4+ hour, 43+ min ago [Newswise image]Lithium-rich layered oxides (LRLOs) offer exceptionally high capacities but suffer rapid energy loss because of irreversible migration of transition-metal (TM) ions during cycling, triggering oxygen release and voltage decay. This study presents a breakthrough strategy: using trace dopants…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago [Newswise image]Developing durable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts for acidic media is vital for advancing proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWE). This study reveals that the stability of spinel oxide Co'O" is profoundly dictated by the anchoring sites of…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago [Newswise image]Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are emerging as promising electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), a key barrier in clean hydrogen production. However, their catalytic performance has long been restricted by limited active sites, sluggish electron transfer, and…...

6+ hour, 19+ min ago [Newswise image]This study presents a laser-engineered ruthenium-carbon core-shell catalyst that dramatically lowers the energy barrier for hydrogen production. The material accelerates both the hydrogen evolution reaction and the hydrazine oxidation reaction, enabling large hydrogen yields at exceptionally low voltages....

6+ hour, 49+ min ago [Newswise image]Sustainable nitrogen transformation is central to clean energy development, environmental protection, and future chemical manufacturing. This study summarizes major advancements in designing metal-organic framework-nanoparticle (MOF-NP) composite catalysts that accelerate key nitrogen electrochemical reactions under mild conditions. By integrating…...

7+ hour, 4+ min ago [Newswise image]This study presents a highly efficient approach to solar hydrogen production by pairing water electrolysis with the selective oxidation of biomass-derived glucose. New Solar Co-Electrolysis Route Cuts Green Hydrogen Cost Below Fossil Hydrogen Solar-Driven Co-Electrolysis Converts Biomass Sugars…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago [Newswise image]Imagine a phone screen or marine sensor that repairs scratches on its own and prevents bacterial buildup--without losing clarity. This study introduces a transparent polyurethane coating empowered by dynamic selenonium salts, giving it the rare ability to…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago [Newswise image]Using DNA as a template, the team made diverse classes of 3D frameworks made of inorganic materials. DOE SCIENCE NEWS SOURCE Building 3D Nanoscale Structures Through DNA-Assembly and Templating Using DNA scaffolding, scientists developed a universal method for producing a…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago Newswise " Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a spray-on polymer coating that could help plants resist harmful bacterial infections and survive drought. The advance, published in ACS Materials Letters, could help strengthen global food security as…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago A new physics theory called zentropy could help explain why recently developed transparent ceramics control light far better than expected, a discovery that could lead to faster, smaller and more energy-efficient optical technologies used in communications, sensing and medical imaging....