Sodium is one of the most abundant and affordable metals in the world. Now researchers present a concept that allows sodium-ion batteries to match the capacity of today's lithium-ion batteries. Using ...

Graphene has been referred to as the 21st-century "wonder" material due to its unique properties, two-dimensional structure and broad applications. However, one of the significant barriers to the ...

The Queen Mary research shows that graphene is 3D as well as 2D. CREDIT Yiwei Sun Contrary to what is believed, monolayer graphene (a sheet of carbon just one atomic layer thick) has 3D mechanical ...

Since its isolation in 2004 in its freestanding form, graphene has sparked tremendous attention and the huge range of exceptional and desirable electrochemical characteristics which has made it one of ...

Graphite's cost-effectiveness and stability complement graphene's innovative properties, together shaping the future of ...

Kevin Wyss receives funding through the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, as well as the Rice University Stauffer-Rothrock Fellowship. He has worked in collaboration with Ford Motor Company and ...