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Chemistry World July 25, 2013 Jeanne Therese Andres	Long-life lithium sulfide batteries Scientists from the US and China have identified a polymer that makes lithium sulfide batteries last longer.
Chemistry World November 17, 2013 Tim Wogan	Self-healing battery cracks anode fracturing problem US researchers have created battery anodes that heal themselves after they fracture, substantially prolonging battery life.
Chemistry World April 25, 2013 Charlie Quigg	Inorganic nanosheet to enhance batteries A graphene inspired electrode material that could help batteries hold more power has been developed by Chinese scientists. The large surface area of these cobalt oxide nanosheets is key to their electrochemical performance.
Chemistry World October 15, 2014 Jennifer Newton	Liming Dai: Integrating nanochemistry into the macroscopic world Liming Dai's expertise lies across the synthesis, chemical modification and device fabrication of conjugated polymers and carbon nanomaterials for energy-related and biomedical applications.
Chemistry World January 26, 2015 Sage Bowser	Straightening out capacitance measurements Researchers in the UK have designed a simple and inexpensive circuit that can linearize the charge -- discharge behavior of a capacitor.
Chemistry World December 15, 2014 Dannielle Whittaker	From nutshell to supercapattery Scientists in Canada have created a hybrid sodium ion capacitor (NIC) from peanut shells in a pioneering study bridging the gap between conventional ion batteries and supercapacitors.
Technology Research News March 23, 2005	Nanotubes juice super batteries A relatively simple and inexpensive way to form a new type of thin film supercapacitor from multi-wall carbon nanotubes.
Chemistry World June 27, 2014 Dannielle Whittaker	Electrical component hitches a ride with mechanical support A new composite material that can simultaneously withstand mechanical loads and store electrical energy has been created by scientists in the UK and Belgium.
Chemistry World March 15, 2012 Jon Cartwright	DVD player burns graphene to disc Chemists in the US have used a standard DVD player to reduce films of graphite oxide to graphene.
Chemistry World July 20, 2006 Victoria Gill	Polymer Boosts Battery Power It might seem like a defibrillator and a hybrid car have very little in common, but researchers developed a polymer that could have a profound effect on them both.
Chemistry World July 3, 2012 Philip Robinson	Triazine boosts polymer energy storage A team of scientists from Germany and Japan have presented a new principle for storing energy in lithium ion batteries using a porous polymer framework. This could give these new batteries double the energy storage of conventional lithium ion batteries.
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Chemistry World September 26, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Electric vehicles set to charge ahead 'There is a big effort to improve lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles and largely the outcome will be dictated by how the consumer reacts,' says Daniel Abraham, a battery expert at the Argonne National Laboratory in the US.
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Chemistry World August 28, 2012 Jennifer Newton	Skeleton and skin strategy improves supercapacitor The ultrathin supercapacitor could have potential uses in lightweight and flexible storage devices for portable electronic devices.
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Chemistry World December 2, 2013 Stephen McCarthy	Scorched hair makes supercapacitors greener Researchers in China have used human hair to make a vital component of energy-storage devices. The discovery could lead to more efficient and environmentally-friendly replacements for traditional batteries.
Chemistry World July 22, 2013 Rowan Frame	Flexible supercapacitors for portable electronics Scientists from Germany have created a supercapacitor that is just 50 nanometers thick and less than 5 millimeters wide. The tiny supercapacitor has been successfully integrated into miniaturized, flexible electronic circuits.
Chemistry World July 15, 2015 Aurora Walshe	Fog-free film doesn't dare to glare Scientists in China have built a thin film that retains its antifogging properties even under an antireflective coating.
Chemistry World April 7, 2011 Carl Saxton	Power sources get flexible US scientists have designed an ultra-thin, flexible battery with the highest charge capacity reported for thin film cells. The battery can also be charged at a lower voltage than lithium ion batteries.
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Chemistry World May 1, 2015 Tim Wogan	Exploding batteries caught on camera Researchers have tracked the thermal runaway of lithium-ion batteries, using high-speed computed tomography and radiography together with thermal imaging to work out what goes on inside the batteries as they overheat.
