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Researchers reporting in ACS’ Nano Letters have 3D printed porous carbon aerogels for electrodes in ultralow-temperature supercapacitors, reducing heating needs for future space and polar missions.

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Tuning Electrode Surfaces to Optimize Solar Fuel Production

February 18, 2021 sarah Jonas bismuth vanadate, Electrochemistry, Electrodes, Hydrogen Fuel, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Solar energy, solar fuels, solar water splitting

Changing the topmost layer of atoms on electrode surfaces can impact the activity of splitting water into oxygen and hydrogen—a clean fuel.

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New Surgical Tools with Smart Sensors Can Advance Cardiac Surgery and Therapy

September 7, 2020 sarah Jonas Arrhythmias, Biomedical Engineering, Cardiology, Electrodes, Electronics, Heart, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Surgery

Researchers developed a new class of medical instruments equipped with an advanced soft electronics system that could dramatically improve the diagnoses and treatments of a number of cardiac diseases and conditions.

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Battery life for wearable electronic devices could be improved with design considerations to stress asymmetry clues in cylindrical battery cell formats

August 25, 2020 sarah Jonas Electrodes, wearable devices, wearable electronic devices

Researchers in WMG and the Department of Physics at the University of Warwick have found that asymmetric stresses within electrodes used in certain wearable electronic devices provides an important clue as to how to improve the durability and lifespan of these batteries.

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Spinal Stimulators for Pain Relief Repurposed to Restore Touch in a Lost Limb

July 21, 2020 sarah Jonas Amputees, Electrodes, Prosthetic Arm

Devices commonly implanted for chronic pain could expand patient access to prosthetic arms that “feel.”