

New funding for a study to design more sustainable carbon nanomaterials.

Sep 5th, 2017

Lipid nanodisks provide a new way of producing hydrogen fuel

Researchers have assembled a nanoscale biological structure capable of producing hydrogen from water using light.

Sep 5th, 2017

Like a revolving door: How shuttling proteins operate nuclear pores

Scientists report on startling new research that might overturn established models of nuclear transport regulation.

Sep 5th, 2017

Sweet success: Nanocapsule perfectly binds sucrose in water

Researchers have developed an artificial receptor that can bind sucrose in water with exquisite precision. The achievement represents a leap forward for the development of biosensors, and provides new insights into our perception of sweetness.

Sep 5th, 2017

Detection of counterfeit food products

Researchers report multifunctional hydrogel microparticles bearing a spatially patterned binary authenticity code capable of tagging more than a billion distinct products and two integrated sensors reporting the product safety.