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- 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
- 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
- December 06, 2019
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A Look at research funded by the Catalyst for Collaborative Solutions
- The initiative is dedicated to fostering university-wide interdisciplinary research that takes on significant global challenges.
- Materials for Sustainability
- September 26, 2019
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Stanford students take STEM home to Ethiopia
- This past summer, engineering graduate students Loza Tadesse and Tim Abate returned to their home country of Ethiopia to teach local college students about science research and edu
- Materials for Sustainability
- September 18, 2019
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New route to carbon-neutral fuels from carbon dioxide discovered by Stanford-DTU team
- A new way to convert carbon dioxide into the building block for sustainable liquid fuels was very efficient in tests and did not have the reaction that destroys the conventional de
- Materials for Sustainability, Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials
- August 09, 2019
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A battery that harnesses energy from mixing of freshwater and seawater
- Made from affordable and durable materials, this technology could make coastal wastewater treatment plants energy-independent and carbon neutral.
- Materials for Sustainability
- June 04, 2019
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A new approach to cleaning heavy metals out of soil
- To remove these dangerous toxins from the ground before they enter the food chain, researchers are testing a novel chemical process.
- Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials, Materials for Sustainability
- April 05, 2019
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Could AI be used to predict the useful life of batteries?
- A better battery testing technique could help bring new designs to the market more quickly and enable more efficient recycling of old batteries.
- Materials Computation, Theory & Design, Materials for Sustainability
- August 01, 2018
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A new technique moves us a step closer toward clean hydrogen fuel
- A team of engineers find that a new approach to a type of water-splitting technology could contribute to the development of affordable and clean-burning hydrogen fuel.
- Materials for Sustainability
- July 20, 2018
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A new battery could offer cost-effective storage for renewable power
- The technology has the potential to deliver solar and wind energy quickly, affordably and at normal temperatures using a liquid metal made of sodium and potassium.
- Materials for Sustainability, Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials
- May 01, 2018
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Researchers build a water-based battery to store solar and wind energy
- This prototype technology could fill a missing piece in the energy puzzle by providing a way to store wind and solar energy so we’ll burn less carbon-emitting fossil fuels.
- Materials for Sustainability
- November 14, 2017
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A new textile can keep people comfortable whatever the weather
- Clothing made from a reversible fabric could warm or cool wearers — and bring down buildings’ energy costs in the process.
- Materials for Sustainability
- October 09, 2017
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A promising new kind of battery is based on sodium, not lithium
- Lithium ion batteries may remain tops for sheer performance, but a team of engineers find that a battery based on sodium may offer far more cost-effective storage.
- Materials for Sustainability, Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic Materials
- September 05, 2017
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Insect eyes inspire the design of a new solar cell
- A new solar cell inspired by the compound eyes of insects could help scientists overcome a major roadblock to the development of solar panels.
- Materials for Sustainability
- August 21, 2017
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New energy-saving windows can go from clear to dark in under a minute
- These smart windows can go transparent to dark or back again in under a minute depending on the light. The technology could be used in buildings, cars and even sunglasses.
- Materials for Sustainability