Lessons from Fukushima
Experts look at past nuclear accidents and potential scenarios to identify gaps in understanding nuclear fuel behavior.
Experts look at past nuclear accidents and potential scenarios to identify gaps in understanding nuclear fuel behavior.
Novel material for purifying gases could significantly lower industrial energy costs.
Biomechanical studies challenge current depictions of plant primary cell wall architecture.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method non-destructively images the chemical and structural changes in a lithium ion battery.
Antimony atoms with uncoordinated electrons block flow of heat in thermoelectric materials.
Short pulses of light reveal an intrinsic conducting surface that is different from the bulk.
A scalable catalytic process improves the yield of biofuels by 40%.
A single reversible catalyst enables energy to be both stored and released on demand.
“One pot” catalyst converts up to 20% of dry biomass to a critical chemical used in biofuel production.
Arrays of superconducting islands open up the possibility for tailor-made properties and functionality.
New, scalable manufacturing technique grows metal oxide nanosheets with astronomical aspect-ratios, opening the door to intriguing material properties.
New insights into metal ions at an enzyme’s active site.