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Zachary Lebens-Higgins
Looking inside a lithium-ion battery while it operates isn’t easy. Researchers have found a few ways to make it easier to see why batteries fade and fail. They developed a specialized battery and applied advanced scientific instruments to answer fundamental questions about how batteries work … or don’t.
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Victoria K. DavisHow will your work change someone's world? That was an easy question for five EFRC members. See how they are made a difference, started a business, and responded to a letter from their U.S. Representative...
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Bor-Rong ChenTechnologies such as batteries, LEDs, and solar cells are constructed from materials that have the desired application-specific properties.
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David DanLife as an “Army brat” led Susan Latturner to a love of chemistry and an appreciation for meeting tough challenges...
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Angela NortonSustainable jet fuels made from renewable sources, such as corncobs, could deliver a sharp reduction in carbon emissions compared to traditional aviation fuels. Scientists are using fundamental science to overcome...
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Max GrossnickleWhen we use electricity, we lose some power as heat. What if we could use this heat to transmit data? Researchers have shown...
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Kenneth MadsenReplacing one of the battery’s electrodes with higher-capacity silicon could help. But silicon electrodes crack. Scientists found a way to keep it together.
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Jenny G. VitilloStoring chemicals efficiently can be a challenge. More efficient options require new materials. At UNCAGE-ME...
Editor's Note
If you’ve ever worked with computer programmers or advice columnists, you’ve heard the phrase: It’s not a bug, it’s a feature. It’s true in science too. Sometimes a defect or an unusual starting point is really a benefit. In this issue, we celebrate unexpectedly beneficial features in batteries, electrons, biofuels, childhoods, and more. Kristin Manke, Editor-in-Chief
Editorial Board
- Bor-Rong Chen, Center for Next Generation of Materials Design (CNGMD)
- David Dan, Center for Actinide Science & Technology (CAST)
- Victoria K. Davis, Center for Solar Fuels (UNC)
- Max Grossnickle, Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems (SHINES)
- Zachary Lebens-Higgins, NorthEast Center for Chemical Energy Storage (NECCES)
- Kenneth Madsen, Center for Electrochemical Energy Science (CEES)
- Angela Norton, Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI)
- Daniel J. Pope, Interfacial Dynamics in Radioactive Environments and Materials (IDREAM)
- Jenny G. Vitillo, Inorganometallic Catalyst Design Center (ICDC)