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Carbon nanotubes forecast when vegetables spoil and buds bloom
Sensor detects the ethylene emissions of plants at concentrations as low as 15 parts per billion, helping dealers predict when flowers will bloom and fruit and veg ripen
First-principles calculations shed light on semiconductor defects
New work could make devices containing gallium nitride more resistant to radiation-induced faults
Non-volatile nano-relay breaks records
New device could find use in digital processors that operate in harsh conditions and require electronics with integrated data storage
Thread-like defects in 3D active crystals get a closer look
Researchers use light-sheet microscopy to study the behaviour of liquid crystals made up of rod-shaped virus particles
Emergence of crucial interphase in lithium-ion batteries is observed by researchers
Unique tool characterizes chemical evolution early in a device's lifetime
Millimetre-scale transceiver boosts ingestible sensors
Wireless receiver and transmitter is small enough to fit in a swallowable capsule for monitoring gut health
Materials on film
Congratulations to John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Sealed cell improves oxide-peroxide conversion in lithium-ion battery
New work could help advance battery research for engineering next-generation high-energy-density technologies
Pioneers of physical cosmology, exoplanets and lithium-ion batteries bag Nobel prizes
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Multilayer design makes conducting stretchable batteries
Conductors that stay conducting even when stretched by 300% in any direction could find use in a new generation of deformable and wearable electronic devices
Beyond the lithium-ion battery
Engineering a sustainable, electrified future means developing materials with properties that surpass those found in current technologies
Energy storage technologies vie for investment
Ideas abound for alternative energy storage technologies, but investment remains key for real-world change
Industries join forces to power up electric vehicles
The UK plans to secure battery manufacture from mine to motor, bringing a projected £4.8 billion to the chemical industry by 2030
Battle of the elements: lithium is the little element making a big difference
Margaret Harris observes that lithium not only offers a playground for atomic physicists, but also provides a route to greener energy and a life-changing treatment for peop...
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A Decade of Discovery Enabled by PeakForce Tapping
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Suction forces enable precise bioprinting
Aspiration-assisted technique could be used in regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and the creation of “organs-on-a-chip” for drug testing and disease modelling
3D nano-vortices come into view
New imaging technique can visualize the dynamics of magnetic structures in three dimensions for the first time
Metallic glasses bear up better under strain
New rejuvenation technique makes these metastable materials less likely to fracture
Supercapacitor model captures complex physics of charging
New insights could lead to better energy-storage devices
Dual condensate of fermions and excitons should exist, say theoretical chemists
Single quantum state would conduct electricity and energy perfectly
Novel photovoltaics generate electrical power from thermal sources
Devices based on photon-assisted tunnelling could harvest energy from nuclear power stations, chemical manufacturing facilities and other sources of waste heat
Superconductor transition switches single-molecule magnet
Novel phenomenon occurs due to quantum tunnelling and might be exploited in future quantum information technologies
Nanowire device generates electricity from ambient humidity
Non-polluting, low-cost device generates electrical current from the water vapour naturally present in the atmosphere
Protein aggregation goes catalytic
Mathematical model describes how proteins self-assemble into the amyloid fibrils associated with diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's
A salty solution for the coffee-ring effect
Simple trick of adding salt to a solution could allow engineers to deposit more uniform coatings and dyes
Making metallic glasses more plastic
Metastable materials become softer when made into micron-sized wires
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