Scientists seeking ways to improve a battery's ability to hold a charge longer, using advanced materials that are safe, stable and efficient, have determined that the materials themselves are only part of the solution.
Materials Science
Aug 3, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new mechanism will make it possible to switch data storage in the future. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle use a short electric pulse to change the magnetic transport ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 1, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Crystals and ceramics pale when compared to a material researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered that has 10 times their piezoelectric effect, making it suitable for perhaps hundreds of everyday ...
Polymers
Sep 23, 2011
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Not having to constantly charge one's phone or to be able to drive a car for 500 miles without a fill-up or a charge are technical advances most people would appreciate. Drexel researchers, along with colleagues at Aix-Marseille ...
Materials Science
Mar 17, 2015
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Researchers at MIT have proposed a new system that combines ferroelectric materials—the kind often used for data storage—with graphene, a two-dimensional form of carbon known for its exceptional electronic and mechanical ...
Nanophysics
Jun 21, 2013
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Phase-change materials that are used in the latest generation of smartphones could lead to higher storage capability and more energy efficiency. Data is recorded by switching between glassy and crystalline material states ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 14, 2019
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Researchers have demonstrated a write-once-read-many-times information-storage device, made of DNA embedded with silver nanoparticles, that uses ultraviolet light to encode data.
Nanophysics
Jan 5, 2012
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Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered a new combination of materials that paves the way for faster and more effective storage in electronic devices like computers and smartphones. What researchers discovered is ...
General Physics
Sep 5, 2016
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If battery-making is an art, then University at Buffalo scientist Esther Takeuchi is among its most prolific masters, with more than 140 U.S. patents, all in energy storage.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 7, 2010
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Researchers at our University have discovered that hydrogen absorbed in specialised carbon nanomaterials can achieve extraordinary storage densities at moderate temperatures and pressures.
Materials Science
Jul 21, 2015
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