Characterization comment, June 2013

AI model helps understand defects in polycrystalline materials

A 3D model created by AI helped researchers to understand the formation of dislocations in complex polycrystalline materials.

Singlet oxygen evolution from layered transition metal oxide cathode materials and its implications for lithium-ion batteries

Titanic advance in semiconducting materials

Scientists have synthesized a novel form of titanium nitride, called titanic nitride, which has promising mechanical and optoelectronic properties.

New microscopy technique can identify defects in 2D materials

Scientists have developed a fast, non-destructive optical method for analyzing defects in 2D materials

Scientists uncover the story behind ‘oobleck’

Scientists have uncovered the mechanisms that cause a mixture of cornstarch and water known as ‘oobleck’ to switch between a liquid and a solid.