Electrocatalysts for anode or cathode reactions are at the heart of electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices. Molecular design of carbon based nanomaterials may create the next generation electrochemical catalysts for broad applications. Herein, we present the synthesis of a three-dimensional (3D) nanostructure with a large surface area (784 m(2) g(-1)) composed of nitrogen doped (...

In view of the required energy savings in building sector, there is an urgent need for innovative and sustainable solutions to increase performance envelopes. Adaptive façades can make important contribution, whereby passive low-tech strategies active high-tech are apparently incompatible. current digitalization, new technologies methods implementation adaptive emerge framework Cyber-Physical S...

A bifunctional MOF catalyst containing coordinatively unsaturated Cr(3+) sites and palladium nanoparticles (Pd@MIL-101) has been used for the cyclization of citronellal to isopulegol and for the one-pot tandem isomerization/hydrogenation of citronellal to menthol. The MOF was found to be stable under the reaction conditions used, and the results obtained indicate that the performance of this bi...

A novel generic method of silica supported catalyst system generation from a fluid state is presented. The technique is based on the combined flow and radiation (such as microwave, thermal or UV) induced co-assembly of the support and catalyst precursors forming nano-reactors, followed by catalyst precursor decomposition. The transformation from the precursor to supported catalyst oxide state c...

We provide an overview of recent US Naval Research Laboratory research and development on multifunctional structure-power materials/components for enhancing the performance of unmanned systems through reduction of parasitic (unifunctional) structure mass/volume. Design rules & tools for composite multifunctional materials and three multifunctional structure-power concepts: structure-battery, au...

We review recent developments in the epitaxial integration of multifunctional oxide thin film heterostructures on silicon (Si). Perovskite oxides have been extensively studied for use in multifunctional devices due to a wide range of functional properties. To realize multifunctional oxide devices, these multifunctional films should be integrated directly on Si, maintaining high crystalline qual...

The shuttle effect of soluble lithium polysulfides (LPS), which causes rapid capacity fading, remains a lingering issue for lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs). Herein, we report new type reactive molecule-based LPS trapper, zinc acetate-diethanolamine (Zn(OAc)2·DEA), demonstrates molecular efficiency 1.8 trapping, approaching its theoretical limit 2, is the highest trapping capability reported so ...