Applied Nanomaterials & Clean Energy Laboratory

Looks at how nanomaterials can advance clean energy and environmental technology. We're reducing the cost and improving the efficiency of fuel cells through electrocatalysts and proton exchange membranes. We're developing metal-air batteries, which can store more than three times as much energy, by weight, as lithium-ion batteries. Finally, we're investigating the use of polymer-zeolite composite membranes for water purification.