Metals and alloys news, March 2021

'Bad metals' aren't so bad after all

Using optical spectroscopy, researchers have shown that the insulating behavior of 'bad metals' can be explained with conventional theories.

Novel photonic material can turn towards the light

By combining photonic crystals with a polymer substrate, researchers have developed a photonic material that can move and fold when illuminated.

Clear benefits of novel electrochromic display

A novel glass display with a high white light contrast ratio can smoothly transition between a broad spectrum of colors when electrically charged.

New mapping technique reveals landscape of electronic phase transitions

Scientists have combined two cutting-edge analytical techniques to achieve nanoscale mapping of each distinct electronic phase in nickelates.

Giant Accepted for Inclusion in Scopus

Machine learning adds science to understand battery electrodes

By using 'scientific machine learning', researchers have gained a better understanding of how lithium ions more in and out of battery electrodes.

Ion flow reduces dendrite growth in lithium-metal batteries

Researchers have shown that flowing ions near the cathode can prevent the formation of dendrites in lithium-metal batteries.

Novel material combines cerium and molybdenum to defeat coronavirus

Researchers have developed a novel cerium molybdate material that exhibits high antiviral activity against the coronavirus that causes covid-19.

DNA assembly creates 3D superconducting nanostructures

DNA-based self-assembly methods can construct 3D superconducting nanostructures

Nanomesh pressure sensor at your fingertips

nanomesh pressure sensor can monitor finger pressure without any effect on sensation

X-rays reveal composition of interphase in lithium-metal batteries

Using X-rays, researchers have revealed the presence of both lithium hydride and lithium fluoride in the interphase of lithium-metal batteries.

New study probes boundary between 2D and 3D worlds

Using advanced electron microscopes, researchers have imaged the boundary between 2D and 3D materials, and correlated it with their properties.

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Metallic material produces magnetic deflection without magnetic field

An exotic metallic material made of cerium, bismuth and palladium can produce a giant Hall effect in the total absence of any magnetic field.

Antioxidant nanoparticles promise osteoporosis treatment

porous silica nanoparticles impregnated with nanoceria offer novel way to treat osteoporosis

Antiferromagnetic materials enter a new domain

By fabricating raised squares on the surface of an antiferromagnetic crystal, researchers have developed a novel data storage medium.