Hollow shape-selected platinum nanocages represent a new class of highly active catalysts.
Boundaries between crystalline grains - usually detrimental - can also boost charge collection in hybrid solar cells.
Novel technique accurately distinguishes rare material property linked to improving sensors and computers.
Commercialized nanopost array platform reveals metabolic changes in individual cells due to environmental stress.
Imaging of cerium oxide nanocrystals provides new insights into the different behaviors of catalyst for emission control, other uses.
Concentrating noble-metal catalyst atoms on the surface of porous nano-frame alloys shows over thirty-fold increase in performance.
New theoretical techniques predict experimental observations in superconducting materials.
Electric fields control growth of “sticky” polymer particles.
Using sulfur-rich, highly ionic compounds as cathodes and electrolytes enables solid-state lithium-sulfur rechargeable batteries.
New microscopy with nanometer-sized resolution may bring revolutionary new understanding to energy storage technologies.
New microscopy method opens the door to understanding atomic-scale variations in chemistry and improved materials performance in solid oxide fuel cells.
