Glennda Chui

Senior Editor

Glennda edits all sorts of materials and writes about things like quantum materials, making fuels from water and building better batteries. She’s a former science reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and lecturer in the UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program, and holds a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's degree in journalism. She’s fond of tiny things, from skyrmions to spiders, and loves to sing and dance.

News Feature

Charge transfer is highly important in most areas of chemistry, including photosynthesis and other processes in living things. A SLAC X-ray laser study reveals...

An illustration showing how charge transfer affects the structure of a molecule called DMP

News Feature

Known as “pair-density waves,” it may be key to understanding how superconductivity can exist at relatively high temperatures.

Illustration depicting how two types of waves within superconducting materials intertwine to form a third type known as charge-density waves

News Feature

It’s an example of how surprising properties can spontaneously emerge in complex materials – a phenomenon scientists hope to harness for novel technologies.

Illustration of a 2D superconducting state emerging in a 3D superconductor

News Feature

The results have important implications for today’s TV and display screens and for future technologies where light takes the place of electrons and fluids.

Illustration of three quantum dot nanocrystals showing atomic-level changes when they are hit with laser light

News Feature

Scientists have documented a process that makes these next-gen batteries lose charge – and eventually some of their capacity for storing energy – even...

Press Release

The latest advance from a research collaboration with industry could dramatically accelerate the development of sturdier batteries for fast-charging electric vehicles.