Scientists have discovered that tiny distortions in the crystal lattice of iron pnictide help it to enter a superconducting state as it's cooled.
14 August 2018
Quantum computing could benefit from the finding that electrons can be trapped between graphene nanoribbons with different topologies,
14 August 2018
Researchers have found that ‘rebar graphene’, in which graphene is reinforced with carbon nanotubes, is more than twice as tough as pristine graphene.
10 August 2018
A new artificial intelligence model can accurately detect different atomic structures in metallic materials with defects.
7 August 2018
Using a form of Raman microscopy developed for biomedical studies, scientists have explored the mechanism behind dendrite growth in lithium batteries.
6 August 2018
A cobalt-tungsten catalyst starts growing carbon nanotubes with various chiral angles but redirects almost all of them toward one fast-growing variant.
3 August 2018
Researchers have developed a new way for modeling to the atomic level how metallic glasses behave as they fracture.
1 August 2018
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1 August 2018Stewart Bland
By examining general grain boundaries, engineers have shed new light on the mechanisms behind sulfur embrittlement of nickel.
27 July 2018
Unlike with graphene, the boundaries between different structural phases of borophene, a 2D form of boron, retain the material's metallic nature.
26 July 2018
Nearly a third of the reaction products generated during fission of U235 in light-water reactors are unwanted gases.
26 July 2018Cordelia Sealy
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25 July 2018Stewart Bland
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20 July 2018Joe D'angelo
A graphene coating can control water evaporation by suppressing the rate on hydrophilic surfaces and accelerating it on hydrophobic ones.
13 July 2018
Using nanowires of a molybdenum-germanium alloy, scientists have been able to explore the transition from a superconducting to a normal metal state.
11 July 2018
By using an ion beam to twist and bend a nanometer-thick layer of metal, scientists have created nanodevices for manipulating light.
10 July 2018
Researchers have discovered that, under lateral compression, graphene forms sharp, saw-tooth kinks with interesting electrical properties.
4 July 2018