Dr. Rahul Vaish discusses his recent article on lead-free pyroelectric materials for energy harvesting, which brings new insights on the development of this technology for the efficient harvesting of thermal energy from waste heat.
Earth and environment
New Entries to Advanced Materials Interfaces “Hall of Fame”
Advanced Materials Interfaces began in 2014 as a forum for top-level research into interface and surface science. In this short time, it has already attracted many important, highly interdisciplinary contributions from recognized experts. To build on this and to...
Sweets for a Healthy Ozone Layer
Researchers from Mainz and Aschaffenburg use a sugary material to help save our depleted ozone layer.
Iron Ore: A Promising Resource for Efficient Hydrogen Production
A way to use iron ore as an efficient catalyst for the OER process.
Platinum Service: Printing Metal Recyclers
3D printing finds yet another application.
Thermoelectric Nanocomposites from Earth Abundant Materials
Nanocomposites of chalcopyrite and metal nanoparticles show thermoelectric properties that depend on doping and surface effects.
What Can Stable Isotopes of Water Tell Us About Snow Hydrology?
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Data Assimilation in the Geosciences
The theoretical background to confront head-on the problem of data assimilation together with several examples of practical applications is provided.
Recent Battery Research: Because Knowledge is Power
Solid-state and calcium-ion technologies, new SEI concepts, and intercalation electrodes are at the top of the list for the latest advanced battery research.
Improving PEEK Polymers Through Plasma By Drying and Storing
A French team of scientists studied the effect of the atmospheric pressure plasma treatment on poly‐ether‐ether‐ketone (PEEK) surface in terms of wettability and practical adhesion towards metallic thin films as well as the evolution of the wettability of PEEK surfaces regarding the aging of plasma treatment.
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