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Strain could switch on diamond for optoelectronics

large diamond structures can be elastically deformed in a uniform and controlled way at the nanoscale

28 April 2021Cordelia Sealy

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Structural control gives sea urchins strength

mineralized skeletons of sea urchins that are light and robust hold important clues for analyzing and designing artificial porous materials

29 May 2020Cordelia Sealy

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Spotting trapped hydrogen settles embrittlement debate

detecting trapped hydrogen could help design of embrittlement-resistant steels for low-carbon technologies

12 February 2020Cordelia Sealy

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Nanocrystals put new face on oxygen reduction

nanocrystal core-shell catalyst for fuel cells uses less Pt but drives the oxygen reduction reaction more efficiently and is more durable

8 January 2020Cordelia Sealy

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Surprising discovery uncovers new type of 'strange metal'

Researchers have discovered that the high-temperature superconductors known as cuprates can act as 'strange metals'.

20 January 2022

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Broken symmetry leads to unnatural colloidal crystals

Researchers have developed a new method for producing low-symmetry colloidal crystals, including one with no known natural equivalent.

20 January 2022

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Dynamic research uncovers molecular paddlewheels in solid electrolyte

Paddlewheel-like molecular dynamics help to push sodium ions through a novel solid electrolyte being investigated for use in sodium-ion batteries.

18 January 2022

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Magic-angle graphene reveals magnetic surprise

By inducing a phenomenon known as spin-orbit coupling, researchers have shown they can turn magic-angle graphene into a powerful ferromagnet.

17 January 2022

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Symmetry breaking of twisted graphene is just a phase

Researchers have discovered a symmetry-breaking electronic nematic phase in twisted double bilayer graphene.

14 January 2022

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Swell new microscopy method captures true state of battery layer

Researchers have produced the first high-resolution images of the solid-electrolyte interphase in its natural squishy state.

14 January 2022

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New battery study brings lithium islands back from the dead

Researchers have discovered a way to mobilize isolated islands of metallic lithium in a battery and get them to reconnect with the anode.

11 January 2022

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Semiconductor particles possess facets of 2D materials

Researchers have discovered that the junctures at the facet edges of 3D semiconductor particles have 2D electronic properties.

11 January 2022

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Distortion leads to more stable perovskite crystals

Researchers have developed a method for stabilizing a specific perovskite material in solar cells, without compromising its near-perfect performance.

10 January 2022

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Mapping the material genome with megalibraries and AI

By applying machine learning to the data in their own megalibraries, researchers have successfully guided the synthesis of new nanomaterials.

7 January 2022

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1 June 2021

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Dynamic research uncovers molecular paddlewheels in solid electrolyte

Magic-angle graphene reveals magnetic surprise

Symmetry breaking of twisted graphene is just a phase

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