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Machine learning proves itself for CNT composites

machine learning algorithm trained to predict pullout forces of carbon nanotubes from polymer matrix

26 March 2021Cordelia Sealy

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Elsevier and SPIE Launch New Book Series for the Photonics Community

We are excited to announce that Elsevier in collaboration with SPIE, titled Photonic Materials and Applications.

11 August 2020

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Doped graphene nanoribbons could offer breakthrough in quantum computing

Doped graphene nanoribbons could help in quantum computing

24 July 2020Laurie Donaldson

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Making materials with machine learning

Scientists move synthesis from the lab to the computer

21 July 2020Laurie Winkless

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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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New automated approach to producing polymers

Automating polymer synthesis with robotics

2 January 2020Laurie Donaldson

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Computational sleuths prove case against quantum spin liquid

Computational detective work by a team of researchers has confirmed that cerium zirconium pyrochlore is a 3D quantum spin liquid.

17 May 2022

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Unique camera takes snapshots of the insulator-metal transition

A unique ‘stroboscopic camera' has captured the trajectory of atomic motion as vanadium dioxide transitions from an insulator to a metal.

16 May 2022

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Hidden distortions give rise to thermoelectric properties

Researchers have uncovered the previously hidden sub-nanoscale origins of the exceptional thermoelectric properties of silver gallium telluride.

13 May 2022

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Microscopes and machine learning come together to probe functional materials

Researchers have combined scanning probe microscopy with machine learning to study the functional properties of materials at the nanoscale.

13 May 2022

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Novel metal catalyst can extract fertilizer from wastewater

Researchers have designed a catalyst of ruthenium atoms in a mesh of copper nanowires to extract ammonia and fertilizer from wastewater.

9 May 2022

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Broken symmetry produces stable skyrmions in 2D material

Researchers have discovered layered 2D materials able to host magnetic features called skyrmions that remain stable at room temperature.

6 May 2022

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Rainbow results for organized nanoparticles

Researchers have created synthetic nanoclusters that can organize themselves all the way from the nanometer to the centimeter scale.

2 May 2022

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Lithium takes narrow path to battery cathode

Using imaging and modelling, researchers have investigated how the various particles in a battery cathode interact with lithium during use.

25 April 2022

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New system learns from experience to manufacture perovskite solar cells

A machine-learning system that utilizes experience could speed up the development of optimized production methods for perovskite solar cells.

25 April 2022

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New 3D printing technique reduces part deformation

Improved 3D printing by reducing harmful heat build-up

21 April 2022Laurie Donaldson

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Construction of single-atom catalysts for electro-, photo- and photoelectro-catalytic applications: State-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges

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Jul ’22

Ninth International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis

Partnering with the Chinese Failure Analysis Institution (CFAI) of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (CMES)

10–13 July 2022Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Jun ’22

11th International Colloids Conference

12–15 June 2022Altis Grand Hotel, Lisbon, Portugal

Computation and theory

Machine learning proves itself for CNT composites

Elsevier and SPIE Launch New Book Series for the Photonics Community

Doped graphene nanoribbons could offer breakthrough in quantum computing

Making materials with machine learning

Nanocrystals put new face on oxygen reduction

New automated approach to producing polymers

Computational sleuths prove case against quantum spin liquid

Unique camera takes snapshots of the insulator-metal transition

Hidden distortions give rise to thermoelectric properties

Microscopes and machine learning come together to probe functional materials

Novel metal catalyst can extract fertilizer from wastewater

Broken symmetry produces stable skyrmions in 2D material

Rainbow results for organized nanoparticles

Lithium takes narrow path to battery cathode

New system learns from experience to manufacture perovskite solar cells

New 3D printing technique reduces part deformation

Construction of single-atom catalysts for electro-, photo- and photoelectro-catalytic applications: State-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges

A review of concepts and contributions in lithium metal anode development

Recent advances in polymers and polymer composites for food packaging

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Ninth International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis

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