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Crystalline materials news, December 2016

The redistribution of energy in quasicrystals takes place as a chain reaction that resembles the forked branches of a lightning strike.

28 December 2016
Cutting-edge research synthesizes ultra-hard diamond

Scientists have developed a novel way to synthesize nano-sized Lonsdaleite, hexagonal diamonds that are much harder than regular diamonds.

27 December 2016

Record-breaking perovskite solar

22 December 2016David Bradley

Scientists have discovered that step edges in topological crystalline insulators can produce electrically conducting pathways.

20 December 2016

Synthesizing cement particles in a variety of shapes, including cubes and spheres, can produce concrete that is less porous and more durable.

16 December 2016

15 December 2016

New additions to the Materials Today family.

14 December 2016Chun-Sing Lee

By studying electron spins in an ytterbium crystal, scientists have detected strong signs of a quantum spin liquid appearing at near absolute zero.

14 December 2016

First articles, available now.

13 December 2016Stewart Bland

Researchers have found that the entire surface of molybdenum sulfide can be used as a hydrogen evolution catalyst, not just the edges.

13 December 2016

Scientists have developed a luminescent metal-organic framework that can detect and capture heavy metal toxins such as lead and mercury.

9 December 2016

Do you qualify for the 2017 Reaxys PhD Prize?

8 December 2016

Illuminating photonic crystals with laser light generates patterns that reveal how light beams of different colors bend as they pass through the crystal.

7 December 2016

A new perovskite material with unique magnetic properties could be used to build next-generation hard drives.

6 December 2016

Professor Allan S. Hoffman wins 2017 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal.

5 December 2016

A low-cost, scalable spray-printing process can fabricate high-quality, isolated organic single crystals on almost any substrate.

1 December 2016

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