Fast Company August 8, 2011 Rachel Z. Arndt	Per-Ivar Sellergren Talks Electric Power Airplanes Here comes the next generation of innovators revolutionizing batteries. Per-Ivar Sellergren is helping Volvo put energy storage - both batteries and high-power supercapacitors - in the body panels of cars.
Fast Company August 8, 2011 Rachel Z. Arndt	Paula Hammond On Creating Batteries That Release Energy Rapidly Here comes the next generation of innovators revolutionizing batteries. Paula Hammond makes superthin batteries that can store a lot of energy and discharge -- and charge -- rapidly.
Chemistry World April 21, 2015 James Urquhart	Plant-inspired plastics take shape Shape-shifting plastics which respond to external stimuli, similar to how Venus flytraps ensnare prey and touch-me-nots fold their leaves inwards when touched, have come a step closer thanks to a new polymer.
Chemistry World June 2, 2011 James Urquhart	Material changes properties at the flick of a switch Chinese and German scientists have designed a hybrid material that can be reversibly switched between being strong and rigid to soft and flexible by applying an electric charge.
Chemistry World June 21, 2012 Holly Sheahan	Smart windows store sun's energy Scientists in China have developed a smart window that not only heats and cools a building, but can also act as an energy storage device to power electrical equipment within the building.
Technology Research News May 21, 2003	Magnesium batteries show mettle Researchers from Bar-Ilan University in Israel have developed rechargeable batteries made from magnesium, a cheap, abundant and relatively environmentally friendly metal.
Chemistry World June 27, 2011 Catherine Bacon	A Step Forward for Space Power US scientists have gained insights into how to improve polymer solar cells' stability in space to power shuttles.
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Chemistry World May 13, 2011 Laura Howes	New carbon material boosts supercapacitors A new carbon based material for supercapacitor electrodes could allow them to store the same amount of energy as a lead-acid battery but with much faster charge times.
Chemistry World May 17, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Non-stick approach to regular polymer vesicles UK researchers have devised a new method for making polymer vesicles
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Technology Research News July 16, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Electricity shapes nano plastic Plastic is a popular material for electronics these days because it's light and flexible. But today's chipmaking processes tend toward hard crystals, not soft polymers. A method that yields microscopic plastic structures could help, and it's based on a readily-available resource -- electricity.
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Chemistry World January 21, 2009 Alexander Hellemans	Quantum shuttling boost for organic solar cells Organic polymers can use a quantum effect to rapidly shuttle light energy along their chains, even at room temperature.
Chemistry World October 11, 2007 Jonathan Edwards	'Tuneable' Polymer Can Separate Anything An international team of scientists have made a polymer with pores which can be fine-tuned to speedily separate different small molecules -- with applications ranging from carbon capture to fuel cells.
Chemistry World March 29, 2012 Tegan Thomas	Hair and polymers click In the search for new haircare products, scientists in the UK have developed a new method to chemically modify hair with polymers.
Technology Research News June 2, 2004	Plastic Nanowires Sense Gasses Cornell University researchers have devised a simple way to position conducting polymer nanowires on an electrode, and have made a prototype high-speed chemical detector that is capable of sensing minuscule amounts of ammonia gas.
Chemistry World July 24, 2006 Killugudi Jayaraman	Plastic Solar Cells Make Light Work Solar cells based on organic semiconductors instead of silicon could potentially turn wall paints into a source of electricity, but their low efficiency is a major roadblock. Scientists now believe they have a new approach to boosting the output from polymer cells.
Chemistry World October 24, 2006 Richard Van Noorden	A Chequerboard of Water Water droplets cling in flat squares and dance in round globes on a smart surface created by South Korean researchers. Exposure to light wipes away the pattern, and an alternative can be written in with no etching required.
Chemistry World June 1, 2010 Simon Hadlington	Structural order gained over conducting polymer Scientists in Canada and the US have shown how it is possible to assemble ordered arrays of short chains of a commercially important conducting polymer on a metal surface.
Chemistry World May 15, 2012 James Mitchell Crow	Polymer gel squeezes and strains like an intestine Researchers have found that the oscillating chemical waves of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction are strong enough to carry a cargo, driving it along a length of smart polymer tubing using contractions - just like an intestine.