A Promising Future-Generation Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Material: Challenges remain in adapting Li-ion technology for advanced applications because they all require significantly higher energy…

As our everyday lives become ever more dependent on battery technology – specifically the lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) that power our smartphones, laptop computers, electric vehicles, and other…

As the lithium-ion industry continues to grow, so does the use of cobalt or nickel, straining scarce metal resources. To sustain this continued growth, development of new cathodes with high energy…

Laser Excitation Alters the Structure and Light Emission of Perovskite Thin Films: Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites show exceptional promise for use in multiple optoelectronic applications.…

Researchers have developed a new mechanism to understand and tune the negative thermal expansion in metal-organic frameworks. These results provide scientists a new pathway for controlling negative…

Scientists are always searching for new catalysts to enable fast, energy-efficient chemical reactions to transform wastes into useful chemical fuels, such as converting carbon dioxide to methane.…

A major facet of transitioning from fossil fuels to green and renewable energy solutions involves the removal, capture and storage of carbon dioxide from the environment. One method is by CO2…

Thermoelectric materials, which convert heat into energy, are challenging to design because of the unusual set of interrelated properties required for high efficiency. Researchers have synthesized…

A New Focus Emerges for Barocaloric Cooling Research: Barocaloric cooling is one of several new technologies promising improved efficiency and reduced emissions. Experiments at the U.S. Department…

A New Cathode Coating to Significantly Improve High-Temperature Performance of Li-Ion Batteries: The exponential growth in the use of li-ion batteries is challenging researchers for designs that are…