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Confining water in tiny straws confirms predicted rapid transport of protons along a water “wire”—vital for more efficient fuel cells.
Scientists determined new molecular-level information at the solid/liquid interface, pushing toward better energy storage devices.
Towards higher energy density batteries: singly charged lithium ions replaced by doubly charged magnesium ions.
Sticky molecules hop aboard oily floaters and may influence the amount of sunlight reflected by marine clouds.
Researchers tackle a grand challenge by capturing vibrations in the “magic” cage formed when 21-water molecules capture a single proton.
Researchers reveal the structure of individual chemical bonds using specialized imaging techniques.
Visible lasers offer exquisite control of x-ray light in a tabletop apparatus, potentially providing access to new insights to chemical reactions, proteins, and even atoms’ inner workings.
Previously unobserved scattering shows unexpected sensitivity to bound electrons, providing new insights into x-ray interactions with matter and opening the door to new probes of matter.
New spectroscopic probe will aid design of more efficient sunlight-to-fuel devices.
Scientists discover a direct electron-transfer process with a higher efficiency for charge separation than previous mechanisms.
Scientists discover another design principle for building nanostructures.
Scientists show how a buckyball buffer helps conduct electricity in only one direction, vital for molecule-sized circuits.
