Rare Earth Atoms Make the Best Thermoelectrics Better
Small addition of rare earth element makes a big difference in converting heat to electricity.
Small addition of rare earth element makes a big difference in converting heat to electricity.
Adding an oxide sieve, a layer containing nanocavities, to a catalyst surface makes the catalyst selective for specific reactions and increases efficiencies for chemical processes.
Rapid creation of carbon-fluorine bonds may lead to improved production of drugs, agrochemicals and positron emission tomography (PET) tracers.
A step closer to an artificial system using sunlight to produce hydrogen from water
New theory describes light management in thin-film solar cells.
New microscopy method opens the door to understanding atomic-scale variations in chemistry and improved materials performance in solid oxide fuel cells.
New design significantly increases the lifetime and reduces the platinum content in electrocatalysts needed for advanced fuel cells for automotive applications.
Squeezing creates new class of material built from clusters of carbon atoms.
High-efficiency compound semiconductor solar cells can now be printed on flexible, plastics.
Nanoscale features in rocks enable more carbon dioxide to be trapped as a solid carbonate material underground.
House-of-Cards structure leads to improved zeolite catalyst.
Enzymes originating from marine sponges were intentionally altered to create a new enzyme that can make semiconductors in artificial cells.