Real-time measurements captured by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory provide missing insight into chemical separations to recover cobalt, a critical raw material ...

Scientists have cracked open a mysterious layer inside batteries, using cutting-edge 3D atomic force microscopy to capture the dynamic molecular structures at their solid-liquid interfaces. These once ...

Standard methods for additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, have major drawbacks with regards to process speed and mechanical strength of the finished product. Standard commercial ...

Molecular 2D materials find immense applications in materials science, owing to their wide structural variety and easy controllability. Establishing a simple and efficient method for their synthesis ...

(Nanowerk News) A recent study by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences redefines how liquids maintain their contact with solid surfaces -also known as wettability - from an intermolecular ...

(Nanowerk News) Electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs), also known as super capacitors, store energy by reversible electrostatic attraction of electrolyte ions onto high surface area carbon ...

Liquid film between a glider and ice does indeed exist. (Courtesy: L Bocquet, ENS) The liquid film that develops as an object glides across ice is as viscous as oil and much thinner than expected, say ...