Polymer scientists at the 2013 MRS Fall meeting in Boston brought another year of materials science research to a close with a bang.
Energy
Not just skin-deep: Water oxidation by amorphous cobalt-based oxides
Amorphous cobalt-based oxides show catalytic activity in the bulk of the film, not just at the interface with the electrolyte.
Foundry researches thermal energy storage
Bavarian foundry is storing unused heat energy with the help of thermal oil and reduces fuel consumption.
Book review: Nanotechnology for the Energy Challenge
Markku Leskelä, of the Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland provides another review for Nanotechnology for the Energy Challenge.
Using disordered materials in lithium ion batteries
researchers at MIT and Brookhaven National Laboratory have found a whole new avenue in li-ion battery research: the use of disordered materials.
Micro-windmills energise cellphones, business interest
1.8mm wind turbines could be used to power cellphones, microelectronics, and have attracted the interested of WindMEMS.
Protein-based solar cell handles variable light better
Protein-based photoelectrochemical cell produces a direct current under continuous light but a novel alternating current under discontinuous illumination.
Using excess energy to synthesize natural gas
Power-to-gas process converts short-term excess electricity from photovoltaic systems and wind turbines into hydrogen.
Research consortium on organic photovoltaics
The chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck leads the research project POPUP designed to help achieve the breakthrough of organic photovoltaics.
Studying the gasification of pinewood char
Purdue University researchers show potential benefits of pinewood char as synthetic fuel source.
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