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Polymer electrolytes integrated with ionic liquids
Incorporating ionic liquids into polymers to improve ion transport in solid state electrolytes for electrochemical devices.
Better batteries with less lithium-ion dendrites
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Anglo American Platinum to invest in Ballard to support fuel cell production
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Fraunhofer IKTS partners with Mayur REnergy to develop affordable green energy
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New energy research center announced for Amagasaki, Japan
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CalBattery and Argonne team up to commercialise composite anodes
Organisations have signed a licensing agreement for an Argonne-developed, silicon-graphene composite anode material for high-energy lithium batteries.
Semiconductor-free photovoltaics use nanotechnology to make energy
A new method of harvesting solar energy is emerging, which makes use of gold nanorods instead of traditional semiconductor technology.
Up-and-coming young investigators in polymer physics
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