Additive manufacturing of ceramics is revolutionizing the field of electromagnetics by providing functionally graded volumes in which lattice density can be controlled within a 3D volume. Periodic structures can now be 3D printed in electromagnetically-low-loss materials such as alumina. By modulating strut sizes within individual unit cells in a larger lattice, the densit…
Understanding charging accessibility for electric vehicles (EVs) is crucial for supporting EV adoption and ensuring efficient infrastructure deployment. However, existing studies often overlook dynamic variations in accessibility due to traffic conditions, station availability, and network demand fluctuations. This study addresses these gaps by introducing a framework for…
Magnetic materials that combine strong spin-orbit coupling with ferromagnetism enable interconversion between charge and spin currents as well as stabilization of exotic spin textures, properties that are critical for advancing next-generation spintronic technologies. The metallic delafossite PdCoO2 is a highly conductive, nonmagnetic oxide that resides near a magnetic ins…
Thermal drying is among the most energy-intensive unit operations in chemical manufacturing, yet its contribution to energy use across the U.S. chemical sector has not been quantified at the unit-operation level. This study presents a national techno-economic assessment of thermal drying and molecular-sieve across the U.S. chemical sector. A thermodynamic model based on th…
Chromia-doped UO2 fuel (DF) is advanced nuclear fuel and one of the potential candidates to fulfill the accident tolerant fuel applications. During the irradiation process, the in-reactor performance of nuclear fuel is closely related to the change in fuel microstructure as the burnup proceeds. Here, we report a number of important findings from synchrotron-based X-ray dif…
Direct recycling of lithium-ion battery (LIB) materials is a low-cost option for recovering critical materials due to the savings associated with the retention of the spent cathode’s crystal structure. In practice, end-of-life (EOL) recovered battery cathodes are usually isolated as a lithium deficient phase. The lithium deficiency was created by a variety of mechanisms, i…