Using the first-principle phase field method, researchers have been able to rapidly and accurately predict the microstructure of nickel-aluminum alloys.
20 August 2019
Segregated sections of ‘zigzag’ and ‘armchair’ facets on carbon nanotubes growing from a solid catalyst are more stable than a circular arrangement.
9 August 2019
direct laser writing approach can print such shape-changing 3D polymer micromachines in a single step
2 August 2019Cordelia Sealy
Scientists studying a ‘stripe-ordered’ cuprate superconductor discovered an unusual metallic state when trying switch off its superconductivity.
2 August 2019
A novel algorithm considers all possible combinations of elements in the periodic table in order to predict novel hard and tough materials.
31 July 2019
Scientists have discovered a previously unseen mode of a ferromagnetic property known as giant magneto-resistance in a 2D heterostructure.
30 July 2019
Researchers have shown that coating zinc oxide nanowires with amorphous titania can enhance their ability to catalyze the water-splitting reaction.
30 July 2019
Selective-area epitaxy helps nanowires into 2D for more complex devices
29 July 2019Laurie Donaldson
Automated materials knowledge extraction
28 July 2019David Bradley
Researchers have confirmed that magnetic fluctuations can act as an electron ‘pairing glue’ in iron-based superconductors.
25 July 2019
Researchers have discovered a phenomenon that allows block copolymers to self-assemble in patterns that deviate from regular symmetrical arrays.
24 July 2019
Researchers have uncovered the first example of a native metal with bistable and electrically switchable spontaneous polarization states.
24 July 2019
Researchers have shown that a text-mining algorithm with no training in materials science can accurately predict novel thermoelectric materials.
23 July 2019
22 July 2019Christopher A. Schuh
By energizing precursor molecules using a supersonic jet of inert gas, researchers have been able to accelerate the fabrication of nanomaterials.
19 July 2019
Leaves provided the template for hierarchical porous structures of mixed-metal oxides that act as supports for metal-organic framework crystals.
18 July 2019
By utilizing theory and experiment, researchers have managed to improve the performance of liquefied gas electrolytes with lithium-metal anodes.
17 July 2019
Gold heterostructures could potentially be used to demonstrate the existence and nature of quantum particles known as Majorana fermions.
16 July 2019