Engineering Tomorrow’s Batteries Through Molecular Modeling
A new Beyond the Horizon project seeks to provide the fundamental understanding of solid-state sodium-ion batteries to make them the preferred power source of the future
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Latest Duke MEMS News
New Method Makes High-Entropy Oxides in a Flash
Stefano Curtarolo provides insight on a proposed method to quickly and cheaply synthesize an emerging class of super hard materials
US Scientists Use Neutrons to Develop Safer, Faster-Charging Solid-State Batteries
Olivier Delaire used the power of neutron scattering and large-scale computer simulations to figure out what’s going on inside these materials.