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- June 14, 2021
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Scientists discover how oxygen loss saps a lithium-ion battery’s voltage
- Measuring the process in unprecedented detail gives them clues to how to minimize the problem and protect battery performance.
- Materials for Sustainability, Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials
- March 22, 2021
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First closeups of how a lithium-metal electrode ages
- Scientists have documented a process that makes these next-gen batteries lose charge – and eventually some of their capacity for storing energy – even when a device is turned off.
- Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials, Materials for Sustainability
- March 08, 2021
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In a leap for battery research, machine learning gets scientific smarts
- The latest advance from a research collaboration with industry could dramatically accelerate the development of sturdier batteries for fast-charging electric vehicles.
- Materials for Sustainability
- February 04, 2021
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Stanford research could lead to injectable gels that release medicines over time
- Injecting patients with a gel that would dissolve over several months could replace the need to administer daily or weekly shots. But to make this possible, researchers first had t
- Biomaterials and Bio-interfaces, Materials for Sustainability, Novel Synthesis & Fabrication Methods
- January 12, 2021
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Energy Secretary Brouillette Announces 2020 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award Winners
- For exceptional contributions in nanomaterials design, synthesis and characterization for energy and the environment, particularly for transformational innovations in battery scien
- Awards & Recognition, Materials for Sustainability
- January 04, 2021
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First glimpse of polarons forming in a promising next-gen energy material
- These fleeting disruptions, seen for the first time in lead hybrid perovskites, may help explain why these materials are exceptionally good at turning sunlight into electrical curr
- Materials Computation, Theory & Design, Materials for Sustainability, Biomaterials and Bio-interfaces
- January 04, 2021
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A new lab-on-a-chip turns blood test snapshots into continuous movies
- The device can sense levels of virtually any protein or molecule in the blood, and could be transformative for disease detection, patient monitoring and biomedical research.
- Biomaterials and Bio-interfaces, Novel Synthesis & Fabrication Methods, Soft Matter & Hybrid Materials
- December 16, 2020
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Stanford names cleantech pioneer Yi Cui new director of its Precourt Institute for Energy
- Yi Cui, a preeminent researcher of nanotechnologies for better batteries and other sustainability technologies, as well as an educator and entrepreneur, will become the next direct
- Awards & Recognition, Materials for Sustainability
- November 30, 2020
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Engineers invent an ultrafast way to make perovskite solar modules
- High-speed manufacturing could spur the commercialization of these energy-efficient, cost-effective alternatives to the silicon solar panels that are widely used today.
- Biomaterials and Bio-interfaces, Materials for Sustainability, Mechanical Behavior & Structural Materials
- November 05, 2020
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A new approach to lithium-ion batteries could address two major goals
- If adopted, the technology could extend the driving range of electric vehicles and reduce the danger that laptops, cell phones and other devices will burst into flames.
- Novel Synthesis & Fabrication Methods, Novel Characterization Methods, Materials for Sustainability
- October 26, 2020
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A team borrows solar panel tech to create ultrahigh-res OLED display
- The display would feature brighter images with purer colors and more than 10,000 pixels per inch.
- Materials for Sustainability, Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials, Mechanical Behavior & Structural Materials
- October 05, 2020
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Researchers combine heat and humidity to disinfect N95 masks for reuse
- Gently heating N95 masks at a relatively high humidity was found to inactivate any SARS-CoV-2 virus trapped within, without degrading the masks’ performance.
- Novel Synthesis & Fabrication Methods, Novel Characterization Methods, Materials for Sustainability
- August 06, 2020
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Arun Majumdar: Sustainability — the defining issue of the 21st century
- An expert on sustainability looks out at our energy future and says that all hope is not lost — the means to reduce carbon emissions are within our reach.
- Materials for Sustainability, Awards & Recognition
- June 30, 2020
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Engineers invent a way to store data without using silicon chips
- Researchers have invented a way to slide atomically-thin layers of 2D materials over one another to store more data, in less space and using less energy.
- Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials, Materials for Sustainability, Novel Characterization Methods
- June 25, 2020
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A new battery electrolyte may boost the electric vehicles’ performance
- Stanford researchers have designed a new electrolyte for lithium metal batteries that could increase the driving range of electric cars.
- Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials, Materials for Sustainability, Novel Characterization Methods
- May 11, 2020
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An experimental new injection might help diabetics
- Researchers have developed a way to create a two-in-one shot that could make it easier for diabetics to more effectively control their blood sugar levels.
- Biomaterials and Bio-interfaces, Materials for Sustainability, Novel Synthesis & Fabrication Methods
- April 14, 2020
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COVID-19 prompts a team of engineers to rethink the humble face mask
- Stanford engineers have developed a new type of protective face mask that can counteract the side effects of oxygen deficiency.
- Materials for Sustainability, Soft Matter & Hybrid Materials
- April 10, 2020
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William Chueh: How to build a better battery
- The renewable energy future is riding on the advent of better energy storage options that challenge the very definition of the word “battery.”
- Materials for Sustainability
- February 20, 2020
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New machine learning method from Stanford, with Toyota researchers, could supercharge battery development for electric vehicles
- Using artificial intelligence, a Stanford-led research team has slashed battery testing times — a key barrier to longer-lasting, faster-charging batteries for electric vehicles — b
- Materials for Sustainability, Materials Computation, Theory & Design
- February 10, 2020
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A new stretchable battery can power wearable electronics
- The experimental device promises to provide a safe and comfortable power source for technologies that must bend and flex with our bodies.
- Biomaterials and Bio-interfaces, Materials for Sustainability