Arumugam Manthiram of the University of Texas at Austin was a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher for 2017. Hear what he has to say about the problem of polysulfide shuttling in sulfur-based battery systems.
Earth and environment
Fire Retardant Binary Network Aerogels
A novel binary network phenolic–silica aerogel that is fire-retardant, potential use as insulation material in buildings.
More Energy-Efficient Cooling
With a new material, waste heat from industry can now be used in environmentally friendly cooling systems.
Domestic Energy Consumption and Climate Change
Different approaches are used to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from households’ energy consumption, but with varying degrees of success. Better integration of these approaches will be necessary to make substantive advances in this field.
Climate Change Threats and Responses in the GCC Region
Looking at the sustainability pathways of in the Gulf region towards achieving a low-carbon development and achieving a post-fossil-fuel transformation.
A Mesh in the Fight against Microplastics
GKD introduced an optimized dutch weave for use in sewage plants that reliably retains microplastics >6 µm thanks to its slot-shaped pore geometry.
A Pinch of Salt to Improve Battery Performance
A pinch of salt can be used to drastically improve the performance of batteries.
Engineering Digest: Featuring Shape Memory Elastomers, Textures, and More
This month’s Advanced Engineering Materials covers and top papers!
New Entries to Advanced Materials Interfaces “Hall of Fame”
There are new top review papers in Advanced Materials Interfaces “Hall of Fame”. All included papers are free to read for a limited time!
Selective Emitter Formation by Laser Doping
new concept of attaching a second deposition step at the end of a BBr3 diffusion is introduced.
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