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Locking in Solar Power: How a Stronger Interlayer Boosts Perovskite Cell Durability

Daniel Morton — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:31:00 +0000

Locking in Solar Power: How a Stronger Interlayer Boosts Perovskite Cell Durability Daniel Morton Mon, 01/05/2026 - 12:31

New Molecular Designs Extend the Life and Efficiency of Next-Generation Solar Cells

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Posted on the RASEI website with permission and minor modifications from the piece published by David DeFusco on the UNC Chapel Hill Applied Physical Sciences Site here.

A new study published in Science led by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill, with collaborators from the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), explains why perovskite solar cells—fast-rising rivals to traditional silicon panels—tend to break down under prolonged heat and sunlight, especially ultraviolet light, and reveals a promising strategy to dramatically slow that damage.

The work focuses on a thin “interlayer” that sits between the electrode and the perovskite material inside a solar cell. This layer is only a single molecule thick, but it plays an outsized role in how long the device lasts.

“These interlayers are meant to help charges move efficiently out of the perovskite and into the circuit,” said Chengbin Fei, first author of the study and a postdoctoral researcher in UNC’s Department of Applied Physical Sciences. “But we found that some of the same chemical features that make them useful can also cause long-term damage if they’re not tightly attached to the electrode.”

Many high-performance perovskite solar cells use interlayers based on phosphonic acids. These molecules stick to a transparent electrode made of indium tin oxide, or ITO, and help pull positive charges out of the perovskite. Until now, most researchers assumed these layers were harmless once installed. Fei and his colleagues discovered that this is not always true.

The researchers found that some of these tiny helper molecules aren’t firmly stuck to the solar cell’s surface. When the cell gets hot or sits in sunlight that includes ultraviolet rays, those that are loosely attached molecules can break free. Once that happens, they start interfering with the solar material itself. They trigger harmful changes inside the cell: key ingredients fall apart, iodine-related components react in damaging ways and lead turns into a form that no longer works properly. Over time, all of this damage adds up and causes the solar cell to produce less and less electricity.

“In simple terms, the acid part of these molecules can act like a slow poison,” said Fei. “At high temperatures and under UV light, it accelerates chemical reactions that the perovskite just can’t tolerate.”

To understand what was happening, the researchers used a range of techniques, including spectroscopy and X-ray measurements, to watch how the materials changed over time. They found that stronger acids caused faster damage and that UV light made the reactions much worse. This explained why devices that look stable at first can fail after hundreds or thousands of hours outdoors.

The key advance came when the researchers at UNC and the �鶹��Ѱ�� created a new version of this thin helper layer containing a combination of two molecules that sticks much more tightly to the electrode surface. Seth Marder, the senior author at the University of Colorado-Boulder and Director of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) says “the molecule our team developed was designed to not only interact with the electrode surface but more strongly with its neighboring molecules. Consequently the molecules stay more securely in place, reducing the reactive parts that can break away and damage the solar material that is deposited on top ”. As a result, the layer still helps charges flow out of the cell, but it no longer triggers the damaging reactions that shorten the cell’s lifetime.

Simply put, “when the molecule is firmly locked onto the surface, it can’t wander into the perovskite and cause trouble,” said Fei. “That simple change makes a huge difference over time.”

Solar cells made with the new interlayer design showed striking improvements and met a key performance milestone. Under harsh test conditions—85 degrees Celsius, continuous bright light that included UV and constant operation—the devices ran for nearly 3,000 hours before losing just 10 percent of their efficiency. That level of durability has not been reported before for this type of perovskite solar cell.

The molecule our team developed was designed to not only interact with the electrode surface but more strongly with its neighboring molecules. Consequently the molecules stay more securely in place, reducing the reactive parts that can break away and damage the solar material that is deposited on top.
- Seth Marder

The researchers also scaled up their approach to small solar modules, closer to what might be used in real products. These “minimodules,” about the size of a postcard, reached power conversion efficiencies above 22 percent and kept working for more than 2,000 hours under the same stressful conditions, which is considered very high performance for this type of solar technology.

Jinsong Huang, senior author of the paper and UNC Louis D. Rubin Distinguished Professor, said the results address one of the most important barriers to commercialization. “Efficiency alone is not enough,” he said. “For perovskite solar technology to succeed outside the lab, it must survive heat, light and time. This work shows a clear chemical pathway to make that happen.”

