First prototypes of aluminum-ion batteries charge quickly and have the potential for long lifetimes, low cost, and safe operation.
Novel technique accurately distinguishes rare material property linked to improving sensors and computers.
Pre-designed molecular building blocks provide atomic-level control of the width of graphene nanoribbons.
Internal storage compartments release droplets of “healing” liquid to repair damaged materials.
Surprising order found in bundles of protein filaments that move chaotically and form liquid crystals that could led to novel self-healing.
Near the onset of superconductivity, continuous exchange of electrons occurs between distinct, liquid-like magnetic phases in an iron-based superconductor.
Penetrating x-rays can image defects and phase changes during battery charging and discharging.
Computer-simulated atomic motion answers real-world questions like “How do things break?”
A family of single-phase materials was discovered with coexisting magnetic and electrical properties having potential for electronic applications.
Researchers use surface-sensitive signals to atomically resolve the structure of a rough surface.
New approach for connecting light-harvesting proteins enhances the current produced by a factor of four.
Oppositely charged polymer chains can be “right-handed,” “left-handed,” or have no “handedness” at all, which controls whether a solid or liquid forms.
