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Metals and alloys news, February 2018

Novel smart material stiffens up when stressed

A novel material made of liquid-metal particles embedded in a rubbery elastomer can stiffen by up to 300% when subjected to mechanical stress.

28 February 2018
Sapphire substrate controls crystal growth over large areas

A novel multistep process can fabricate single crystal, atomically thin films of tungsten diselenide across large-area sapphire substrates.

28 February 2018

Scientists have found a new state of magnetism that may help them understand the link between magnetism and unconventional superconductivity.

27 February 2018

A novel laser-based method can measure stresses and strains in a 2D material, allowing scientists to probe their effect on the material's properties.

26 February 2018

A thin film made from iron, cobalt and manganese may have a magnetization density that is 50% greater than a previously considered maximum limit.

23 February 2018

Researchers have come up with a new titanium-based material for making lead-free, inorganic perovskite solar cells.

23 February 2018

You're invited to attend the Acta Materialia Gold and Silver Award Ceremony!

21 February 2018

Researchers have employed the power of the sun to build functional synthetic polymers using photosensitive, semiconducting quantum dots as a catalyst.

20 February 2018

Micron-sized spheres coming together under the influence of a spinning magnetic field can be used to model 2D materials and other molecular systems.

19 February 2018

Scientists have found that multiple quantum interactions can coexist in a single bismuth-based material and be controlled by an electric field.

15 February 2018

A novel metal-organic framework able to adsorb twice its weight in water could control humidity in an eco-friendly and cost-effective way.

15 February 2018

A new electron microscopy technique can precisely determine the temperature and temperature-dependent behavior of two-dimensional materials.

14 February 2018

By fabricating an ultrathin material known as a thin film structure, scientists have been able to observe a two-dimensional hole gas for the first time.

14 February 2018

Scientists have uncovered evidence of rotating vibrations known as chiral phonons in a 2D material, which could be used for new forms of computing.

13 February 2018

A lithium-ion battery shaped like the human spine shows remarkable flexibility, high energy density and stable voltage while being flexed or twisted.

13 February 2018

An analytical platform known as MAESTRO can zero in on signatures of exotic behavior by electrons in a 2D material with microscale resolution.

12 February 2018

Using a silver nanowire and a 2D material, researchers have found a way to convert electron spin information into a predictable light signal.

12 February 2018

Researchers have identified a mechanism that triggers shape-memory phenomena in the organic crystals used in plastic electronics.

9 February 2018

Scientists have synthesized a novel form of titanium nitride, called titanic nitride, which has promising mechanical and optoelectronic properties.

9 February 2018

Scientists have developed a new process for encouraging molecules to form complex tiling patterns known as tessellations through self-organization.

8 February 2018

A novel inorganic halide perovskite can act as a solar cell material and be reversibly switched between a transparent state and a non-transparent state.

7 February 2018

Scientists have greatly reduced the fragility of molten-electrode batteries by replacing the usual ceramic membrane with a metal mesh membrane.

7 February 2018

Additive manufacturing enables an improvement in the strength of 316L stainless steel without adversely affecting ductility.

7 February 2018Cordelia Sealy

Scientists have produced the the first truly planar sample of stanene, an atom-thick sheet of tin atoms, by growing it on an alloy of silver and tin.

6 February 2018

Lining up gold or silver nanocubes in edge-to-edge configuration improves sensitivity performance in molecular sensing.

2 February 2018Cordelia Sealy

‘Dual-mode’ radiative thermal management textile can provide both warming and cooling.

2 February 2018Cordelia Sealy

A scaffold made of crumpled graphene balls can prevent the formation of dendrites in lithium metal batteries while withstanding volume changes.

1 February 2018

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