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Sweet Relief for Lithium Batteries’ Dendrite Problem

Scientists at Rice University and Arizona State University used sugar cubes as a key component in building dendrite-quenching substrates for lithium anodes.

Researchers Uncover Most Complex Mineral on Earth

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame found that the complexity of a uranium-based mineral, dubbed ewingite, is nearly twice as high as the previous most complex mineral.

Physicists Observe Long-Sought Nanoscale Phenomenon

An international team of researchers have perfected a nano-sandwich made from oxides, ending a nearly 15-year quest to observe a phenomenon that could help power and miniaturize a future generation of electronics.

New Lithium-Rich Battery Could Last Much Longer

A team of Northwestern University researchers working with the Argonne National Laboratory developed a rechargeable lithium-iron-oxide battery that can cycle more lithium ions than its common lithium-cobalt-oxide counterpart.

Global Fisheries to be, on Average, 20 Percent Less Productive in 2300, UCI Study Finds

University of California, Irvine climatologists expect the world’s fisheries to be, on average, 20 percent less productive in the year 2300, with those in the North Atlantic down nearly 60 percent and those in much of the western Pacific experiencing declines of more than 50 percent.

Do You Know Where Your Xenon Is? Maybe It’s Hanging Out with Iron and Nickel in the Earth’s Core

The paradox of the missing xenon might sound like the title of the latest airport thriller, but it’s actually a problem that’s stumped geophysicists for decades. New work from an international team including Carnegie’s Alexander Goncharov and Hanyu Liu, and Carnegie alumni Elissaios Stavrou and Sergey Lobanov, is chasing down the solution to this longstanding puzzle.

How Detecting Light in the Water Affects How Much Food Cyanobacteria Get

Scientists at Michigan State University have linked how water-dwelling bacteria monitor light wavelengths in their surroundings with their capacity to do photosynthesis. The research has medical/biofuels implications.

Chemist Car Wins DOE Funding for Computational Chemistry Center

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Wednesday, Sept. 19, that Roberto Car, Princeton’s Ralph W. *31 Dornte Professor in Chemistry and a professor with the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, was one of 10 researchers to win funding for computational chemistry.

Scientists Use Tiny Diamond Anvils to Put Squeeze on Materials

Scientists have turned tiny bits of diamond and super-hard specks into “molecular anvils” that squeeze and twist molecules until chemical bonds break and atoms exchange electrons.

Hatchet Enzyme, Enabler of Sickness and of Health, Exposed by Neutron Beams

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) get a pioneering glimpse inside elusive cell membranes exposes a major player in cell health but also in hepatitis C and in Alzheimer's.

New Research Yields Super-Strong Aluminum Alloy

A team of researchers that included Purdue postdoctoral research associate Sichuang Xue and doctoral student Qiang Li have demonstrated how to create a super-strong aluminum alloy that rivals the strength of stainless steel, an advance with potential industrial applications.

Beyond Silicon: Researchers Solve a Materials Mystery Key to Next-Generation Electronic Devices

Researchers from University of Wisconsin–Madison – as well as collaborators from Ohio State University, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Argonne National Laboratory, Sungkyunkwan University, and Pohang University of Science and Technology – have solved a materials mystery in oxide electronics materials.