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In situ characterization of the full reaction pathways of a solid state LiO2 battery shows the formation of hollow nanostructures as a result of the interplay between lithium ion diffusion, electron transport and oxygen gas evolution at the cathode.
A set of independently light-controlled motor and modulator subunits embedded in a polymer gel matrix enables controlled macroscopic expansion and retraction of the material.
A superconducting quantum interferometer is exploited to fully control the direction of the coherent component of the electronic heat current flowing through a temperature-biased Josephson junction.
Multiple urethane groups in the same rod-like structure template the assembly of aromatic helices to form artificial folded architectures as large as 20 kDa with atomic precision.
The dipole–dipole magnetic interaction between individual atoms on MgO surfaces is quantified by performing electron spin resonance by means of a scanning tunnelling microscope, opening new paths towards structural imaging with sub-nm resolution.
Ruthenium nanoparticles homogeneously dispersed in a nitrogenated, two-dimensional carbon matrix show high turnover frequency and small overpotential for hydrogen evolution reaction both in acidic and alkaline media.