Researchers have trained a neural network to understand which polymer properties arise from different molecular sequences.
29 October 2020
Researchers have discovered that antimony impurities enhance the efficiency of thermoelectric materials by introducing crystal distortions.
26 October 2020
Twisted stacks of bilayer graphene can exhibit highly correlated electron properties, which likely relates to the emergence of exotic magnetic states.
14 October 2020
Applying strain to tiny needles of diamond can transform their electronic properties from insulating, through semiconducting, to highly conductive.
13 October 2020
Using experiments and simulations, researchers have identified the configurations of dislocations that give rise to desirable properties in a model alloy.
12 October 2020
A novel machine-learning algorithm has rapidly rediscovered rules governing catalysts that took humans years of difficult calculations to reveal.
7 October 2020
A new computer model can simulate the networks of force-carrying particles that give amorphous materials such as glass their strength.
7 October 2020
3D printing of composite parts makes counterfeiting easier
1 October 2020Cordelia Sealy