Computation and theory news, February 2017

Structurally colored material inspired by tarantula hairs

Hair of blue tarantulas shows how to produce structurally colored materials.

28 February 2017Laurie Donaldson

Live webinar - March 7th, 9 - 10 AM GMT – The nuts & bolts of Peer Review: a discussion by Biomaterials Editors Professors Pandit and Yu.

27 February 2017

Researchers have shown experimentally how a unique form of magnetism arises in an odd class of materials called Mott insulators.

24 February 2017

Scientists have found a way to produce and measure the properties of a single, three-atom-thick layer of tungsten ditelluride.

24 February 2017

Mildred Dresselhaus sadly passes away at the age of 86.

23 February 2017Laurie Donaldson

Researchers have built and trained machine learning algorithms that can accurately predict defect behavior in intermetallic compounds.

21 February 2017

Unexpectedly, scientists have discovered that electrons in metallic vanadium dioxide can conduct electricity without conducting heat.

14 February 2017

Using a Titan supercomputer, scientists have identified Lewis-acidic polymers as promising solid electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries.

13 February 2017

Physicists have mapped the coordinates of more than 23,000 individual atoms in an iron-platinum nanoparticle to reveal the material's defects.

13 February 2017

A new computational design strategy can pinpoint optimal materials for coating the cathode in lithium-ion batteries to protect it from degradation.

7 February 2017

Using symmetry and topology, scientists have described a new class of metals with exotic electronic properties.

2 February 2017