#superlattice

https://nanotechnologyworld.org/news/details/scientists-use-nanoscale-building-blocks-and-dna-glue-to-shape-3d-superlattices

‘Superlattice’ Can Boost to Oxygen Reaction in Fuel Cells New research at MIT could dramatically improve the efficiency of fuel cells, which are considered a promising alternative to batteries for powering everything from electronic devices to cars and homes. Fuel cells make electricity by combining hydrogen, or hydrocarbon fuels, with oxygen. But the most efficient types, called solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), have drawbacks that have limited their usefulness — including operating temperatures above 700 C (roughly 1,300 F). Now, MIT researchers have unraveled the properties of a promising alternative material structure for a key component of these devices. Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/04/%E2%80%98superlattice%E2%80%99-can-boost-oxygen-reaction-fuel-cells