The Coupled Damage & Lifetime Extension of Materials for Severe Environments Group at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed a novel degradable silicone-hydrogel coating, delivering impressive synergistic anti-biofouling performance for marine applications. The study was published in Small.

A research team led by Prof. ZHU Jin and Prof. CHEN Jing at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in cooperation with Assoc. Prof. YING Wu Bin at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), has synthesized a novel red sea star-inspired polyurethane, which can achieve rapid underwater...

Lithium-rich layered oxide cathode materials can boost battery energy density by over 30 percent. However, after repeated charging cycles, the voltage gradually decays, leading to battery aging.
How to extend the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries? Researchers at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences offered a ...

A research group led by Prof. CHEN Liang at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has designed a high-entropy electrocatalyst, achieving high-efficiency production of hydrogen and valuable glycerol chemicals. The study was published in Nature Nanotechnology.

Chinese scientists have found a way to make flexible tandem solar cells more efficient and durable by enhancing the adhesion of top layers to the bottom layers of the cell.