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Recent Lithium Battery Research: Because Knowledge is Power
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Researchers have demonstrated all-aqueous-printed transparent electrodes and semiconducting layers for high performance, low-cost transistors for flexible electronics applications.
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Video: Opinions on the future of polymer science, exciting recent developments, and the impact of polymer science on and its’ contribution to society.
Dislocation-Induced Space Charge Fields: Controlling Oxide Properties
Plastic strain engineering to analyze the effect of dislocation space charges on electrical and oxygen diffusion properties in SrTiO3 as a model oxide.
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