Chinese scientists have found a way to make flexible tandem solar cells more efficient and durable by enhancing the adhesion of top layers to the bottom layers of the cell.

A team of scientists led by Prof. LIU Zhaoping at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Chicago and other institutions, has developed zero thermal expansion (ZTE) materials. This innovation has achieved nearly 100% voltage recovery in aging lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), as detailed in a study published in Nature.

A team of researchers from Peking University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made a breakthrough in quantum photonics by demonstrating a method to generate large-scale entangled states—known as cluster states—directly on a chip using optical microresonators. Their work, detailed in Light: Science & Applications, achieves a 60-mode cluster state, an order of magnitude larger than previous on-chip demonstrations.

Neuromorphic computing vision is the most promising technological solution to overcome the arithmetic bottleneck in machine vision applications. Towards this goal, Scientists in China proposed a physisorption-assistant optoelectronic synaptic transistor based on Ta₂NiSe₅/SnS₂ heterojunction, which presents tunable synaptic functionality in broadband (375-1310 nm). The physisorption-assistant persistent photoconductivity effect effectively solves the problem of detecting and storing near-infrared light information. The approach offers a route for creating advanced all-in-one neuromorphic sensors and developing neuromorphic computing vision.