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Photoresponsive cages show promise for tunable supramolecular electronics
In a recent study that merges supramolecular chemistry and molecular electronics, a research team has demonstrated how supramolecular porphyrin-based cages can enable tunable photoresponsive charge ...
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A new shape for energy storage: Cone and disc carbon structures offer new pathways for sodium-ion batteries
Using an oil and gas industry's byproduct, the team worked with uniquely shaped carbon materials—tiny cones and discs—with a pure graphitic structure ... about 230 milliamp-hours of charge per gram ...
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Microsolvation of Charged Sites In Vacuo: Are Native Protein Structures Retained When Charge-Backbone Interactions are Suppressed?
Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences Laboratory for Organic Chemistry, Zurich, ETH Zurich CH-8093 Switzerland ...
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CATL Unveils New Sodium-Ion and Fast-Charging EV Batteries, Promising 300-Mile Charge in 5 Minutes
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), the world's largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, introduced a new line of battery technologies Monday, unveiling a sodium-ion battery ...
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Molecular Disaggregation Process of PTFE Using Sodium Chloride: A Study by Infrared Spectroscopy
Laboratory of Chemistry for Functionalized Surfaces, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan ...
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Why Sodium-Ion Hybrid Batteries Are About to Disrupt the Industry — And Why MyNewBattery.com Is Leading the Charge
Over time, this weakens charge acceptance and worsens overall efficiency. Sodium-ion cells handle both hot and cold temperatures far better than NiMH, maintaining more consistent performance and ...