Beyond improving one specific material, the study sends a broader message to the field. Tiny details at buried interfaces—places that are hard to see and easy to overlook—can control the lifetime of an entire solar module. By understanding and managing these details, researchers can design devices that last far longer.

“This study reminds us that stability is a chemistry problem as much as an engineering one,” said Wei You, a co-author of the study and UNC Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Applied Physical Sciences. “Once you understand the chemistry, you can start to fix it.”

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The Filament Factory: How two specialized cells team up to build microscopic rock and drive carbon capture

Daniel Morton — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:26:55 +0000

The Filament Factory: How two specialized cells team up to build microscopic rock and drive carbon capture Daniel Morton Mon, 01/05/2026 - 10:26

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In the tiny, beaded chain of the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. ATCC 33047, two different cells, the photosynthetic factory worker and the nitrogen-fixing specialist, play distinct and powerful roles in creating solid minerals.

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A team led by Renewable And Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) Fellow Jeff Cameron and Nature, Environment, Science & Technology (NEST) Studio co-founder Erin Espelie, used advanced high-resolution microscopy to capture the key moments; the factory worker leaks materials when stressed, and the specialist accelerates crystal growth through contact, proving that single-cell behaviors are a vital trigger for biomineralization. Understanding the cellular processes could inform large-scale applications, from oceanic buffering and soil improvement to mineral formation, and living building materials that sequester carbon.

A central enabling technology to lower pollution and reduce carbon emissions is developing clever ways to capture, and handle carbon dioxide. One avenue of investigation is to use processes already developed by Nature. There is significant research focused on using one of the Earth’s oldest and powerful processes: Microbiologically Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation, or MICP for short. Bacteria and algae through their normal life functions naturally create rock, specifically calcium carbonate, the main component of limestone. This process is a critical process in oceanic buffering and holds immense potential promise for green technologies. If we can understand, and harness this process, we could use such bacteria for a broad range of applications. We could create “living” cements for self-healing concrete, stabilize fragile soils, even enhance industrial carbon dioxide sequestration. However, to control this process we first need to understand the specific cellular blueprints that guide these microbial construction projects. Until now, those blueprints have been frustratingly fuzzy.

To better understand the puzzle of biomineralization the team explored the cellular structure of the cyanobacteria Anabaena sp. ATCC 33047 (hereafter Anabaena). Think of this organism as a tiny “Filament Factory”, one that grows as a string of cells, essentially a beaded green chain (they show up as red in the images because of the microscopy technique), where labor is divided in specific jobs. The links in the chain are not identical, it contains two specialized cell types that perform distinct, but equally important tasks.

First, let’s consider the Vegetative Cells, which are like tireless “Photosynthetic Factory Workers”. These are the green, abundant cells with the primary job of harvesting solar energy to convert carbon dioxide into sugars (Photosynthesis). This process has long been proposed as the main cause for triggering rock formation through MICP, as it raises the local pH, making the environment more alkaline, which encourages calcium carbonate to precipitate.

The other kind of cells, which can be found scattered along the filament, are called Heterocysts. These are like “Nitrogen-Fixing Specialists”. These cells are slightly larger, more solidly built, and specialize in converting atmospheric nitrogen gas into a usable form for the entire filament. This requires an extremely lo-oxygen environment, distinguishing the heterocysts and giving them a significant influence over the cells surrounding chemical environment.

To understand the process in a stepwise fashion the team were able to treat the bacterial system with a specific nutrient cocktail that essentially “turned off” the generalized photosynthesis-driven precipitation and instead focus solely on the effects of these two specialized cells. By developing approaches to shutdown specific parts of the process the team could use advanced microscopy techniques to better pin-point the single-cell behaviors responsible for triggering the formation and growth of microscopic rock.

Unlocking this level of detail in the cellular workings of a cyanobacteria requires specialized tools. The researchers used a suites of powerful high-resolution techniques to interrogate the bacteria, including Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy and Raman Microscopy, that enabled them to watch the action unfold. The ability to directly observe the single-cell processes was critical to determining how the “Filament Factory” uses two distinct mechanisms for biomineralization.

