organic electronics

A real power brick—polymer-coated bricks store energy

By Lisa McDonald / August 14, 2020

Construction and refractory applications are main uses of bricks, but unusual applications show up in academic journals as well. In a recent paper, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis explain how they made ordinary bricks capable of storing energy like a battery.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / November 30, 2016

Supersonic spray yields new nanomaterials, tiny squeeze boosts performance of fuel cell catalysts, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 30, 2016.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / November 18, 2015

Natural 2-D superconductors, NIST relieves the stress, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 18, 2015.

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