Breakthrough in hydrogen research: More efficient isotope separation in sight

An international research team has taken a big step towards to realising its dream of separating hydrogen isotopes at room temperature at low cost

23-Sep-2024 - The lightest of all elements, hydrogen, is in great demand due to its promising role as a sustainable resource in the energy transition. A team from Leipzig University and TU Dresden, as part of the Hydrogen Isotopes 1,2,3H Research Training Group, has made an important breakthrough in the ...

The 2024 Balzan Prizes Focus on Sustainable Progress

From Law to the History of Science, and from the Biology of Ageing to Innovative Materials: 750,000 Swiss Francs will be awarded to each of the four winners of the Balzan Prizes

11-Sep-2024 - In Milan, the President of the International Balzan Foundation “Prize”, Maria Cristina Messa, and the Chair of the Balzan General Prize Committee, Marta Cartabia, announced the winners of the four 2024 Balzan Prizes. The announcement was made after the conclusion and synthesis of the selection ...

Breakthrough in Nanotechnology: New Method to Synthesize Amorphous Metal-Organic Frameworks and Coordination Polymers

Innovative research approach enables the development of new materials and applications in technology and medicine

15-Jul-2024 - Researchers at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, led by Prof. Dr. Nicola Pinna, have made a groundbreaking advancement in nanotechnology, successfully extending the well-known Stöber method to synthesize amorphous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and coordination polymers (CPs). This innovative ...

Graz University of Technology Revolutionises Simulation of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)

More efficient search for desired properties

07-Jun-2024 - Due to the complex structures of microporous crystals known as MOFs, reliable simulations of their properties have been difficult until now. Machine learning provides the solution. Hydrogen storage, heat conduction, gas storage, CO2 and water sequestration – metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have ...

Research team develops sodium battery capable of rapid charging in just a few seconds

Breakthrough in overcoming the current limitations of energy storage systems

24-Apr-2024 - Sodium (Na), which is over 500 times more abundant than lithium (Li), has recently garnered significant attention for its potential in sodium-ion battery technologies. However, existing sodium-ion batteries face fundamental limitations, including lower power output, constrained storage ...

Improving lithium-sulfur batteries with metal organic framework-based materials

04-Mar-2024 - Current lithium-ion battery technology does not have the energy density necessary to meet the demands for renewable energy. In theory, lithium-sulfur batteries could be a viable alternative with a higher specific capacity and energy density. However, sulfur has disadvantages that currently limit ...

Argonne scientists use AI to identify new materials for carbon capture

Metal-organic framework (MOF) materials can be used in many different applications, from catalysts to energy converters

16-Feb-2024 - GenerativeAItechniques, machine learning and simulations give researchers new opportunities to identify environmentally friendly metal-organic framework materials. Carbon capture is a critical technology in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other industrial facilities. But ...

How to capture water from air

Researchers decipher the underlying adsorption mechanism of special microporous material

09-Jan-2024 - Researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and Dresden University of Technology (TUD) have unraveled the water adsorption mechanism in certain microporous materials – so-called hierarchical metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) – while probing them on the atomic scale. Discovered ...

A Glass That Sifts Carbon Dioxide

Research Group Develops a Glass Material That Precisely Separates Gases

27-Dec-2023 - Separating carbon dioxide molecules from gas mixtures requires materials with extremely fine pores. Researchers from Friedrich Schiller University Jena, in cooperation with the University of Leipzig and the University of Vienna, have now found a novel way to do this: they transformed crystalline ...

Unveiling molecular origami: A breakthrough in dynamic materials

20-Dec-2023 - Origami, traditionally associated with paper folding, has transcended its craft origins to influence a diverse range of fields, including art, science, engineering, and architecture. Recently, origami principles have extended to technology, with applications spanning solar cells to biomedical ...