The Horizon Prizes celebrate the most exciting, contemporary chemical science at the cutting edge of research and innovation.

Edward Hohenstein, Emma McBride and Caterina Vernieri study what happens to molecules hit by light, recreate extreme states of matter like those inside stars and planets, and search for new physics phenomena at the most fundamental level.

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

The surprising results offer a way to boost the activity and stability of catalysts for making hydrogen fuel from water.