Most solid materials we rely on, from steel, to plastics and ceramics, are designed to have specific properties. Whether a material is soft and flexible, or stiff and tough depends on how molecules ...

S. Saito, A. Oshiyama, "Cohesive mechanism and energy bands of solid C60," Physical Review Letters, 66:2637-40, 1991. Susumu Saito (NEC Corp., Ibaraki, Japan): "In 1990, I was delighted to hear that ...

Despite their potential, solid-state batteries struggle to replace lithium-ion due to manufacturing hurdles and performance ...