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Computation and theory news, September 2016

Scientists have discovered why perovskites make such effective solar cell materials, which could lead to the development of even better materials.

30 September 2016

30 September 2016

Read more about Materials Today @ New Scientist Live 2016.

29 September 2016Laurie Winkless

Using artificial intelligence, chemists have computed the characteristics of about two million crystals made up of four chemical elements.

27 September 2016

A combination of theory and experiment has gone some way to revealing the ingredients required for high-temperature superconductivity.

27 September 2016

The recent development of a method for measuring structural defects in polymers led to a theory for predicting their elasticity.

21 September 2016

Researchers have created the world’s largest database of elemental crystal surfaces and shapes to date, dubbed Crystalium.

19 September 2016

Scientists have developed a responsive, hybrid material, powered by its own chemical reactions, that can recognize simple patterns.

9 September 2016

Using electron microscopy, scientists have uncovered the first atomic scale evidence for strain-induced ferroelectricity in a layered oxide.

6 September 2016

Scientists have discovered that electron anions can reduce the temperature at which mayenite changes from a crystal to a glass.

2 September 2016

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