New coating could have big implications for lithium batteries

Coating provides extra layer of protection for battery cathodes.

Taming defective porous materials for robust and selective heterogeneous catalysis

Precise engineering of defects transforms metal-organic frameworks into selective heterogeneous catalysts for ethylene dimerization without activators or solvent.

Accelerating quantum technologies with materials processing at the atomic scale

An emerging suite of information technologies based on fundamental quantum physics has been given a boost by researchers, who have invented a method to engineer single atomic defects in diamond using laser processing.

All-perovskite tandem solar cells

Researchers develop an ultra-high efficiency material called a tandem perovskite solar cell.

Blood and sweat take training app to the next level

Microneedle technology takes measurements of blood and sweat with portable electrochemical sensors which can be woven into clothing or worn separately in direct contact with the skin, using an armband for example.

A new hybrid nanosensor for light, heat and touch

Inspired by the behaviour of natural skin, researchers have developed a sensor that will be suitable for use with electronic skin. It can measure changes in body temperature, and react to both sunlight and warm touch.