House-of-Cards structure leads to improved zeolite catalyst.
Imaging tools aid research in global climate change, plant genetics, biofuels, agriculture, and carbon sequestration.
Novel, liquid-less design promises to improve long-term stability and durability of dye-sensitized solar cells while hitting high efficiency marks.
Understanding how chemical vapors interact leads to better production equipment and increased lighting efficiency.
Overcoming a fundamental dilemma in making polymers that combine strength and toughness with spontaneous healing capability.
Adding nanostructured regions to boost LED light output.
Novel material for purifying gases could significantly lower industrial energy costs.
A scalable catalytic process improves the yield of biofuels by 40%.
Laboratory measurements of “carrier multiplication” verified in real solar energy photovoltaic devices made of tiny quantum dots.
High resolution imaging of atomic structure results in improved design of aluminum alloys.
New approach to molecular self-assembly produces porous, thin films of carbon (aka graphene), enabling high-capacity electrodes for lithium-air batteries.
Ames Laboratory invented a non-toxic, “lead-free” solder that is now used to manufacture electronic components worldwide.
