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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / April 22, 2020

Attachable sticker-type rechargeable batteries, 3D printing reinforces bulk metal glass composites, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 22, 2020.

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Video: A direct approach to creating AC batteries

By Lisa McDonald / March 4, 2020

Battery efficiency is hindered in part by the fact that battery current must be converted from direct to alternating for use in many devices. A University of Cambridge startup company, AC Biode, looks to remove that obstacle by creating batteries that use AC.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / February 26, 2020

Safer lead-based perovskite solar cell, organ tissue created with bioactive glass, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 26, 2020.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / February 19, 2020

Impact of micro-cracks in solar glass, magnetized molecules monitor breast cancers, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 19, 2020.

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Boost the blue: Nanoparticles and 2D layers increase blue perovskite LED efficiency

By Lisa McDonald / September 10, 2019

Creating blue LEDs is challenging, especially when they are blue perovskite LEDs. Researchers in China, the United Kingdom, and the United States found mixing nanoparticles and quasi-2D layers can simplify the process and increase efficiency.

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week

By Lisa McDonald / June 28, 2019

American Concrete Institute releases new repair code, rare earth industry association founded in Belgium, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for June 28, 2019.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / May 22, 2019

Synthesizing microscopic diamonds, reliable potassium-oxygen battery, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 22, 2019.

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Video: Microcapsules help concrete heal itself

By Lisa McDonald / January 9, 2019

Self-healing concrete can be made several ways. Researchers at University of Cambridge developed a method that involves mineral healing agents—delivered via microcapsules.

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New liquid light switch could boost power of smaller electronic devices

By Stephanie Liverani / August 12, 2016

Scientists at the University of Cambridge in England are taking an in-depth look at the way in which information is processed and transmitted in electronic devices. They’ve developed a miniature electro-optical switch that they say can boost the power and efficiency of small electronics.

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Power couple: Graphene and glass pair up to create robust electronic material that’s scalable

By Stephanie Liverani / February 16, 2016

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University, and the Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, paired graphene with glass to create a more robust electronic material with scale-up potential—but that’s not all that graphene’s been up to.

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