The first observation centers around the Vegetative Cells, or the “Photosynthetic Factory Workers”. While the cells are usually busy using solar energy to capture carbon dioxide the high-resolution microscopy captured what happens when these cells are under mechanical stress, such as when they are bent by other cells, or squashed against an existing mineral structure. The team were able to watch in real-time as this physical pressure caused the cells membrane to rupture. This breach of the membrane releases, or leaks, a key chemical, the sequestered inorganic carbon (bicarbonate) that the cell was holding inside. This rapid, localized surge of carbon creates excellent conditions for the formation of a new crystal at the leakage site. This reframes the start of the process. It is not just a passive gradual change in the environment that causes crystal growth, instead it can be caused by an active, stress-induced cell failure that is a trigger for calcite crystal nucleation.

The second observation concerns the actions of the Heterocyst Cells, or the “Nitrogen-Fixing Specialists”. Using the powerful techniques that enabled the researchers to peer into the inner workings of the cells the team were able to confirm that when a heterocyst cell came into direct contact with an existing calcite crystal “seed”, the crystal experienced rapid and dramatic growth. Crucially, this accelerated growth did not happen when a vegetative cell touched the crystal.

The team proposes that this dramatic crystal growth is connected to the function of Heterocyst Cell. Nitrogen fixation is a chemical transformation that consumes protons (H⁺). By pulling these protons out of the surrounding water, the heterocyst locally, and rapidly, increases the pH (alkalinity) of the microenvironment, which is amplified at the point of contact. This sudden shift in pH provides ideal conditions to effectively “glue” dissolved ions onto the existing crystal, resulting in rapid growth.

These findings describe how these two specialized cells have complementary roles. One is the nucleation trigger when stressed, and the other is the growth accelerator when in contact.

This detailed observation and analysis of the processes happening at the single-cell level shifts our understanding around the processes involved in biomineralization. Instead of thinking of microbial rock formation as a slow and uniform chemical reaction driven by large-scale phenomena like photosynthesis, this work illustrates mechanisms that are controlled and function-specific processes that are dictated by the precise cellular roles and localized behavior of individual cells.

The understanding building from these findings has the potential to inform a wide-range of applications. By isolating the “stress leak” trigger in vegetative cells and the growth accelerator from the heterocysts, researchers could design systems that intentionally apply mechanical stress, triggering crystal formation and accelerating the growth of carbon dioxide sequestering materials. This could have application in oceanic buffering and technologies for bio-concrete and soil rectification.

The development and application of advanced microscopic techniques has provided the bio-engineering world a new set of variable that they can use in bacterial engineering. By moving from a vague knowledge of “microbes make rock”, to a precise understanding of how the “Filament Factory” uses specialized cells to build, and grow, calcite crystals, the field is a step closer to harnessing this powerful natural approach for using carbon dioxide in a cleaner, more efficient way.

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Right Here, Right Now 2025 Roundup

Daniel Morton — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:34:35 +0000

Right Here, Right Now 2025 Roundup Daniel Morton Thu, 12/11/2025 - 11:34

The second Right Here, Right Now Climate Summit was held in 2025. While the main event was hosted at Oxford University, in the UK, the plenary event was a 24 hour global event that explored climate change and human rights, that brought together leading voices in climate justice.

The hosts recorded events across the entires summit and have now made a broad range of materials available on-demand. Check out some of the resources below to learn more about the important discussions and ideas brought to the fore by this summit.

2025 Right Here, Right Now Global Plenary Session

Catch up on the 24-hour global plenary exploring climate change and human rights, bringing together leading voices in climate justice from across the globe.

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Browse the sessions from the Global Plenary Session

Find sessions on law, health, Indigenous perspectives, just transition, youth, climate finance, journalism, and much more. You can explore a detailed list of the sessions in the summit program.

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Download the Educational Materials Pack

A Pack of educational materials on climate change, human rights, and climate justice is available for download at the summit website. For use by teachers, parents, and carers, and anyone interested in learning more about climate justice, especially secondary school educators.

