A new technique pioneered at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory reveals atomic-scale changes during catalytic reactions in real time and under real operating conditions.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 29, 2015
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A team of scientists, led by researchers from the Max Born Institute in Berlin and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin in Germany and from Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States ...
Nanophysics
Jan 18, 2023
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Detailed studies of one of the best-performing organic photovoltaic materials reveal an unusual bilayer lamellar structure that may help explain the material's superior performance at converting sunlight to electricity and ...
Materials Science
Apr 24, 2012
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(Phys.org) —From a patient's point of view, one of the unsettling things about taking a new drug is the possibility of unwelcome side effects or worse, dangerous allergic reactions. As drugs are being developed and then ...
Biochemistry
Apr 9, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Wouldn't it be great to have a magical "energy box" that could convert a wide array of fuels to electricity with high efficiency and lower emissions? Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) show significant promise. ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 3, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Scientists from the CFN, in collaboration with a scientist from the Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department at BNL, have fabricated a vertical channel polymer semiconductor field effect transistor ...
Nanophysics
Jan 4, 2013
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Researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism that makes a rare kind of ceramics super-tough. The findings may show a way to compose super-hard and super-tough ceramics for industrial application, as the team ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 10, 2014
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A team of researchers led by chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has studied an elusive property in cathode materials, called a valence gradient, to understand its effect on battery ...
Materials Science
Jun 3, 2021
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(Phys.org)—Since its discovery in 2004, graphene has been hailed as a "wonder material" due to its almost unbelievable properties. At just one atom thick, a single two-dimensional layer is stronger than diamond, conducts ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 23, 2012
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Rechargeable electric vehicles are one of the greatest tools against rising pollution and carbon emissions, and their widespread adoption hinges on battery performance. Scientists specializing in nanotechnology continue to ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 27, 2014
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