This study demonstrates how the mesostructure of nanoporous carbon electrodes influences ion dynamics, providing mechanistic insights and strategies for the technological advancement of fast-charging ...

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 08 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41565-025-01886-4The interfacial dynamics in high-potential lithium batteries with polymer electrolytes have been challenging to characterize. Now, X-ray synchrotron analyses reveal that the rearrangement of ion-conductive phases in polymer electrolytes at electrode|electrolyte interfaces disrupts ionically conductive paths and contributes to battery performance degradation.

Synchrotron techniques can probe battery materials and devices at unprecedented scales of time and space, providing in-depth mechanistic understanding. However, the lack of standardization in synchrot...

Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 01 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41565-025-01916-1The authors present a customized operando synchrotron X-ray platform to track simultaneously ion, water and catalyst evolution in CO2 electrolysis based on membrane-electrode assembly. Enhanced Au durability is caused by a robust crystal structure and strong adhesion to substrate.

In battery research, the areas of the electrodes and cell dimensions affect the energy storage performance. Here the authors discuss the factors that influence the reliability of electrochemical measu...

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Aqueous and non-aqueous Li-based electrolyte solutions have narrow electrochemical stability windows, which hinder the operation of batteries at high cell potentials. Here, to circumvent this limitati...

X-ray synchrotron measurements reveal heterogeneities at electrode|electrolyte interfaces of lithium metal batteries operating at high potentials. Here the authors demonstrate the rearrangement of ion...

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Nature Nanotechnology, Published online: 24 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41565-025-01895-3A graphene-nanopocket-protected pure Pt nanocatalyst has been reported for heavy-duty-vehicle fuel cells that deliver high power density, high efficiency and exceptional durability with >200,000-h projected lifetime.

Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.

The EU’s research funding bodies are thinking of ways to welcome US scientists and European ex-patriots who might be looking for a more sympathetic place to work now that Donald Trump is in the White ...

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