A new dipping process using a sulfolane additive creates high-performing perovskite solar cells. The method is inexpensive and well-suited for scaling up to commercial production.…
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Schematic of the four-qubit quantum processor made using semiconductor manufacturing technology. Credit: Nico Hendrickx (QuTech) The heart of any computer, its central processing unit, is…
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The startup Transaera is using a class of materials called metal organic frameworks, or MOFs, to create air conditioners that could have five times less…
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Use of a novel electrolyte could allow advanced metal electrodes and higher voltages, boosting capacity and cycle life. Lithium-ion batteries have made possible the lightweight…
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Credit: Caltech A Less-Invasive Technique to Decode the Brain’s Intentions What is happening in your brain as you are scrolling through this page? In other…
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Structural battery composites cannot store as much energy as lithium-ion batteries, but have several characteristics that make them highly attractive for use in vehicles and…
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Laser-illuminated nano-tip excites the acoustic graphene plasmon in the layer between the graphene and the gold/alumina. Credit: Professor Min Seok Jang / KAIST The first…
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft, or QueSST, is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound without producing a loud, disruptive sonic boom,…
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The price of Li-ion battery technologies has had a 97% price decline since 1991. Credit: MIT News. Graph image courtesy of the researchers Analysis quantifies…
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Researchers at ORNL and the University of Tennessee developed an automated workflow that combines chemical robotics and machine learning to speed the search for stable…
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