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Catch up on the local Oxford Program

View a selection of recordings and write-ups of local events from Oxford’s Right Here, Right Now local program of events, including a lecture from Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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New window insulation blocks heat, but not your view

Daniel Morton — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:24:44 +0000

New window insulation blocks heat, but not your view Daniel Morton Thu, 12/11/2025 - 09:24

Physicists at �鶹��Ѱ��Boulder, led by RASEI Fellow Ivan Smalyukh, have designed a new material for insulating windows that could improve the energy efficiency of buildings worldwide—and it works a bit like a high-tech version of Bubble Wrap.

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The team’s material, called Mesoporous Optically Clear Heat Insulator, or MOCHI, comes in large slabs or thin sheets that can be applied to the inside of any window. So far, the team only makes the material in the lab, and it’s not available for consumers. But the researchers say MOCHI is long-lasting and is almost completely transparent.

�鶹��Ѱ��Boulder Today have put together a feature article that has been picked up by a number of other news outlets. Check out the feature and the follow ups with the links to the right.

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From Cyborb Jellyfish to Weed Labels: 10 �鶹��Ѱ��Boulder research stories you may have missed in 2025

Daniel Morton — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:59:04 +0000

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The Grid’s New Shock Absorber: ‘Droop-e’ Control tames frequency swings and keeps renewable energy flowing smoothly

Daniel Morton — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000

The Grid’s New Shock Absorber: ‘Droop-e’ Control tames frequency swings and keeps renewable energy flowing smoothly Daniel Morton Tue, 12/09/2025 - 09:00

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Electricity is crucial to modern life. We rely on being able to plug devices in to the outlet in the wall, flipping a switch, and things working without a problem. But it is not that simple, the power grid, all of the infrastructure that delivers energy from the power plant to your home, is something of a balancing act.

In order for a grid to operate safely, supply must equal demand. The flow of electricity through the grid in the United States flows at a frequency of 60 Hz, if the supply increases more than the demand, the frequency will increase, while if the demand increases, or the supply dips, the frequency decreases. The vast array of hardware that makes up the grid and in electrical devices, such as transformers, motors, or electronics, have been designed to operate at a specific frequency. If the grid is unbalanced, and the frequency changes too much, equipment can be damaged, efficiency is reduced, and it can lead to overheating, system failures, and blackouts. Keeping the grid online, and safe, is a balancing act that requires sophisticated controls systems to make sure that supply always equals demand.

Think of the electric grid like a high-speed train system. In order for the train system to operate effectively all the trains need to maintain consistent speeds and keep to schedule, so passengers are not left waiting on the platform, or miss their trains because they left too early. Traditional power plants are like massive freight trains, that are super heavy and take a long time to speed up or slow down. These massive freight trains provide a kind of inertia to the whole system. They are hard to disrupt, which results in a consistent speed. Renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind, are more like fast, light commuter trains, that can change speed essentially instantly. They lack the inertia of the massive freight trains, but they can change fast. If it were up to just human conductors and train line controllers to regulate how the trains are running, having the freight trains and the commuter trains on the same lines would be near impossible, the difference in speed and inertia would make it really hard to reconcile. This is where advanced computer-driven control systems come into play. In the train analogy the smart predictive system would predictively control the brake and throttle of the commuter trains to ensure a simple constant speed. How would the grid be impacted if we developed a smart control system?

This new report details work led by RASEI Fellow Bri-Mathias Hodge, and discloses a new approach for smart control in the grid. The grid is already full of control systems, with the standard way power generators respond to frequency events being via linear droop control. This would be like a simplistic cruise control for one of the Commuter Trains in the above analogy. If the frequency drops a little, the system increases the power proportionately. The problem with this approach is that it often doesn’t use the inverters full capacity fast enough. The innovation described in this work is an update called Droop-e, a non-linear control based on an exponential function. Think of it like replacing the trains cruise control, which previously had a simple on/off switch, with a smart responsive gas pedal, that can speed up, or slow down, on a curve.

This change, from an on/off control to a responsive curve, has the potential to have significant impacts on the grid. By using the available power reserves more effectively, Droop-e reduces the number of severe power swings in the system, and results in a slower rate of change of frequency (ROCOF), which can buy grid operators valuable time to react to changes in frequency.

The benefits from the ‘shock-absorber’ properties that Droop-e offers could help prevent blackouts before they start, help stabilize the grid and improve integration of renewable energy sources, and create a smarter, more responsive grid, future-proofing systems by replacing the software, and not the hardware, a significant cost saving.

