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March 29, 2021

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Surface passivation mechanism at high voltages gets elucidated for fluorinated electrolytes

Scientific Achievement: Researchers decrypted the formation of passivation layers for the promising bis-(fluorosulfonyl)-imide (FSI-) based ionic liquid electrolyte on carbon electrodes at high cell voltages.Significance and Impact: This dual chemical and electrochemical route to forming stable interphase layers could revolutionize design of cell chemistry to promote high performance batteries.DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202008708

April 14, 2020

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Oak Ridge neutron facilities ramping up research to combat COVID-19

March 2, 2020

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Novel synthetic proteins rival their natural counterparts in proton transport

Biological membranes, such as the “walls” of most types of living cells, primarily consist of a double layer of lipids, or “lipid bilayer,” that forms the structure, and a variety of embedded and attached proteins with highly specialized functions, including proteins that rapidly and selectively transport ions and molecules in and out of the cell.

October 7, 2019

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Neutrons—Insight into human tissue

Researchers used neutron scattering at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor to better understand how certain cells in human tissue bond together.

July 8, 2010

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Reaction of Biomass Components at Nanoscale to Dilute Acid Pretreatment

The generation of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass holds great promise for renewable and clean energy production. However, this type of biomass is a complex, composite biological material that shows significant recalcitrance to enzymatic breakdown into sugars that can be used for fermentation, currently making it cost-ineffective as an ethanol source. The present research provides insight into the consequences of dilute acid pretreatment of biomass through direct observation by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) of structural features in cellulose extracted from switchgrass over length scales from 10 to 6000 Å.