For solid-state batteries, moving lithium ions efficiently is only part of the challenge — how the material behaves mechanically can matter too. Rice University researchers in the departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry and Materials Science and Nanoengineering and at the Rice Advanced Materials Institute have developed a relatively soft, flexible material that can selectively transport lithium ions — offering a new approach to porous solid electrolytes that combine efficient ion movement with better mechanical adaptability inside a battery. The research was published in Chemical Science.

An international research team found out how to recover the information stored in the superimposed diffraction signals produced by two-colour X-ray pulses.

SAN ANTONIO — September 29, 2026 —Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Australia-based Adelaide University are exploring quantum radio frequency (RF) sensing, sensemaking, which is quantum signal interpretation and analytics, and related technologies through a new three-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by both organizations. A joint research team launched first-phase, hands-on evaluations of superconducting quantum RF sensors for signals intelligence applications at the Jesper Munch Quantum Laboratories at Adelaide University in South Australia. Signals intelligence is the field of collecting, intercepting and analyzing electronic signals to support defense, communications and emergency response.

Professor John Bower has been appointed the new Raymond Schinazi and Family Chair of Science at the University of Bath (UK).

More than 6 million U.S. homes have solar panels on their roofs — but what if you could generate power inside your house, too?Researchers from Binghamton University have developed a new type of wallpaper that turns moisture in the room into small amounts of electric current, and they hope to improve the technology for greater power yields.

Scientists have helped solve a longstanding mystery about how Earth remained habitable after oxygen first accumulated in its atmosphere more than 2 billion years ago, providing evidence that an ancient ocean chemistry sustained life-friendly conditions.

Pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, and agrochemicals are produced industrially using a wide range of chemical reactions. These processes need to become more efficient, less expensive, and more sustainable. The Pieber group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) has now taken a step in this direction. In Nature Catalysis, researchers today present a new nickel catalyst that can be activated with visible light to efficiently make a broad array of chemical bonds.