Abstract
Materials degradation has an important impact on manufacturing, infrastructure, environment and human health. Novel technologies addressing environmental and biomedical issues post new challenges in understanding materials chemistry and degradation property, which is critical for functional system development. The identification of chromium-based anode materials with superior corrosion resistance enables a novel carbon-free electrolytic steel production process, namely molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) that can potentially mitigate greenhouse gas emission. The development of a liquid metal battery (LMB) system targeting low cost high amperage grid scale energy storage requires systematic studies of liquid metal chemistry and corrosion behavior.On a different path, making use of materials degradation in aqueous environments opens a new era of dissolvable electronics that can physically disappear after functioning, with broad applications for implantable devices, environmental sensors and security electronics.

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