Materials comment, August 2016

Diffusion-induced stress optimization by boosted surface Li-concentration for single-crystal Ni-rich layered cathodes

Zirconium oxide thin films promise next-generation memory

thin films of zirconium oxide could enable a next generation of low-voltage and -power nonvolatile memory and other nanoscale devices

New electrochromic material blows hot and cold

Researchers have developed a novel electrochromic material that can conduct both heating and cooling by switching between two different conformations.

Breaking the purity-stability dilemma in pure Cu with grain boundary relaxation

Old approach promises new self-healing composites

self-sensing, self-healing composite could extend the life of composites used in transport and renewable energy applications