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Defects disappear when quasicrystals meld together

By melding small quasicrystals together, researchers have been able to synthesize large quasicrystals without any grain boundary imperfections.

New technique pushes boundaries of polycrystalline materials

Researchers have uncovered evidence that grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials don't move as expected when they're heated.

New study gives oxygen to novel bifunctional catalyst

Researchers have found an excellent bifunctional catalyst, containing platinum and lead, for the oxygen electrode in a unitized regenerative fuel cell.

Metals recycled from electronic waste in a flash

Researchers have adapted a flash Joule heating method for producing graphene so it can instead recycle valuable metals from electronic waste.

Complex landscape of electronic states discovered in kagome lattice

Researchers have discovered a complex landscape of electronic states that can co-exist on a novel non-magnetic kagome superconductor.

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Electrons tango to the limit in quantum material

Researchers have shown that with a bit of strain and a weak magnetic field they can drive the electrons in strontium niobate to the extreme quantum limit.

Removing the flaws from 3D printing metal alloys

Researchers have been able to create superior metal parts with fewer defects by refining a 3D-printing method called laser powder bed fusion.

New metal-coating technique lets fabrics face-up to pathogens

Researchers used liquid gallium to create a copper-based antiviral and antimicrobial coating for various fabrics, including facemasks.