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Science Highlights
Studying the Chemistry of Sodium Metal Systems for Batteries
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Sodium, which is cheap, abundant, and safer than other battery materials, could be key to developing next-gen batteries.
Brookhaven's Top 10 Discoveries of 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Brookhaven Lab celebrates a year of scientific successes, from creating the biggest bits of antimatter to improving qubits, catalysts, batteries, and more!
Innovative Dual-Gradient Cathode Achieves High Voltage and Capacity
Saturday, November 30, 2024
Researchers design ultrastable cathode for Li-ion batteries that mitigates strain and improves thermal stability under high voltage.
Argonne Builds on Past Success with Cathode Design for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Friday, November 1, 2024
Breakthrough “dual-gradient” design for battery cathode increases energy storage capacity, stability, and lifetime.
Juan Jimenez Named Blavatnik Regional Awards Finalist
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Honor recognizes research on catalysts for transforming greenhouse gases into useful products
Sulfur Iodide Paves the Way for Cheaper, 'Healable' Vehicle Batteries
Friday, August 30, 2024
Scientists find that adding iodine to a solid-state lithium sulfur batteries improves conductivity and promotes self-repair.
Unlocking the Mystery Behind the Performance Decline in a Promising Cathode Material
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Scientists find the culprit behind performance fade in nickel-rich cathodes for lithium-ion batteries using a new analysis method.
Cesium-Based Additive Leads to More Stable Lithium Metal Batteries
Friday, June 14, 2024
Researchers used cesium nitrate (CsNO3) to stabilize the electrodes of lithium (Li) metal batteries.
Scientists Make and Test Efficient Water-Splitting Catalyst Predicted by Theory
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Successful demonstration of improved catalyst may boost production of hydrogen from water
Study Reveals Reversible Assembly of Platinum Catalyst
Monday, June 3, 2024
Combo of methods explains how a nanoparticle catalyst assembles from single atoms during use and then disassembles for reuse
Healable Cathode Could Unlock Potential of Solid-state Lithium-sulfur Batteries
Monday, March 11, 2024
Researchers have moved one step closer to making solid-state batteries from lithium and sulfur a practical reality.
Jingguang Chen and Jeannette M. Wing Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Professors Jingguang Chen and Jeannette M. Wing earn one of the highest honors in science and engineering.
CO2 Conversion Helps Industry, Addresses Climate
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Engineers at the University of Cincinnati created a more efficient way of converting carbon dioxide into valuable products while simultaneously addressing climate change.
Catalytic Combo Converts CO2 to Solid Carbon Nanofibers
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Tandem reactions converting CO2 to carbon nanofibers could help offset emissions of potent greenhouse gas by locking carbon away in a useful material.
Novel Chemical Reaction Supports Carbon-Neutral Industrial Processes
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
The reaction yields useful products from waste methane and carbon dioxide, both greenhouse gases, and may open up a path to transforming sustainable carbon chemistry.
Predicting the Durability and Activity for Pt Catalysts
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Future eco-friendly cars could use proton-exchange membrane fuel cells based on platinum (Pt) catalysts.
UCLA-Led Study Could Be Step Toward Cheaper Hydrogen-Based Energy
Monday, October 3, 2022
Researchers devise method for predicting performance of catalysts in fuel cells.
Cobalt-free Cathode Could Lead to Safer, Longer-lasting Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and four national laboratories have devised a way to make lithium-ion battery cathodes without using cobalt, a mineral plagued by price volatility and geopolitical complications.
Meet Lu Ma, Scientist at the NSLS-II Quick X-Ray Absorption & Scattering Beamline
Monday, August 29, 2022
Ma leads the operation and development of the QAS beamline and helped create the QAS remote user program
Added Robust Interphase Stabilizes Promising Cathode Material
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Scientists demonstrated a 97% charge retainment after 200 cycles, opening the pathway to longer-lasting batteries.
Pathway to a New Brønsted Acid Catalyst
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Scientists demonstrate how a new Brønsted acid catalyst could improve petrochemical, fine chemical, or pharmaceutical upgrade reactions
Steering the Conversion of CO2 and Ethane
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Scientists identified key features driving carbon dioxide transformation.
SBU, Harvard Lead Research Team That Solves Longstanding Problem in Catalysis Science
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Researchers solved the active site structure in bimetallic catalysts at the atomic level.
Steering Conversion of CO2 and Ethane to Desired Products
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Study IDs key catalytic features that drive reaction specificity when transforming CO2 (a greenhouse gas) and an underutilized component of natural gas into higher-value chemicals
Tracking Pileups on Battery Charging Route to Drive Performance
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
An understanding of this mechanism could help scientists increase the total amount of energy stored by next-generation lithium-ion batteries.
Exploring the Electrochemistry of Water-Based Batteries
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Research on a rechargeable, water-based battery paves a new path towards grid-scale energy storage.
Upgrading Biomass with Selective Surface-Modified Catalysts
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Loading single platinum atoms on titanium dioxide promotes the conversion of a plant derivative into a potential biofuel.
More than Just Support: MOFs as Intrinsic Catalysts
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Opening the pathway for scientists to design the geometry of catalysts using metal-organic frameworks
Light-Activated, Single-Ion Catalyst Breaks Down Carbon Dioxide
Monday, November 26, 2018
X-ray studies reveal structural details that may point the way to designing better catalysts for converting pollutant gas into useful products.
