The STFC financial situation is worrying. There's a risk we start seeing facilities vs. strategy as a choice.
But you can't build digital twins or AI models if you can't see the physics happening.
Synchrotrons and neutron sources are the ground truth for Net Zero.
#BatterySky #MaterialScience
Why do solid-state batteries fail? We used operando X-ray tomography to find out. 🧪
Bare Cu creates localized islands that trigger cracks, but a 50nm Ag nanolayer keeps things uniform and stable, even at high current. 📷🔋
#chemsky #batterysky #sciencesky
The Carolina Institute for Battery Innovation (@cibi-usc.bsky.social) at USC has an account here now! If you're #batterysky, #chemsky, or generally a science 🧪 enthusiast, make sure to check them out. Lots of my fantastic colleagues are part of it, and they're doing fantastic battery work!
