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Metal-Halide Perovskite Semiconductors Can Compete with Silicon Counterparts for Solar Cells, LEDs

WASHINGTON, October 26, 2021 — Climate change and its consequences are becoming increasingly obvious, and solar cells that convert the sun’s energy into electricity will play a […]

Road Map Outlines Hurdles in Next-Generation Cathode Development for Powering Electric Vehicles

Link to article: Perspectives for next generation lithium-ion battery cathode materials DOI: 10.1063/5.0051092 WASHINGTON, October 5, 2021 — The move to electric vehicles calls for a wide […]

Tracking Muscle Activity with Clothes on Your Back

Link to article: Gold and silver nanocomposite based biostable and biocompatible electronic textile for wearable electromyographic biosensors DOI: 10.1063/5.0058617 WASHINGTON, September 28, 2021 — Bioelectrical sensors on […]

Biosensors Require Robust Antifouling Protection

Link to article: Antifouling strategies for protecting biolectronic devices DOI: 10.1063/5.0029994 WASHINGTON, February 2, 2021 — Some promising biosensors and medical devices work well within pristine laboratory […]

Promising Strategies for Durable Perovskite Solar Cells

Link to article: Durable strategies for perovskite photovoltaics DOI: 10.1063/5.0027239 WASHINGTON, October 27, 2020 — Perovskite materials are becoming increasingly popular as the active layer in solar […]

Using High Energy Density Material in Electrode Design Enhances Lithium Sulfur Batteries

Link to article: A ZIF-67-derived–sulfur sandwich structure for high performance Li–S batteries DOI: 10.1063/1.5122819 WASHINGTON, D.C., September 30, 2019 — Lithium ion batteries aren’t keeping up with […]

Going Swimmingly: Biotemplates Breakthrough Paves Way for Cheaper Nanobots

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 30, 2017 — A feature of science fiction stories for decades, nanorobot potential ranges from cancer diagnosis and drug delivery to tissue repair and […]

Can the Motion of Checking Your Smartwatch Charge It?

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 10, 2017 — Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are small devices that convert movement into electricity, and might just be what bring us into an era […]

Turning Up the Heat for Perfect (Nano)Diamonds

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 14, 2017 — Quantum mechanics, the physics that governs nature at the atomic and subatomic scale, contains a host of new physical phenomena to […]