Yi Cui

TL;DR: In situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has emerged as a promising characterization tool for the observation of nanoscale processes in lithium ion batteries as discussed by the authors, which offers direct visualization of lithiation during electrochemical reaction combined with atomic spatial and temporal resolution imaging, selected area diffraction (SAD), electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscope (EDS).

TL;DR: A rechargeable, high-rate and long-life hydrogen battery that exploits a nanostructured lithium manganese oxide cathode and a hydrogen gas anode in an aqueous electrolyte is described that shows a discharge potential of 1.3 V, a remarkable rate of 50 C with Coulombic efficiency of 99.8% and a robust cycle life.

TL;DR: DNA methylation level dramatically increased at the subtelomere of Chr.8q, 21q, and XpYp in malignant glioma, which could be used as an early epigenetic diagnostic biomarker of the disease.

TL;DR: In this article, a spin-coated ionic gel layer with typical thicknesses below 50 nm was used to perform high resolution (on the order of 100 nm) sub-surface imaging, while maintaining the capability of inducing the metal insulator transition under a gate bias.

TL;DR: Yi Cui et al. as discussed by the authors studied the fundamental properties of nanomaterials and developed innovative methods and technologies to create and use them to address real-world challenges, such as the design of nanoscale materials and their implementation in a wide variety of existing and novel technologies.