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QLEDs â light-emitting diodes that rely on nanocrystals called quantum dots â are usually made with toxic heavy metals. A strategy has been developed to make QLEDs with a performance comparable to that of commercially available technologies but using a more environmentally friendly alloy of zinc, selenium, telluriu
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Ironing out the wrinkles - Nature Energy
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (90+ words) Nature Energy (2026) Cite this article Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan HIKARI-COOL Kyoto, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto, Japan EneCoat Technologies Co. Ltd., Kyoto, Japan A.W. is co-founder and chief advisor (science and technology) of EneCoat Technologies…...
Electric fields take control of ferrons - Nature Physics
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (176+ words) Nature Physics (2026) Cite this article Ferrons are the quasiparticles associated with the collective excitations of spontaneous polarization. External electric fields have now been shown to tune their properties in a nonvolatile manner. Rameshti, B. Z. et al. Phys. Rep. 979, 1–61 (2022). Pirro, P., Vasyuchka,…...
Halogen-assisted sulfur oxidation - Nature Energy
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (156+ words) Nature Energy (2026) Cite this article Lithium-sulfur batteries have long been limited by lower operating voltage and shorter lifetime compared to traditional lithium-ion technologies. Now, system-level engineering enables the conversion of sulfur to disulfur dichloride, accessing the S+1 oxidation state, thereby…...
A hidden leak in solids - Nature Energy
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (230+ words) Nature Energy (2026) Cite this article Solid electrolytes have long been treated as materials that block electronic conduction while enabling fast lithium-ion transport. Two studies now show that residual electronic conductivity can drive self-discharge in solid-state batteries at open circuit, particularly…...
Mapping conflicts in carbon removal narratives | Nature Reviews Clean Technology
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (420+ words) Nature Reviews Clean Technology (2026) Cite this article Carbon dioxide removal has been described both as a mitigation necessity and as a risk to mitigation ambition or sustainability in the academic literature. This Comment examines the assumptions underlying carbon dioxide removal…...
Electric charge makes drops of water more destructive
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (53+ words) In many real-world settings, water droplets can become slightly charged as they slide across solid surfaces. This charge has been found to enable water droplets to damage protective coatings more easily than uncharged droplets do, and to cause the underlying…...
Uniform film formation helps tandem solar cells work better for longer
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (68+ words) When making mixed-halide perovskite films for use in solar cells, bromide-rich domains crystallize faster than iodide-rich ones do, leading to defects. Adding a molecule tuned to bind selectively to bromide-bound lead synchronizes the crystallization rates, yielding uniform films, better operating…...
Applying causal machine learning to assess and improve cleantech policy design - Nature Energy
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (343+ words) Nature Energy (2026) Cite this article Effective clean technology (cleantech) policies, such as subsidies and carbon pricing, require an understanding of how interventions shape environmental and socioeconomic outcomes. To support targeted, evidence-based policy design, we discuss how causal machine learning can…...
Quasi-ballistic ion transport boosts evaporation-driven electricity generation - Nature Energy
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (201+ words) Nature Energy (2026) Cite this article Evaporation-driven electricity generation can utilize the abundant thermal energy in the atmosphere, but is limited by ion scattering in the energy-harvesting material. Machine learning has now enabled the design of vertical microrod generators that achieve…...
Evolving faster proximity chemistry - Nature Chemical Biology
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (204+ words) Nature Chemical Biology (2026) Cite this article Chen, Y., Chen, Y. & Qin, W. Chem. Asian J. 20, e202500118 (2025). Westberg, M., Bregnhøj, M., Etzerodt, M. & Ogilby, P. R. J. Phys. Chem. B 121, 9366–9371 (2017). Hananya, N., Ye, X., Koren, S. & Muir, T. W. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 120, e2219339120 (2023). Lam, S. S. et al....