SRS Highlights

Recent Research Highlights

Scientists are always searching for new catalysts to enable fast, energy-efficient chemical reactions to transform wastes into useful chemical fuels, such as converting carbon dioxide to methane.…
5-BM-D, 11-ID-B
New Pathways to Advance Adsorbent Technologies for Alkene Purification: Research carried out in collaboration with beamline scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source have…
17-BM-B
A Promising Future-Generation Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Material: Challenges remain in adapting Li-ion technology for advanced applications because they all require significantly higher energy…
17-BM-B
It Pays to Break the Rules When Synthesizing Intermetallic Nanoparticles: Bimetallic intermetallic nanoparticles (NPs) are receiving increased attention because of their proven ability to…
11-ID-B
Researchers used the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source to reveal the structural evolution of inorganic cluster growth and crystallization resulting from sequential infiltration…
11-ID-B, 20-BM-B
Revealing the Source of Degradation in an Advanced Lithium-ion Battery Cathode: The durability of lithium-ion batteries depends highly on the performance of the cathode, the battery's positive…
9-BM-B,C, 11-ID-C, 34-ID-C
A New Cathode Coating to Significantly Improve High-Temperature Performance of Li-Ion Batteries: The exponential growth in the use of li-ion batteries is challenging researchers for designs that are…
17-BM-B, 34-ID-C
A New Focus Emerges for Barocaloric Cooling Research: Barocaloric cooling is one of several new technologies promising improved efficiency and reduced emissions. Experiments at the U.S. Department…
17-BM-B
Growing the Skinniest Magnets: Experiments performed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source could lead to much smaller, more powerful computers and other magnetic devices.
17-BM-B
Ultrafast X-rays Track Charge Flows in a Promising Photovoltaic Material: A class of materials known as lead halide perovskites show remarkable potential for use in optoelectronic applications.…
11-ID-D