BES Highlights

Batteries based on magnesium metal as the negative electrode (anode) promise much higher energy density compared to lithium-ion systems and are, at

Mechanical gradients are often employed in nature to prevent damage from large forces by creating a smooth transition from strong to weak

Light could induce desirable structural changes in thin sheets of materials. These materials could have applications ranging from data storage

The atomically thin nature of layered 2-D semiconductors gives rise to a gamut of unique physical properties, which often do not exist in

Low-cost, large-area scalability by solution processing is an important advantage of organic polymer solar cells. Typical organic solar cells,

To capture the fast motions of electrons that govern many chemical processes, x-ray pulses in the attosecond range are required. Two methods have

Using the high brightness, short-pulse X-ray free-electron laser at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the team measured the speed at which

Weyl fermions are novel particles that were predicted to be seen in high-energy physics experiments but have not been observed. However, scientists

Possibly residing on ice-rich planets in our solar system and beyond, superionic ice is an exotic type of ice that exists at high temperature and

Rationally designed metal-binding ligands, such as bis-triazine phenanthrolines, have shown great promise for separating actinides over other

Charge transfer at the interface between dissimilar materials is at the heart of almost all electronic technologies such as transistors and

Although perovskite solar cell efficiencies have climbed above the 20 percent mark, the fundamental mechanism responsible for these efficiencies is

In fuel cells, promotion of the reaction of oxygen and hydrogenat the cathode (the oxygen reduction reaction) currently requires the use of

Most 2-D crystals studied to date are a lattice of hexagons—for example, graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, and black phosphorus

Hybrid organic-inorganic halide perovskites have emerged as an exciting new material for solar cells with the promise of high efficiency and

Advances in synthetic chemistry now enable the creation of nanoparticles with many different shapes, sizes, and compositions. One recent advance

Can we build novel memory devices to do data reading and writing at terahertz frequencies so that our personal devices can operate at a much higher

The ability to integrate fiber-based quantum information technology into existing optical networks would be a significant step towards applications

Nanowire geometries are ideal for interfacing with cells and measuring intracellular potentials of neurons with minimal invasiveness. This is

Single atoms of inert argon gas were trapped at room temperature in silicate nano-cages, which are formed as 2-D honeycomb-like arrays on a surface

Diffusion in complex ceramic oxides is critical to the transport of the constituent atoms and the evolution of atomic structure due to radiation

Olivine lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) is an important electrode material used for lithium-ion batteries. Single crystalline micro

Self-replication is a dynamic process that results in the assembly of identical copies of an initial seed structure. Self-replication along with

Biological cells compartmentalize the functions of proteins and enzymes within organelles and organize into tissues that coordinate to perform work

An elusive massless particle with charge and spin ½, a.k.a. Weyl fermion, was predicted nearly 100 years ago. It still has not been observed