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SN 10 Chemistry

Joaquín Rodríguez-López designs batteries for a sustainable energy future

Understanding molecules in new detail yields better materials

Joaquín Rodríguez-López

ENERGY BOOST  Joaquín Rodríguez-López is designing new materials for better batteries.

Dept. of Chemistry/UIUC

By Laurel Hamers

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