3D printing could be used in search for black holes
An X-ray telescope designed to search for supermassive black holes could be built using a novel 3D-printing technique called plasma metal deposition.
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Energy & Green Tech
A critical understanding of why and how solid-state batteries fail
Researchers from the Faraday Institution's SOLBAT project have made a significant step in understanding how and why solid-state batteries (SSBs) fail. A paper, published in Nature Materials on 22 April, provides answers to ...
Apr 23, 2021
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Mapping performance variations to see how lithium-metal batteries fail
Scientists have identified the primary cause of failure in a state-of-the-art lithium-metal battery, of interest for long-range electric vehicles. Using high-energy X-rays, they followed the cycling-induced changes at thousands ...
Apr 19, 2021
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The perfect recipe for efficient perovskite solar cells
They have improved a process for vertically depositing a solution made from an inexpensive perovskite solute onto a moving substrate below. Not only have they discovered the crucial role played by one of the solvents used, ...
Feb 22, 2021
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Inside the battery in 3-D: Powerful X-rays watch solid state batteries charging and discharging
Despite worldwide use of lithium batteries, the exact dynamics of their operation has remained elusive. X-rays have proven to be a powerful tool for peering inside of these batteries to see the changes that occur in real ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
The demonstration of exchange bias switching in antiferromagnet/ferromagnet structure
The identification of effective methods to manipulate both magnetization and exchange bias in thin antiferromagnet/ferromagnet films could facilitate the development of new types of spintronic devices. Magnetization switching ...
Computer Sciences
Researchers use machine learning to develop more accurate COVID-19 diagnostic tool
Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed a method of generating high-quality chest X-ray images that can be used to diagnose COVID-19 more accurately than current methods. The research ...
Dec 10, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion battery research 'flowers'
Lithium-ion batteries work by shuffling lithium ions between a positive electrode (cathode) and a negative electrode (anode) during charging and in the opposite direction during discharging. Our smartphones, laptops, and ...
Nov 5, 2020
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Using radar to detect foreign objects in foods
Foreign objects—glass splinters, for example—that find their way into foods can be hazardous to consumers. Established X-ray techniques detect primarily metals—glass, plastic and wood pose a challenge. SAMMI, a new ...
Nov 2, 2020
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Lithium-rich materials could be key to more sustainable cost-effective batteries
Next-generation batteries using lithium-rich materials could be more sustainable and cost-effective, according to a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.
Sep 29, 2020
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