New material promises fuel-cell design breakthrough

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Fuel cell design breakthrough
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A team of scientists from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) has designed a new "super-lattice" material with incredibly high ion conductivity properties that could lead to the development of more efficient fuel cells capable of operating at room temperature.

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