Century-old problem solved with first-ever 3D atomic imaging of an amorphous solid
UCLA-led study captures the structure of metallic glassCredit: Yao Yang and Jianwei "John " Miao/UCLA Glass, rubber and plastics all ...
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A new technique to synthesize superconducting materials
University of Rochester researchers reduce the pressure required by separating hydrogen atoms from yttrium with a thin film of palladiumCredit: ...
Findings offer ‘recipe’ for fine tuning alloys for high-temperature use
Credit: Levente Vitos Superalloys that withstand extremely high temperatures could soon be tuned even more finely for specific properties such ...
Heat conduction record with tantalum nitride
How can we remove heat from computer chips as fast as possible? At TU Wien, a metal compound has now ...
Pancake strategy for the win
Special heat treatment improves novel magnetic materialCredit: HZDR/Juniks Skyrmions - tiny magnetic vortices - are considered promising candidates for tomorrow's ...
A successful phonon calculation within the Quantum Monte Carlo framework
Scientists expand the scope of the quantum Monte Carlo framework by reducing the error in calculation of atomic forces in ...
An organic material for the next generation of HVAC technologies
Texas A&M researchers have enhanced the dehumidification efficiency of a polymer that could help develop more energy-efficient systems with a ...
Why are optical refractive indices so small?
Credit: ICFO Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon cover, voted the greatest classical rock album of all time, intended ...
Materials scientists use frontal polymerization to mimic biology, reimagine manufacturing
Credit: Image courtesy the Autonomous Materials Systems Group, Beckman Institute A simple plastic water bottle isn't so simple when it ...
The egg in the X-ray beam
Innovative time-resolved method reveals network formation by and dynamics of proteinsCredit: Credit: DESY, Gesine Born A team of scientists has ...
Water splitting for solar energy conversion
Credit: Cited from Wang, Z., Luo, Y., Hisatomi, T. et al. Sequential cocatalyst decoration on BaTaO2N towards highly-active Z-scheme water ...
Discovery of a mechanism for making superconductors more resistant to magnetic fields
Rotation of electron spins in superconductors of atomic-scale thickness may be used to make qubits for quantum computingCredit: NIMS Superconductivity ...
faster imaging in rubber x-ray CT imaging helps tires become smarter and more efficient
Credit: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd (SRI) and Tohoku University teamed up to increase the speed of ...
Breaking records like baking bread
Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Heno Hwang Alloying, the process of mixing metals in different ratios, has been a known method ...
Standing out: Unusual magnetic transition in perovskite oxide can help boost spintronics
Credit: Nature Communications Transition metal perovskites oxides exhibit several desirable properties, including high-temperature superconductivity and electrocatalysis. Now, scientists at Tokyo ...
Electromagnetic fields of nanostructures visualized in 3D for the first time
Scientists from Graz, Austria, succeeded for the first time in visualizing temporal distortions of the atomic lattice on the surface ...
An industrially viable competitor to silicon-based solar cells is in the works
Researchers from Kanazawa University fabricated a highly efficient perovskite solar cell with nearly the energy conversion efficiency of commercial silicon-based ...
Deciphering the secrets of printed electronics
We live in a world where we want our electronics to be flexible, bendable and stretchable apart from being intelligent. ...
First steps towards revolutionary ULTRARAM memory chips
Credit: Manus Hayne A new type of universal computer memory - ULTRARAM™ - has taken a step closer towards development ...
Laser lights the way
A new way to observe laser interactions could improve laser-based manufactureCredit: © 2021 Sakurai et al. Despite the enormous amount ...
