Breakthrough allows researchers to create materials with tailored properties, unlocking unprecedented control over their optical and electronic properties.
A breakthrough “dual-gradient” design for the battery’s cathode substantially increases energy storage capacity, stability and lifetime while reducing costs. It could accelerate widespread adoption of electric vehicles and grid batteries.
Researchers have revealed an adaptive response with a ferroelectric device, which responds to light pulses in a way that resembles the plasticity of neural networks. This behavior could find application in energy-efficient microelectronics.
Argonne scientists have advanced sodium-ion batteries by preventing cracks in the cathode particles during the synthesis process, making them a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries.
The German Falling Walls Foundation is recognizing Hla for using a new X-ray capability in a way that could be widely applied in environmental and medical research and the development of batteries and microelectronic devices.