Method could help scientists learn new ways to boost photovoltaic efficiency.
Nanoscale images by Molecular Foundry researchers yield surprise that could push solar cell efficiency to 31 percent.
New Fresh-slice scheme provides customizable X-rays for studies needed to build more efficient electronics and cleaner energy.
Neutron-scattering studies reveal surprising formation of ammonia after acetonitrile is turned into graphitic polymer, opening doors for catalyst-free industrial reactions at room temperature.
Scientists surprised by discovery that copper embedded in carbon nano-spikes can turn carbon dioxide into ethanol.
Oleo Sponge could make oil spill cleanup more efficient.
Researchers invent a low-tech, solution-based route to high-performance carbon nanotube thin films.
Researchers invent a new single-step approach to constructing electromagnetic metamaterials uses tiny self-assembled pillars in composite films.
Scientists coax simple molecules into forming complex three-dimensional structures for faster, more energy-efficient electronics.
A new computational technique greatly simplifies the complex reaction networks common to catalysis and combustion fields.
A new technique synchronized high-energy electrons with an ultrafast laser pulse to probe how vibrational states of atoms change in time.
Seeding x-ray free electron lasers with customized electron beams produces incredibly stable laser pulses that could enable new scientific discoveries.
