Michal Leskes and Shira Haber assess the capabilities of NMR in analyzing solid-state interfaces.
Predicting Rechargeable Battery Performance with Machine Learning
A new machine learning algorithm that can predict battery performance and failure beyond the expert level.
Gigawatt Electricity Storage Using Water and Rocks
A new solution for large-scale energy storage through the hydraulic lifting of large rocks.
3D Printing Electronics Using a Multi-Material Approach
A combination of inkjet and screen printing can be used to print 3D objects with electronic properties using multiple materials.
Climate Change Will Require Heavy Lifting
The burden of caring for Planet Earth is upon our shoulders, and it will take some heavy lifting and concrete solutions to reverse the adverse, long-term effects of climate change.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Reactions
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is a moment to take stock of the achievements of materials science. Advanced Science News speaks to experts in the field for their thoughts.
Nobel Prizes 2019: Chemistry
John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino win the 2019 Chemistry Nobel Prize for the development of lithium-ion batteries
Extending the Range of Electric Cars with Invisible Solar Panels
Butterfly inspired photovoltaic car roof extends the mileage by approx. 10% or an equivalent reduction in fuel consumption.
Smart Ships on the Horizon
Scientists develop a triboelectric nanogenerator that harvests mechanical energy from unstable surfaces, such as a swaying ship.
Energy Perspectives: Jonathan Coleman Elucidates Capacity vs Rate Performance
Jonathan Coleman of TCD elucidates the trade-off between rate performance and capacity in battery electrodes, and explains how to optimise it.