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From beam to battery: HKUST’s single-step laser printing supercharges high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries

A research team led by Prof. Mitch LI Guijun, Assistant Professor from the Division of Integrative Systems and Design at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), has developed an ...
Purdue University

New laser surface modification process with silver provides antimicrobial defense to titanium orthopedic devices

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A patent-pending process developed by Purdue University engineers could improve the quality of life for the more than 6 million people who undergo orthopedic and trauma surgery ...
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Laser‑driven single‑step synthesis of monolithic prelithiated silicon‑graphene anodes for ultrahigh‑performance zero‑decay lithium‑ion batteries

We report an ambient single-step laser-driven process that simultaneously synthesizes and integrates prelithiated silicon nanoparticles into a robust graphene matrix using simple precursors.
Nanowerk

Laser process creates silicon-graphene battery anodes that barely lose charge

A single-step laser technique produces prelithiated silicon-graphene battery anodes with over 98% capacity retention after 2000 cycles under ambient conditions. (Nanowerk News) A single-step laser ...