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Energy
Good as Cold: Energy from Cold Solar Vapor Technology
A near perfect energy conversion efficiency can be achieved in a solar vapor generation process.
Happy Birthday Tongji University
Guest-edited by Yunhui Huang, the special issue “110th Anniversary of Tongji University” in Advanced Materials celebrates the long tradition of Tongji University and some of its top materials scientists.
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3D Microflower Cathode Promotes Oxygen Diffusion in Lithium–Oxygen Batteries [Video]
Dr. Mingsen Zheng, Prof. Quanfeng Dong, and co-workers from Xiamen University design a plant-inspired, high-performance cobalt sulfide–porous carbon foil (PCF) electrode for lithium–air (Li–O2) batteries.
Energy Made from Carbon Dioxide
Scientists show that single nickel atoms are an efficient, cost-effective catalyst for converting carbon dioxide into useful chemicals.
New Energy Efficient Plasma Process to Generate Syngas
A team of Korean researchers established an energy efficient dry reforming process using a rotating arc plasma to produce synthesis gas.
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Moisture-Resistant Perovskite Solar Cells Based on Low-Cost Dye [Video]
Dopant-free, moisture-resistant hole-transport materials (HTMs) for perovskite solar cells based on derivatives of the dye anthanthrone (ANT) are developed by Sagar M. Jain from Swansea University Bay Campus, Prashant Sonar from Queensland University of Technology, and co-workers.
Nature-Inspired Surface and Materials Research at Beihang University
A recent special issue of Advanced Materials, issue 45 in 2017, was dedicated to highlighting nature-inspired surface and materials research at Beihang University in Beijing, China.
Enhancing Catalyst Stability for Polypropylene Production
The important role of surface-bound hydroxy groups of vanadium catalysts under reaction conditions by employing in situ DRIFTS experiments and DFT calculations is elucidated.
Infrared-Driven Generation of Hydrogen Gas
IR-driven transfer of plasmon-induced hot electrons in a nonmetallic branched heterostructure, by combining ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy with theoretical simulations, is demonstrated for the first time.
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