The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is a moment to take stock of the achievements of materials science. Advanced Science News speaks to experts in the field for their thoughts.
Earth and environment
Hui-Ming Cheng on Supercapacitor Performance
Hui-Ming Cheng and colleagues Da-Wei Wang and Quan-Hong Yang clarify the trouble with current metrics used to quantify supercapacitor performance.
A Whale of a Solution to Climate Change
Could increasing the world’s whale population help sequester carbon dioxide to fight climate change?
Nobel Prizes 2019: Chemistry
John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino win the 2019 Chemistry Nobel Prize for the development of lithium-ion batteries
Rising Above Climate Apathy
Climate scientist, Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto, discusses the wider impacts of climate change, emerging sentiments of apathy and how we rise above them.
Extending the Range of Electric Cars with Invisible Solar Panels
Butterfly inspired photovoltaic car roof extends the mileage by approx. 10% or an equivalent reduction in fuel consumption.
Smart Ships on the Horizon
Scientists develop a triboelectric nanogenerator that harvests mechanical energy from unstable surfaces, such as a swaying ship.
Radiative Sky Cooling as a Renewable Source of Energy
A new, cost-effective device that can generate electricity from energy otherwise lost to space.
Confronting the Global Health Challenges of Climate Change
Protecting human health should be a priority in climate change mitigation efforts.
Flood Water and Society
In this opinion piece, researchers analyze a commonly deployed analytical tool used to think about water in the social sciences: the “hydrosocial cycle”.
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