The simulations from this study confirm that this new control approach could improve the stability of grids that include a combination of traditional power plants and renewable energy generators. If a major power plant trips offline, this sophisticated control system activates un-tapped power reserves in batteries and renewables, acting as a hyper responsive shock absorber to protect the entire grid system. For grid operators, it means more time to react. For everyone with devices plugged into a power outlet, it means improved stability, and less equipment damage. It also provides a more effective mechanism to integrate different power sources, improving reliability, security, and affordability.

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RASEI Fellow Merritt Turetsky takes the TEDx Boulder Stage to discuss how Bogs are the real superheroes

Daniel Morton — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:32:31 +0000

RASEI Fellow Merritt Turetsky takes the TEDx Boulder Stage to discuss how Bogs are the real superheroes Daniel Morton Fri, 12/05/2025 - 15:32

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Agami Zero Breaks Through with Magnetic Hydrogen Advance

Daniel Morton — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:50:11 +0000

Agami Zero Breaks Through with Magnetic Hydrogen Advance Daniel Morton Wed, 12/03/2025 - 15:50

A startup team led by RASEI Fellow Oana Luca, called Agami Zero, has just secured seed funding after winning the 2025 �鶹��Ѱ��Lab Venture Challenge. Their winning idea? A new way to produce hydrogen fuel more efficiently, a key mechanism for decarbonizing our energy economy.

Hydrogen is an essential puzzle piece in removing carbon from our energy economy and reducing pollution, but it is not without its challenges. While the overarching goal is to electrify as much of the economy as possible (like swapping gas central heaters for heat pumps), there are some critical areas, including sectors such as long-haul shipping, aviation, and heavy industry (steel / cement production), that are extremely difficult to power with electricity alone. While there are many researchers that are innovating in this space, and exciting discoveries that could lead to future alternatives, Hydrogen, which is an energy-dense, zero-emission fuel, is one of our most promising solutions for decarbonization.

What color is my hydrogen? There is a whole rainbow of hydrogen classifications, with over 10 different colors in total. Each color is defined based on how the hydrogen is produced. While we are not going to take a deep dive into each class here, there are some great resources where you can learn more.

Currently, most hydrogen produced today is Gray Hydrogen. This means it is produced from fossil gas using a process called Steam-Methane Reforming (SMR). The SMR process is a significant contributor to industrial carbon emissions globally, (95% of hydrogen produced in the United States is from SMR), the role of fossil gas in this process means that gray hydrogen is actually a contributor to the pollution problem, not a solution.

Blue Hydrogen is a little bit better, but still not a sustainable solution. Blue Hydrogen is generated using the same processes as Gray Hydrogen, using fossil gas, but the carbon emissions are captured and then sequestered or used in other processes. The use of fossil gas as the feedstock, and the energy required to capture the carbon emissions, also means that this is not a sustainable solution for decarbonized energy.

The real goal is to produce Green Hydrogen. Green Hydrogen is produced using carbon-free renewable electricity (such as wind and solar). The process uses renewable energy to power an electrolyzer, which separates water into hydrogen and oxygen. Green Hydrogen production does not emit any carbon pollution, but there are still challenges associated with this process. This is the area where Agami Zero team are focused, using a clever application of fundamental physics, the Lorentz Force.

A key challenge with the Green Hydrogen process is one of efficiency. Standard electrolysis of water requires a lot of energy. Gas bubbles that form on the electrodes often create electrical resistance, which forces the system to work harder, reducing the overall efficiency. The innovation from Agami Zero is to introduce a technology originally invented, and proven, in space(!), something called magnetically enhanced electrolysis (MEE). In the electrolysis process, an electrical current is used to split the water molecules. When the electrical current passes through the water (which conducts the current), the movement of these charged particles (ions), near the electrode surfaces is affected by the presence of a magnetic field. The force exerted on the ions by the magnetic field is called the Lorentz Force. Researchers found that when a magnetic field is applied to the electrolysis cell, the bubbles forming at the electrode, the ones that cause an increase in the electrical resistance, detach from the electrodes much faster.

