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Surprising discovery could change the way industry uses nickel
08-Aug-2019
Nickel is one of the most abundant elements on earth. It is hard, yet malleable, magnetic at room temperature, and a relatively good conductor of electricity and heat. Most notably, nickel is highly corrosion resistant, which provides for a variety of uses by industry. However, a surprising ...
Utrafast magnetism: electron-phonon interactions examined at BESSY II
02-Jul-2019
How fast can a magnet switch its orientation and what are the microscopic mechanisms at play ? These questions are of first importance for the development of data storage and computer chips. Now, an HZB team at BESSY II has for the first time been able to experimentally assess the principal ...
Nuclear 'magic numbers' collapse beyond the doubly magic nickel 78
06-May-2019
Scientists from the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Research and collaborators have used the center's heavy ion accelerator, the RI Beam Factory, to demonstrate that nickel 78, a neutron-rich "doubly magic" isotope of nickel with 28 protons and 50 neutrons, still maintains a spherical ...
Intelligent material improves aerodynamics in cars and aircraft
Start-up designs active components and systems based on shape memory alloys
22-Mar-2019
In order to save energy, aerodynamics is important for cars and aircraft. However, technologies controlling saving of energy are only designed for one speed range. Researchers at Technische Universität Kaiserslautern have developed a more flexible method: Thanks to a so-called shape memory wire, ...
Cause of cathode degradation identified for nickel-rich materials
Combination of research methods reveals causes of capacity fading, giving better insight to design advanced batteries for electric vehicles
18-Mar-2019
A team of scientists including researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have identified the causes of degradation in a cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, as well as possible remedies. Their findings, ...
For a longer battery life: Pushing lithium ion batteries to the next performance level
Chemists develop new anode material
17-Dec-2018
Conventional lithium ion batteries, such as those widely used in smartphones and notebooks, have reached performance limits. Materials chemist Freddy Kleitz from the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Vienna and international scientists have developed a new nanostructured anode material ...
Interactive size control of catalyst nanoparticles
10-Dec-2018
5, 10, or maybe 15? How many nanometers should nanoparticles of a catalyst be to optimize the course of the reaction? Researchers usually look for the answer by laborious, repetitive tests. At the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, a qualitatively new ...
How to convert climate-changing carbon dioxide into plastics and other products
Scientists develop green chemistry based on a natural process
23-Nov-2018
Rutgers scientists have developed catalysts that can convert carbon dioxide - the main cause of global warming - into plastics, fabrics, resins and other products. The electrocatalysts are the first materials, aside from enzymes, that can turn carbon dioxide and water into carbon building blocks ...
Producing defectless metal crystals of unprecedented size
A new method to obtain large single crystals up to 32 square centimeters
22-Oct-2018
A research group at the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), have published a new method to convert inexpensive polycrystalline metal foils to single crystals with superior properties. It is expected that these materials will find many uses ...
BASF and Nornickel join forces to supply the battery materials market
BASF announces first location for battery materials production in Europe
22-Oct-2018
BASF has selected Harjavalta, Finland, as the first location for battery materials production serving the European automotive market. The plant will be constructed adjacent to the nickel and cobalt refinery owned by Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel). This investment is part of BASF’s €400 million ...
