But one aspect—the texture of the metals used—has been historically overlooked. "Soft metals like lithium and sodium have excellent properties for being batteries' negative electrodes ...

A recent study by industry partner Thermo Fisher Scientific and Professor Shirley Meng’s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion, published in Joule, found that modifying the texture of metal can ...

Using lasers to etch and alter the surface of the metal, Raymond and his colleagues were able to create micro- or nanoscale textures that make it difficult for microbial cells to attach to the ...