Scientists have confirmed a magnetic property known as ‘chirality’ in nanometer-thick samples of amorphous, multilayered metal-based materials.
14 June 2018
Scientists have trained a neural network to recognize features in a material's x-ray absorption spectrum that are sensitive to the arrangement of atoms.
7 June 2018
Scientists have shown they can predict the failure of granular materials such as gravel by monitoring naturally arising acoustic vibrations.
5 June 2018
Ceramic nanolattice architecture creates ultralight, mechanically reliable composite materials.
31 May 2018Cordelia Sealy
Pyroprotein-based electronic textiles are durable and simple to make for applications such as energy harvesting.
31 May 2018Cordelia Sealy
A glass-polymer composite known as glassomer can be milled, laser-machined or processed in CNC machines just like a conventional polymer.
29 May 2018
Ceramic transition metal nanoparticle complexes coated with amino acids combine optical properties and chiral asymmetry.
14 May 2018Cordelia Sealy
The Acta Journals are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2018 Outstanding Reviewer awards for excellence in reviewing in 2017.
11 May 2018
An artificial intelligence system has discovered three new metallic glass materials 200 times faster than could be done before.
19 April 2018
Scientists have furthered their understanding of how, when and where the atoms in molten metal ‘lock’ into place during the production of metallic glass.
3 April 2018
A novel 3D printing technology can produce metallic glasses, such as an amorphous iron alloy, at larger scales than previously possible.
27 March 2018
Scientists have shown that both the proportion and distribution of chemical groups at the surface of silica dictates how it interacts with water.
26 March 2018
A new glass made from zinc and organic compounds has a better glass-forming ability than conventional silica-based glass.
23 March 2018
Nanoparticle-decorated bioactive glass provides a scaffold for bone regrowth and the capacity for photothermal treatment to target tumor cells.
5 March 2018Cordelia Sealy
Ordering C-S-H mesocrystals using polymeric binder creates strong and flexible hybrid material.
1 February 2018Cordelia Sealy
The development of a new lithium-ion conducting ceramic textile could get us a step closer to practical solid-state lithium metal batteries.
31 January 2018Laurie Winkless
Read our latest series and find out about materials science researchers in New Zealand and Australia.
12 January 2018