Metals and alloys news, January 2022

Surprising discovery uncovers new type of 'strange metal'

Researchers have discovered that the high-temperature superconductors known as cuprates can act as 'strange metals'.

Broken symmetry leads to unnatural colloidal crystals

Researchers have developed a new method for producing low-symmetry colloidal crystals, including one with no known natural equivalent.

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New software tool offers fundamental predictions for crystalline materials

A new open-source software tool can calculate the fundamental constants needed to describe the physical properties of crystalline solids.

New battery study brings lithium islands back from the dead

Researchers have discovered a way to mobilize isolated islands of metallic lithium in a battery and get them to reconnect with the anode.

Magnetic nanodots take control of nanolasers

By taking advantage of novel materials, researchers have produced nanolasers that can be switched on and off with a magnetic field.

Mapping the material genome with megalibraries and AI

By applying machine learning to the data in their own megalibraries, researchers have successfully guided the synthesis of new nanomaterials.

Electron transport printed to order in 2D materials

Researchers have discovered how electronic charge is transported in several inkjet-printed films of 2D materials.

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Nanoscale double helices have interesting magnetic textures

Using 3D printing, researchers have created magnetic double helices that can produce nanoscale topological textures in the magnetic field.

Composite Structures Board Member Prof. Leng Jinsong elected Academician of the Chinese Academy of Science

New scheme for creating a stable artificial photosynthesis device

Using a design known as a Z scheme, researchers have developed a new artificial photosynthesis device with remarkable stability and longevity.