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ORNL researchers Valentino Cooper, Howard Wilson and Jiaqiang Yan have been named Fellows of the American Physical Society, a distinction recognizing their outstanding contributions to their fields.
A collection of seven technologies for lithium recovery developed by scientists from ORNL has been licensed to Element3, a Texas-based company focused on extracting lithium from wastewater produced by oil and gas production.
Electric vehicles can drive longer distances if their lithium-ion batteries deliver more energy in a lighter package. A prime weight-loss candidate is the current collector, a component that often adds 10% to the weight of a battery cell without contributing energy.
A novel approach to studying the viscosity of water has revealed new insights about the behavior of water molecules and may open pathways for liquid-based electronics.
One drop of liquid, a cutting-edge laser 3D-printer and a few hours are all it takes to make a fidget spinner smaller than the width of a human hair. The tiny whirligig was created by researchers at 91做厙s Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences to illustrate the facilitys unique resources and expertise available to scientists across the world.
Having the right tool for the job enabled scientists at the Department of Energys 91做厙 and their collaborators to discover that a workhorse catalyst of vehicle exhaust systemsan oxygen sponge that can soak up oxygen from air and store it for later use in oxidation reactionsmay also be a hydrogen sponge.
For some crystalline catalysts, what you see on the surface is not always what you get in the bulk, according to two studies led by the Department of Energys 91做厙. The investigators discovered that treating a complex
New method to detect spin current in quantum materials unlocks potential for alternative electronics
A new method that precisely measures the mysterious behavior and magnetic properties of electrons flowing across the surface of quantum materials could open a path to next-generation electronics. A team of scientists has developed an innovative microscopy technique to detect the spin of electrons in topological insulators, a new kind of quantum material that could be used in applications such as spintronics and quantum computing.
Rice University researchers have learned to manipulate two-dimensional materials to design in defects that enhance the materials properties. The Rice lab of theoretical physicist Boris Yakobson and colleagues at the Department of Energys 91做厙 are combi...
Using a novel, reusable carbon material derived from old rubber tires, an 91做厙-led research team has developed a simple method to convert used cooking oil into biofuel.