Mercedes-Benz launches energy storage plants for private use.
Earth and environment
Degradation of Toxic Water Pollutants by Catalytic Amorphous Metals
Large surface area metallic glass particles were used for rapid dissociation of AZO dye, demonstrating the potential use of these novel materials.
Electrified World
Could we be living without fossil fuels in just 30 years time? Professor Geoff Ozin looks at the likelihood of such a Utopian vision of the future.
International Year of Light: Complex Photonic Structures
This review gives an overview how light-trapping mechanisms based on nanophotonics principles can enhance light absorption in thin-film solar cells.
Rolling Out the Aluminum Carpet for Large-Scale Solar Cell Processing
Researchers have developed an innovative technique for depositing aluminum metal onto polymeric solar cells during large-scale roll-to-roll processing.
An Improved Catalyst For Producing Hydrogen Fuel From Sunlight and Water
Prof. Jinlong Gong and his colleagues at Tianjin University are working on novel materials for photoelectrochemical water splitting.
Race for a CO2-to-Fuel Technology
The race is on to develop CO2-to-Fuel technology – in an invited editorial, Professor Ozin and co-workers give their view on the current state of the art.
Driving forward: high-powered, ultra-long lifetime Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles
Prelithiated hematite nanofibers demonstrate exceptional cyclability as anodes towards high-powered Li-ion batteries for automotive applications.
Optimization of organic Li-ion batteries
High performance organic Li-ion batteries have been demonstrated after optimization of the cathode, electrolyte, and protective additives.
Following the Roadmap to Improved Lithium-Ion Batteries
Jim Yang Lee and colleagues have designed a clever method to apply the concept of traffic engineering to the electron transport in lithium-ion batteries.
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