Crystalline materials news, June 2017

Online crystal cookbook brought back by popular demand

Materials scientists have resurrected and improved an online cookbook of crystalline structures.

2016 Journal Impact Factors released

Latest metrics show strong increases for the Materials Today family.

Low density MOF makes perfect home for enzymes

Using uranium atoms and organic linkers, scientists have built the lowest-density metal-organic framework ever made.

High pressure packs in atoms in high-entropy alloys

High pressure could be the key to making high-entropy alloys made of common metals with a so-called hexagonal close-packed structure.

Materials and Design and HardwareX team up to showcase open hardware in scientific research

Find out more about the collaboration between HardwareX and Materials and Design journals.

Glass doesn’t provide clear window on nuclear damage

In an unexpected finding, scientists have discovered that the atomic disorder seen in irradiated materials is different to that seen in glass.

Understanding rust could lead to new battery and drug delivery technologies

Understanding the behavior of metal nanoparticles when undergoing oxidation.

Library makes the search for crystal structures easier