Crucially, the silver remained in its positively charged ionic form rather than becoming metallic again. The researchers ...
Material engineers and scientists have long wanted to understand the atomic structures of amorphous solids such as glass, rubber and plastics more fully. Unlike the structures of crystalline materials ...
Batteries are an essential technology in modern society, powering smartphones and electric vehicles, yet they face ...
Scientists in South Korea have discovered a way to make all-solid-state batteries safer and more powerful using inexpensive ...
A solid—rather than liquid—electrolyte between the opposite electrodes of a battery should, in theory, enable a rechargeable ...
Noble gases have a reputation for being unreactive, inert elements, but more than 60 years ago Neil Bartlett demonstrated the first way to bond xenon. He created XePtF6, an orange-yellow solid.