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Pore Choices: The Delicate Balance of Porosity and External Surface Area in Zirconium Metal–Organic Frameworks for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries Lithium–sulfur batteries are a promising energy storage system with a high theoretical energy density. A significant challenge in realizing this energy density is the polysulfide shuttle effect, where...

Congratulations to Arleth, Kyle, Becky (former ugrad), Alexis (visiting ugrad), and Khalil (HS student!) on their publication in ACS AMI! Come learn about the importance of external surface area and porosity of #MOFs for Li-S #batteries! Cheers to the #newyear! pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Johns Hopkins Joins DOE’s New AI-Powered Scientific Discovery Institute - Johns Hopkins - Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute Johns Hopkins is part of the new multi-institution Learning Accelerated Domain Sciences (LEADS) Institute, a Department of Energy-funded collaborative initiative focused...

JHU is part of the new Learning Accelerated Domain Sciences (LEADS) Institute! DOE-funded, LEADS focuses on reshaping how AI supports scientific discovery. ROSEI's @drgona.bsky.social and Enrique Mallada, as well as Mahyar Fazlyab are involved. #HopkinsEnergy energyinstitute.jhu.edu/johns-hopkin...

Happy Holidays from the Thoi lab!

We were supposed to be ghosts... but alas, thwarted by the blue labcoat! Happy Halloween from the Thoi lab! #SafetyFirst

Going to ACS in DC next week? Check out these talks on electrified interfaces (George at 9:40 am on Tuesday, Hall E, Rm 19), ion-conducting MOFs (Ian at 11:30 am on Wed, Hall E, Rm 18), and electrochemical ammonia generation (Greg at 6 pm, Hall C)!!

Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Yuki Osumi! We couldn't be prouder of Yuki's accomplishments and will miss him dearly!

Charge transfer in hybrid quantum dot / metal-organic framework systems: Current understanding and future challenges Hybrid materials combining the optoelectronic absorption and tunability of quantum dots (QDs) with the high surface area, chemical functionality, and …

Check out our latest review on charge transfer in MOF/quantum dot systems with @susannamthon.bsky.social! Congrats, Kyle, Jill, Dhanvini, and Kevin!
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Excited to announce our newest PhD, Dr. Bennett! Way to go!

Thiophosphate-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes as a Multifunctional Cathode Additive for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are synthetically versatile and conductively tunable materials, making them attractive for energy storage applications. Building on our previous studies on phosphate-functional...

So excited to share Dr. Anayah and Ian's publication in ACS Applied Energy Materials @pubs.acs.org! We show that lesson learned in #MOFs can be applied to other materials system for Li-S batteries! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

How federally funded research helps save lives during an earthquake Support from the National Science Foundation helps civil engineers like Ben Schafer improve building codes and develop more resilient, cost-effective building materials

Our director Ben Schafer (@coldformed.bsky.social) recently participated in a Q&A discussing how support from NSF helps civil engineers improve building codes and develop more resilient, cost-effective building materials. See below to check it out! #HopkinsEnergy

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Our #EWeek2025 series continues! Up next is Jill Cleveland, a ROSEI postdoctoral fellow who works with @susannamthon.bsky.social and @thoilab.bsky.social. She was asked "What role do you see innovation playing in the development of sustainable energy solutions?" #HopkinsEnergy

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