Read article: Perovskites perform well under pressure
Perovskites perform well under pressure
Researchers manipulate new knowledge on perovskite ferroelectricity to enhance piezoelectric effect and create nanogenerators
Read article: Perovskites perform well under pressure
Read article: Swimming robots help Europe rediscover its mining mojo
Swimming robots help Europe rediscover its mining mojo
Autonomous robots to survey Europe's flooded mines in search of rare-earth elements
Read article: Can crude analysis alone determine prospects for energy materials?
Can crude analysis alone determine prospects for energy materials?
Neil Beattie describes some of the economic and political factors that impact developments of renewable energy materials and technologies besides the cost of crude oil
Read article: Structural supercapacitors prepare for take-off
Structural supercapacitors prepare for take-off
Energy-storage devices that provide mechanical strength as well as power could pave the way for innovations such as fully electric aircraft, writes Natasha Shirshova
Read article: Know your boundaries to progress materials science
Know your boundaries to progress materials science
As materials science reaps sustained rewards from focusing on interfaces, researchers can now access a technical note to guide them through modelling these systems
Read article: Robust, flexible thermoelectric coils power miniature devices
Robust, flexible thermoelectric coils power miniature devices
Novel device design suggests a way to harvest energy for small devices
Read article: The search for silicon’s successor
The search for silicon’s successor
In today's solar-PV market, silicon is king. Will later generations of materials ever steal its crown? Jon Major assesses their chances
Read article: Seeing through a glass, darkly
Seeing through a glass, darkly
Solar windows could make buildings "greener", but past attempts to commercialize the technology have run into obstacles. Will the latest efforts succeed?
Read article: Fuelling the planet
Fuelling the planet
Working at the interface of academia and industry in the energy sector makes for exciting research, as John Irvine tells Anna Demming
Read article: Alliance with 2D materials boosts sulphur-based batteries
Alliance with 2D materials boosts sulphur-based batteries
Both lithium-sulphur battery cycling lifetimes and capacity benefit from innovations with 2D materials
