A lithium-doped carbon material is developed as an anode that can enhance the lithium storage capacity in lithium-ion batteries.
![Maximizing the Storage Capacity of Lithium in Carbon Materials [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/smll201704394_ASN_image.jpg)
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Bioelectronic Hydrogels
Complex, aqueous-stable, hydrogel ionic circuits towards transparent, flexible, biocompatible bioelectronic devices.
Nano-Patched Strengthened Graphene for Soft Electronics
A new method to improve the mechanical durability of graphene films based on the introduction of chemically-attachable nanometer-thick organic patches onto a graphene surface is reported.
Happy Birthday Tongji University
Guest-edited by Yunhui Huang, the special issue “110th Anniversary of Tongji University” in Advanced Materials celebrates the long tradition of Tongji University and some of its top materials scientists.
Large‐Scale Preparation of Highly Transparent Conducting Thin Films
A research team from the institute for Materials Research and Technology in Luxembourg created a simple and easily scalable approach toward the simultaneous synthesis and deposition of conducting plasma‐polymerized 3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene (ppEDOT) coatings.
Thermal Camouflage: Illusion Meta-Devices
Camouflage, illusion or cloaking devices, once deeply rooted in science-fiction, can make an object appear “invisible”. A novel technique for thermal illusion meta-devices is reported.
![Moisture-Resistant Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Low-Cost Dye [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/aenm201703007_ASN_image.jpg)
Moisture-Resistant Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Low-Cost Dye [Video]
Dopant-free, moisture-resistant hole-transport materials (HTMs) for perovskite solar cells based on derivatives of the dye anthanthrone (ANT) are developed by Sagar M. Jain from Swansea University Bay Campus, Prashant Sonar from Queensland University of Technology, and co-workers.
Microwave Links from Cellular Communication Networks As Rain Gauges
A novel way to measure rainfall, namely using microwave links from cellular communication networks as path-average rain gauges, is discussed.
LiFi: Internet Connection through Light
LiFi is a novel two-way, high-speed wireless technology similar to WiFi but uses light waves instead of radio waves to transmit data.
New Pathways toward Highly Efficient Red LEDs
Highly efficient and spectrally stable red perovskite LEDs developed by researchers at Florida State University.
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