Stanford team builds stable lithium anode
Engineers across the globe have been racing to design smaller, cheaper and more efficient rechargeable batteries to meet the power storage needs of everything from handheld gadgets to electric cars. ... more
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Laser experiment reveals liquid-like motion of atoms in an ultra-cold cluster
A new study by researchers from the University of Leicester has furthered our understanding of how tiny nanosystems function, unlocking the potential to create new materials using nanosized 'buildin ... more
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Aral Sea's shrinkage boosts Central Asian dust emission by 7 percent
Atomic-level study of brain protein opens door to new neurological treatments
Desert soil microbes adapt to thrive in extreme dry conditions
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Layered 2D crystals might enable superconductors at high temps
An elusive state of matter called superconductivity could be realized in stacks of sheetlike crystals just a few atoms thick, a trio of physicists has determined.
Superconductivity, the flow o ... more
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A Crystal Wedding in the Nanocosmos
Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), the Vienna University of Technology and the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Lublin have succeeded in embedding nearly perfect semico ... more
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Greensmith will integrate 23mW of energy storage in 2014
Greensmith has announced it is on track to successfully integrate an additional 4 new battery types in 2014, bringing the company's total since inception to 12 using its battery-agnostic technology ... more
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Physicists unlock nature of high-temperature superconductivity
Physicists have identified the "quantum glue" that underlies a promising type of superconductivity - a crucial step towards the creation of energy superhighways that conduct electricity without cur ... more
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Carbyne morphs when stretched
Applying just the right amount of tension to a chain of carbon atoms can turn it from a metallic conductor to an insulator, according to Rice University scientists. Stretching the material known as ... more
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