2020

December 21, 2020

Thermoelectric materials: Porous structure captures heat more efficiently

Published in Chemistry of Materials

Honeycomb-like material hits the sweet spot for harvesting waste heat

November 30, 2020

Topological insulators: Filling in the knowledge gaps

Published in Physical Review Materials

A new approach succeeds in inducing a Dirac gap in a topological insulator, bringing the potential for exotic quantum effects

October 26, 2020

Transition metal oxides: Metal–insulator transition observed in nanowires

Published in Applied Physics Letters

Nanowires of a transition metal oxide switch from metallic to insulating with decreasing width

September 28, 2020

Lithium-ion batteries: Making silicon usable

Published in ACS Nano

Anodes with specially designed nanoarchitectures beat the limitations of silicon anodes

August 31, 2020

Solid-state batteries: Record-high lithium-ion conductivity at room temperature

Published in Applied Physics Letters

Lightweight rotating structures in hydride complexes are promising for developing solid-state electrolytes

July 27, 2020

Soft-matter physics: Droplets hanging from a liquid surface

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA

A curious effect observed during an experiment could find application in microrobots

June 29, 2020

Magnons: Sophisticated amplification process underpinned by simple math

Published in Physical Review Applied

An advance that may help to realize a futuristic form of computing can be described by the same equations as for a child playing on a swing

May 25, 2020

Lithium–oxygen batteries: Synergism between catalysts boosts efficiency

Published in Nano Letters

Using both solid and liquid catalysts enhances the energy efficiency of lithium–oxygen batteries

April 27, 2020

Superconductivity: Crystal geometry affects transition temperatures

Published in Dalton Transactions

Superconductivity can be induced in layered bismuth compounds by varying the geometry of their crystal structure

March 30, 2020

Topological superconductors: Turning a conventional superconductor into a topological one

Published in Nature Communications

A new method produces topological superconductors, which are attractive for quantum computing

February 25, 2020

Metallic glasses: Nanoparticles with glass-like structure coalesce faster

Published in Nature Communications

Metallic glass nanoparticles merge with each other faster than crystalline nanoparticles

January 27, 2020

Lithium-ion batteries: Imaging a critical component of batteries

Published in Advanced Energy Materials

A powerful microscopy technique reveals new insights into the least understood part of lithium-ion batteries

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