materials
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Discoveries & Research
Nature and plastics inspire breakthrough in soft sustainable materials
Step aside hard, rigid materials. There is a new soft, sustainable electroactive material in town — and it’s poised to…
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Atomic-level mechanism in polycrystalline materials
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other international institutions have for the first time achieved atomic-scale observations of…
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Precise control for advanced materials design
Particles larger than ordinary molecules or atoms yet still small enough to be invisible to the naked eye can give…
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Entrepreneurship
Scientists tap robots and AI to make new materials to curb air pollution
Instead of making and testing samples by hand over weeks or months, researchers at the University of Tennessee use smart…
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AI model can reveal the structures of crystalline materials
For more than 100 years, scientists have been using X-ray crystallography to determine the structure of crystalline materials such as…
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Bake, melt or ignite: How synthesis methods have a profound impact on disordered materials
A new study has revealed for the first time how different synthesis methods can profoundly impact the structural and functional…
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