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Researchers Create Distortion-Resistant Energy Materials to Improve Lithium-Ion Batteries
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (224+ words) Orbital origin of Mn3+ instability and formation of collinear and noncollinear interfaces. (a) Schematic illustration of Mn3+ orbital splitting as it transitions from a free ion state to an octahedral crystal field. (b) Electrochemical formation pathways for the collinear (SLC-LMO) and noncollinear (SLNC-LMO) heterostructures....
AI gets water right: A hydration shield forms a protective coat boosting protein stability
23+ hour, 43+ min ago (354+ words) A study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) reports that artificial intelligence can enhance protein stability in an unexpected way'by engineering the water around a protein, not just the protein itself. Researchers led by Dr. Kuen-Phon…...
Chemistry-Powered “Breathing” Membrane Opens and Closes Tiny Pores on Its Own
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (247+ words) Researchers at The University of Osaka use a nanoreactor to produce pores that mimic biological ion channels In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers at The University of Osaka have addressed this challenge by using a miniature electrochemical reactor…...