Scientists have uncovered an important secret about how lithium ions travel through a promising new type of battery material, ...

An international collaborative research group led by Professor Bong June Sung of the Department of Chemistry at Sogang ...

Expanding the potential of gold nanoparticles for a range of uses requires methods to stabilize the clusters and control their size. Researchers at KAUST reveal how simple organic citrate ions, ...

May 28 (UPI) --Modern life relies on electricity and electrical devices, from cars and buses to phones and laptops, to the electrical systems in homes. Behind many of these devices is a type of energy ...

A new study proposes that bubbles may control the opening and closing of ion channels. This new understanding of the channels that control much of life in health and disease provides a vital piece of ...

Scientists have discovered how drug-like small molecules can regulate the activity of therapeutically relevant ion channels—and their findings could transform ongoing drug development efforts. A major ...

A research team led by Northwestern engineers and Argonne National Laboratory researchers have uncovered new findings into the role of ionic interaction within graphene and water. The insights could ...

Understanding how molecules interact with ions is a cornerstone of chemistry, with applications from pollution detection and cleanup to drug delivery. In a series of new studies led by JILA Fellow and ...

Researchers reveal new mechanisms governing the storage and the movement of sodium ions in hard carbon nanopore anodes. (Nanowerk News) Sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) are gaining traction as a ...