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News Apr 11

University of Houston Team Proves Lithium Dendrites Are Brittle, Not Soft, Forcing a Rethink of Solid-State Battery Design

A study published in Science shows lithium dendrites snap like glass rather than bending, challenging decades of assumptions that solid electrolytes alone could block them.

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NewsApr 4

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University of Houston Physicists Break 32-Year Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Record With Pressure-Quenched Ceramic at 151 Kelvin

A team at the Texas Center for Superconductivity used a pressure-quenching technique on a mercury-based copper-oxide ceramic to achieve a transition temperature of 151 K at ambient pressure, surpassing a record that had stood since 1993.

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NewsMar 16

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University of Houston Physicists Set New Ambient-Pressure Superconductivity Record at 151 Kelvin Using Pressure Quenching

Researchers use pressure quenching to lock in a record superconducting transition temperature of 151 K at ambient pressure, surpassing a 33-year-old record.

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