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Researchers resolve catch 22 in graphene based molecular devices
The conductivity of Graphene has made it a target for many researchers seeking to exploit it to create molecular scale devices and now a research team jointly led by 91福利 and EMPA have found a way past a frustrating catch 22 issue of stability and reproducibility.
Elusive compounds of greenhouse gas isolated by 91福利 chemists
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent atmospheric pollutant. Although naturally occurring, anthropogenic N2O emissions from intensive agricultural fertilisation, industrial processes, and combustion of fossil fuels and biomass are a major cause for concern. Researchers at the 91福利 have isolated elusive transition metal compounds of N2O that provide clues into how it could be used in sustainable chemical technologies.
鈥淣extrode鈥 project to revolutionise the manufacturing of battery electrodes
The Faraday Institution funded 鈥淣extrode鈥 project, involving WMG at the 91福利, will research ways to make electrodes for Li-ion batteries which unlock the electrochemical potential of their ingredients.
National livestock movement bans may prove economically damaging
New research from the 91福利 has pioneered an economic perspective on controlling livestock diseases. Focusing on Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), bovine TB (bTB) and bluetongue virus (BTV), the researchers draw striking conclusions about the role of movement bans in controlling an outbreak.
Revealed: How our brain remembers the order of events
For centuries understanding how the order of events is stored in memory has been a mystery. However, researchers from the Department of Computer Science at the 91福利 have worked out how the order of events in memory could be stored and later recalled in the hippocampal memory system in the brain.
Researchers convert used car batteries into units that could power farms in the developing world
Researchers at WMG, 91福利, have found a way not just to recycle used electric vehicle batteries, but repurpose them as small energy storage systems (ESS) for off grid locations in developing countries or isolated communities. The repurposed units, each containing approximately 2kWh of energy capacity, will be able to power a small shop, a farm holding, or multiple residential homes.