Actinides are a group of heavy, radioactive elements that include uranium, plutonium, americium, curium, berkelium and ...
Researchers reveal new mechanisms governing the storage and the movement of sodium ions in hard carbon nanopore anodes.
Plutonium (Pu) exhibits one of the most diverse and complex chemistries of any element in the periodic table. Since its discovery in 1940, scientists have synthesized and studied many different types ...
From advanced nickel alloys to subsea monitoring systems, this article examines how materials science, surface engineering, ...
For a mere moment after the Big Bang, no neutrons or protons are thought to have existed. These neutral and positively charged particles, respectively, make up the center of all atoms today. But ...
A biomimetic synapse built from water droplets and biological ion channels achieves synaptic plasticity and performs machine learning tasks.
Supercomputer-based simulations reveal the intricacies of sodium-ion clustering and transport in hard carbon nano-pores, report researchers from ...
Global demand for lithium is climbing faster than new mines can open, raising fears that battery supply could bottleneck the ...
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The Ghosts of Colonialism Haunt Our Batteries

Feature / With its cobalt and lithium mines, Congo is powering a new energy revolution. It contains both the worst horrors of modern metal extraction—and the seeds of a more moral economics. Nicolas ...
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Nanostructured materials are key to food safety, offering antimicrobial properties and smart packaging solutions that extend ...
RARE earth and critical minerals are the newest arena of competition between the big powers. While China dominates the global supply of these minerals, the US is trying to catch up by rushing to ...