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2016 NNCI Community Appreciation Night

October 31, 2016 // 4:30pm – 7:00pm // The UW Club You’re Invited! With sincere gratitude for making our progress possible, the NNCI Facilities cordially invites you to a community appreciation night. Join us Enjoy a great night of food, networking, poster sessions, prizes for poster awards, best scientific images and nano-themed costumes! Please RSVP and download the event poster. How do I submit a poster and/or a scientific image for the contest? If you would like to present research performed at a…

Research on Rechargeable Batteries Utilizing WNF Capabilities Is Published on Science

    A team led by Professor William Chueh (Stanford) and David Shaphiro (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) has developed a new way to understand how primary battery particles charge and discharge. Their research utilized the WNF capabilities and has been published in the August edition of Science.     They found that the discharging process (lithiation) is considerably more uniform than charging (delithiation). In addition, the researchers also discovered that faster charging improves uniformity, which can act as a catalyst…