Renjie Chen and co-workers developed a nanogelator-based solid electrolyte that improves the safety of Li-ion batteries.
Earth and environment
Transmission of Waterborne Viruses in South Sudan Refugee Camps
Outbreaks of hepatitis E virus (HEV) are usually associated with contaminated drinking water. To identify virus transmission routes, researchers from Spain analyzed water matrices and food during a recent HEV outbreak (2012–2014) in a refugee camp in South Sudan. The...
Edible Electronics: An All-Food Supercapacitor for Medical Applications
A fully edible supercapacitor has been developed from food-grade materials by researchers in the USA.
Electricity from waste heat
For the first time so-called thermoelectric materials reliably convert waste heat directly into electricity.
Integration of semiconducting sulfides for full-spectrum solar energy absorption and efficient charge separation
A Chinese research team has recently constructed a unique ternary sulfide heteronanorod through a colloidal chemical transformation strategy.
New world record for polymer solar cells
Polymer solar cells could be cheaper and more reliable thanks to Swedish and Chinese researchers.
Spectral Conversion for Artificial Photosynthesis
Photoluminescent spectral conversion as a promising route to increase the quantum yield in natural and artificial photosynthesis.
Best of Advanced Energy Materials – April
Take a look at the great cover images from the April issues and top five most downloaded articles this month.
Subsea concept to simplify oil exploration
Statoil presented a new subsea concept to reduce cost and increase efficiency.
Stability issues of the next generation solar cells
Due to the need to develop efficient, low cost photovoltaics, different emerging photovoltaic technologies have been attracting increasing attention.
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