A simple chemical bonding approach enables assembly of very thin porous protein crystals that are bendable and adaptive—requirements for flexible electronics or batteries.
Confining water in tiny straws confirms predicted rapid transport of protons along a water “wire”—vital for more efficient fuel cells.
Scientists determined new molecular-level information at the solid/liquid interface, pushing toward better energy storage devices.
Towards higher energy density batteries: singly charged lithium ions replaced by doubly charged magnesium ions.
Researchers tackle a grand challenge by capturing vibrations in the “magic” cage formed when 21-water molecules capture a single proton.
Researchers reveal the structure of individual chemical bonds using specialized imaging techniques.
Visible lasers offer exquisite control of x-ray light in a tabletop apparatus, potentially providing access to new insights to chemical reactions, proteins, and even atoms’ inner workings.
Previously unobserved scattering shows unexpected sensitivity to bound electrons, providing new insights into x-ray interactions with matter and opening the door to new probes of matter.
New spectroscopic probe will aid design of more efficient sunlight-to-fuel devices.
Scientists discover a direct electron-transfer process with a higher efficiency for charge separation than previous mechanisms.
Scientists discover another design principle for building nanostructures.
Scientists show how a buckyball buffer helps conduct electricity in only one direction, vital for molecule-sized circuits.
