Topological Insulators, solar-cell silicon, and crystallization kinetics– these and more in January’s physics highlights.
Results for "hydrogen"
Best of both worlds: Hybrid approach sheds light on crystal structure solution
Researchers combine computational and experimental methods to understand the arrangement of atoms in solids.
Wind, solar power paired with storage could be cost-effective way to power grid
Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today’s electricity expenses.
Flexible silicon solar-cell fabrics may soon become possible
Researchers make a fiber out of crystalline silicon semiconductor materials that can function as a solar cell.
Designer nanocrystals find funding
W. M. Keck Foundation funds David Mazziotti, Greg Engel, and Dmitri Talapin to research manipulate of nanocrystal properties.
Glass fuel cells for next-generation electronics
New breed of micro fuel cell could serve as a long-lasting, low-cost, and eco-friendly power source for portable electronic devices.
Micromotion Gets a Two-Faced Lift: Using Janus Particles for Chemical Power
Exploiting the two-faced nature of Janus particles leads to research in multi-fuelled locomotion.
Synergy between supramolecular chemistry and polymer synthesis
The reversibility of non-covalent interactions combined with the intrinsic macroscopic properties of covalent polymers opens new perspectives for the design of polymer materials.
New avenue to integrated fiber technology
Researchers have given an overview of the principal inscription techniques and physical properties of fs pulse written in-fiber gratings for fiber optics.
Nature’s Nanomaterials – To Be or Not to Be Bioinspired?
How much does materials science stand to gain from Nature? Professor Ozin gives his take on the progress of biomimetics.
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