A collection of the most outstanding articles published in Energy Technology in the past twelve months.

Fuel cell water highways paved by electron radiation grafting
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute have developed a coating technique that improves water management in fuel cells, thus raising their efficiency.

Custom Fit: Self-Wrapping 3D Electronics
A team of researchers at Stanford University has developed shape-controlled, self-wrapping electronics based on carbon nanotubes.

New electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen production
A new study in Advanced Science presents the development of a new nanocomposite material electrocatalyst for more efficient hydrogen production.

Graphene-wrapped sulfur makes for better batteries
Chinese researchers have developed a graphene-based composite material to improve the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries.

Plasma nanomaterials for photoelectrochemical water splitting
New research has proposed a plasma-assisted route to Fe2O3-Co3O4 nanomaterials for use as PEC water splitting anodes.

Photothermal Desalination
How will the emerging field of photothermal materials applied to solar powered water desalination develop in the years ahead?

Metamaterial Emitters Turn Cooking into Cooling
Researchers have reported the use of artificial photonic emitters towards highly efficient radiative cooling.
In Focus: CHEMPOR 2014
Issue 9 of JCTB includes an In Focus section of the The 12th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference.

Performance Improves for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Batteries advance with improved efficiency in positive sodium-ion electrodes, achieved using copper and iron.