Research area
Energy & Climate
Energy technologies, decarbonization and environmental protection.
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Evidence date ·How biochar design shapes organic wastewater treatment
Review or Meta-AnalysisA 2025 review surveys biochar design, pollutant capture and degradation, and models that predict removal performance. It does not test a working wastewater system.
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Evidence date ·Could cellulose support make porous CO₂ capture materials more useful?
Peer-Reviewed PaperA June 2025 review considers pairing tunable, porous metal-organic frameworks with nanocellulose. Capture, durability and lasting storage remain separate questions.
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Evidence date ·How reversible bonds help a self-healing electrolyte maintain electrode contact
Peer-Reviewed PaperTracked over timeResearchers combined two reversible bond types in a polymer electrolyte, then tested high-voltage lithium cells and pouch prototypes with limited safety evidence.
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Evidence date ·How charged groups could help a simulated battery electrolyte heal and carry lithium
Peer-Reviewed PaperTracked over timeSimulations explore how a charged polymer could repair damage and carry lithium ions, offering a possible route to longer-lasting anode-free batteries.
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Evidence date ·How a self-healing electrolyte performed with a high-voltage cathode
Peer-Reviewed PaperTracked over timeThe study describes a polymer electrolyte that repairs lithium-interface damage and reports 80.4% capacity retention after 500 cycles.
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Evidence date ·How researchers tune a battery interface to carry lithium ions
Peer-Reviewed PaperTracked over timeA separator-free lithium test links salt concentration to 85% first-cycle charge recovery, while surface control and ceramic reinforcement target deposition and strength.
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Evidence date ·How carbon and a protective coating shape a solid-state battery’s life
PreprintTracked over timeA July 2026 preprint compares 0%, 2% and 3% carbon in a coated cathode, reports cycling from −20 to 60 °C, and identifies hurdles before practical cells.
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Evidence date ·A thinning sodium branch can leave a remnant behind
PreprintTracked over timeA modeling preprint suggests sodium metal can become isolated at grain-boundary junctions, survive stripping, and fuel renewed penetration in later cycles.
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Evidence date ·Why fast lithium transfer may not solve a battery’s contact problem
PreprintTracked over timeSimulations find a low lithium-transfer barrier at a gallium-doped LLZO interface, while contact area and constant-charge modeling complicate the picture.
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Evidence date ·Lithium can move faster without changing its route through a solid
PreprintTracked over timeA simulation preprint finds that expansion speeds lithium movement in Li3YCl6 and compression slows it, without changing the underlying transport pattern.