<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/stories/2023/february-2023/0209023-researchers-develop-microscope.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><homepage/><pubDate>09/02/2023 03:45:25 PM</pubDate><title>Novel Microscope Developed to Design Better High-Performance Batteries</title><subtitle/><description>A University of Houston research team, in collaboration with researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, has developed an operando reflection interference microscope (RIM) that provides a better understanding of how batteries work, which has significant implications for the next generation of batteries.</description><author>Rashda Khan</author><author-email>rkhan20@uh.edu</author-email><author-phone/><image/><categories>Energy,Research,Top Stories</categories></item>