Bridging boundaries: How are researchers packing more energy into batteries?
Researchers at Penn State develop dense, thick electrodes with higher energy density and enhanced mechanical properties compared to commercial batteries
By Ty Tkacik
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The experiment was a success! This year's Materials Day was a completely different event than past years. We retooled the event into a fast-paced, one-day experience with poster sessions, industry meet and greet, guided and self-guided tours of our cutting-edge facilities including demonstrations, flash talks, a tribute to the late former MRI director Carlo Pantano, and day-end reception.
Simple stabilizing solution leads to seven new ceramic materials
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Sometimes, less really is more. By removing oxygen during synthesis, a team led by materials scientists at Penn State created seven new high-entropy oxides, or HEOs: a class of ceramics composed of five or more metals with potential for applications in energy storage, electronics and protective coatings.
Atom-scale stencil patterns help nanoparticles take new shapes, learn new tricks
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Inspired by an artist’s stencils, researchers have developed atomic-level precision patterning on nanoparticle surfaces, allowing them to “paint” gold nanoparticles with polymers, or long chains of small molecules, to give them an array of new shapes and functions. The “patchy nanoparticles” developed by a multi-institutional team that includes researchers at Penn State can be made in large batches, used for a variety of electronic, optical or biomedical applications, or used as building blocks for new complex materials and metamaterials.