Molten oxide electrolysis – intended to make oxygen in abundance from lunar soil – produces steel as a by-product.
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Startups in materials science: interview with Ben Wang
We chat to Ben Wang, founder of Svaya Nanotechnologies, about turning research into companies and the differences between Silicon Valley and academia.
Flexible electrodes for flexible electronics
Chinese researchers develop a new process to make flexible electrodes for lithium ion batteries quickly and easily.
Generating UV from a light-speed mirror
Researchers succeed in generating flashes of extreme ultraviolet radiation via the reflection from a mirror that moves close to the speed of light.
Material design approach improves solar cell efficiency
Development method allows researchers to more efficiently utilize the solar spectrum.
Nanowires on graphene uncover new epitaxy paradigm
Discovery comes as researchers set out to grow nanowires of a compound semiconductor on top of a sheet of graphene.
US Naval Research Lab launch second-generation polymer resin
PEEK-like phthalonitrile resin has superior high-temperature and flammability properties for use in numerous marine, aerospace, and domestic applications.
High-performance capacitors could come from manganese dioxide nanorods
Fabricated nanorods are not only straight and tall (at least by nano-standards), but also have an optimal crystal structure.
New oxide could be used in super-supercapacitors
Synthesized form of niobium oxide developed at UCLA has a great facility for storing energy.
Single-atom germanium films could advance electronics research
Thin germanium films, with properties similar to graphene, could lead to lighter, faster electronics.
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