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Computation and theory news, August 2017

Computational modelling with a supercomputer has revealed how different solidification speeds alter the microstructure of a novel alloy.

31 August 2017

Using electron microscopy, scientists have discovered that silica nanoparticles form quasicrystals as they grow and evolve.

31 August 2017

Detailed tests have helped to reveal why one promising material added to the electrolyte of lithium-air batteries doesn't work as well as expected.

30 August 2017

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29 August 2017

Simultaneous design and nanomanufacturing speeds up fabrication.

23 August 2017Laurie Donaldson

Scientists have used machine learning to gain insight into the physical structures associated with specific properties of metals and alloys.

22 August 2017

Scientists have simultaneously designed an optimal material for light management in solar cells and fabricated the nanostructured surfaces.

21 August 2017

A newly discovered collective rattling effect in a crystalline semiconductor blocks most heat transfer while preserving high electrical conductivity.

16 August 2017

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14 August 2017Joe D'angelo and Julia Ling, Citrine Informatics.

Scientists have made the first observation of nanocrystals rapidly forming superlattices while they are themselves still growing.

14 August 2017

Scientists have predicted and created new 2D electrocatalysts able to extract hydrogen from water with high performance and low cost.

14 August 2017

Defects in the structure of topological insulators can cause electron transport to occur in the bulk rather than just at the surface.

14 August 2017

Under certain conditions, the magnetic properties of a material can predict the relationship between its elasticity and temperature.

4 August 2017

By combining tools from chemistry, mathematics, physics and materials science, researchers have found a way to identify novel topological insulators.

3 August 2017

Studies of the connection between viscosity and atomic interactions have revealed that glass transition starts at higher temperatures than thought.

2 August 2017

By taking advantage of strontium copper borate, scientists have shown experimentally a quantum phase transition for the first time.

1 August 2017

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