Characterization news, December 2012

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.

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.

High-entropy alloy: challenges and prospects

Webinar Q&A: MXenes: a new family of two-dimensional materials

Read Yury Gogotsi's responses to his webinar: MXenes: a new family of two-dimensional materials.