The movement of the ions at the surface of the electrode, caused by the magnetic field, trigger the bubbles to detach. Think of it like the magnetic field providing a subtle, but continuous, “nudge”, moving the bubbles, and clearing the way for the electric current. Through careful control and tuning of the magnetic field the Agami Zero team can considerably improve the overall efficiency of the process. This clever technique reduces the systems electrical resistance, enabling a higher rate of hydrogen generation for the same amount of power.

The team is comprised of Oana Luca, RASEI Fellow, Hunter Koltunski, chemistry graduate student and scientific lead and Jafar Makrani (Agami Zero) and Lyle Antieau (Agami Zero) who bring extensive business and industry expertise to the Agami Zero team. The collaboration also includes Prof. Rich Noble, member of National Academy of Inventors and experienced entrepreneur as a mentor and Prof. Ankur Gupta, a modeling expert who will be assisting in scaleup work.

“Early in May 2025, Jafar and Lyle reached out to discuss the idea of magnetohydrodynamic electrolysis (MHD) for hydrogen production.” Explains Luca. “Jafar and Lyle had put together a business case for why the MHD approach would be successful. After reading more about the Lorentz force and quite a few email exchanges among the various team members. I remember going to group meeting and asking Hunter what he thinks about magnetic effects in electrolysis reactions and he was immediately intrigued.” Within a week Hunter was in the lab building some apparatus called Halbach arrays, the effects of which were substantial, and the rest is history. The team came together quite organically. Rich Noble is a long-term collaborator and mentor for Oana, who had engaged in many field-effect-related discussions (and for quite a few years), and Ankur rounded out the team with his mass transport expertise and the needed modeling.

In October of 2025 Agami Zero competed in the 2025 Lab Venture Challenge. Since 2018 �鶹��Ѱ��Boulder has hosted the Lab Venture Challenge, which has now funded more than 115 innovative projects, resulting in 70 new deep-tech startup companies, leading to over $300M in follow-on financing raised by companies. Each year teams participate in an intensive application process that culminates in the LVC Community Showcase. This year eleven teams from �鶹��Ѱ��Boulder, that brought together faculty, researchers, and graduate students, competed for a combined $755,000 in startup funding grants. The community showcases adopt a “Shark Tank” style format, where the teams pitch, in front of a live audience, their ideas and innovations to a panel of judges. This year Agami Zero were competing in the Physical Sciences category and were able to convince the judges panel that their approach using MEE to offer scalable and cost-effective hydrogen fuel for transportation, industry, and off-grid power, should win.

The success of Agami Zero, from an innovative idea to a winning pitch at the LVC, is more than an entrepreneurial accomplishment, it is a testament to how researchers can use scientific understanding to solve real world problems. By taking a fundamental concept such as the Lorentz Force and applying it to a bottleneck in hydrogen generation, Oana, Hunter, and the entire team now have the opportunity to make a measurable difference in how we generate green hydrogen. This seed funding gives them a real chance to explore this idea, and we look forward to watching how Agami Zero innovates in scaling up Green Hydrogen applications.

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Kyri Baker featured on Marketplace: Power demand of data centers keeps exceeding expectations

Daniel Morton — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:20:54 +0000

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Six RASEI Fellows featured among the 2025 Clarivate highly cited researchers

Daniel Morton — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:09:48 +0000

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Six RASEI Fellows highlighted as Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers in their 2025 list. Congratulations to Matt Beard, Joe Berry, Joey Luther, Mike McGehee, Mike Toney, and Merritt Turetsky!

Each year Clarivate, the parent company of Web of Science, performs an evaluation and selection process to identify and recognize researchers whose exceptional and community-wide contributions shape the future of science, technology, and academia globally. The evaluation is an evolving process, which employs criteria to address issues including hyper-prolific authorship, excessive self-citation, anomalous publication and citation patterns and profiles, in an attempt to ensure that recognized researchers meet the benchmarks they have developed.

This provides a mechanism to provide a snapshot of the global research landscape of current top-tier research talent, providing insights on global research and innovation trends.

In 2025 Clarivate designated 7131 Highly Cited Researcher awards to 6868 individuals. (Some researchers were recognized in more than one category).

This recognition highlights the cutting-edge research being done by the RASEI community. Congratulations again to our Fellows.

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