Mimicking Nature - A Step Towards Artificial Photosynthesis
Photosynthetic bacteria are inspiring design of light harvesting antenna.
Purple Bacteria Develops Its Own Form of "Sunscreen"
Targeting pigments to protect against light damage may aid design of new light harvesting systems.
Design of Bulk Nanocomposites as High Efficiency Thermoelectric Materials
A newly synthesized bulk thermoelectric material that contains nanocrystals with the same orientation and structure as the host material breaks thermoelectric efficiency records by blocking thermal, but not electrical, conductivity.
High–Power Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Novel 3-D anode design holds more charge and delivers it faster than conventional lithium-ion anodes while maintaining mechanical stability.
Tuning Pore Size to Enhance the Capacitance of Supercapacitors
Simulations predict that matching the pore size with the electrolyte ion size will allow nanoporous supercapacitors to store more charge.<br/>
Understanding Drooping Light Emitting Diodes CEEM
Calculations reveal that upper limits to LED light intensity are caused by multi-particle interactions.
Radiation Resistant Foams
Experiments and computer simulations demonstrate that nanoscale gold foams can be designed for radiation resistance.
Self-Healing of Structural Damage to Restore Performance of Electrical Circuits
Liquid-metal-filled microcapsules extend lifetime and reliability of electronic devices by targeting damage and restoring conductive pathways.
Optimizing Photovoltaic Materials One Molecule at a Time
Recent single molecule studies reveal that a simple polymer processing technique can effectively control the conformation of individual polymer chains in photovoltaic materials.
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The Twists and Turns of Battery Charging
The first ever real time movie of lithium ions charging a nano-sized battery may enable researchers to design safer, longer lasting, and more powerful batteries.
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Laser-Light Creates Nanostructured Thermoelectric Material
High intensity laser-light may improve the heat-to-electricity conversion efficiency of Sb2Te3, a key material used in thermoelectric devices, by inducing the crystallization of nm-scaled particles in the Sb2Te3 film.
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Fast Electrocatalyst Oxidizes Hydrogen
The world’s fastest synthetic molecular electrocatalyst for hydrogen oxidation has been designed, synthesized, and tested by researchers at the Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis, a multi-institutional Energy Frontier Research Center led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
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