End-run spreads lithium throughout battery electrodes

Scientists used chemical valence sensitive X-ray microscopy to measure the movement of lithium and the rate of phase separation in thousands of battery nanoparticles, in place and under operation, while in the battery chemical environment.

Artificial synapse mimics human memory

Known as a second-order memristor, the new device is based on hafnium oxide and offers prospects for designing analog neurocomputers imitating the way a biological brain learns.

New type of glass heals itself

With the development of self-healing glass, cracks in smartphone screens, scratches on eyeglasses and chips in car windshields may soon be a thing of the past.

Energy-efficient power electronics - gallium oxide power transistors with record values

Researchers have acjieved a breakthrough with transistors based on gallium oxide. The newly developed gallium oxide MOSFETs provide a high breakdown voltage combined with high current conductivity.