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Chains of atoms move at lightning speed inside metals
October 23, 2019 
A phenomenon that has previously been seen when researchers simulate the properties of planet cores at extreme pressures…
Seeing sound: Scientists observe how acoustic interactions change materials at the atomic level
September 24, 2019
Interaction of sound and light reveals new information of a crystal’s quantum properties. When exposed to stress and…
Study on stability of highly energetic materials
September 16, 2019
Understanding the physical and chemical characteristics of energetic materials under extreme conditions is crucial for their safe and…
A “GPS” to guide the discovery of new materials
September 11, 2019
New materials can contribute potential solutions to many societal issues—from increasing access to clean drinking water to improving…
Stanford researchers design a light-trapping, color-converting crystal
August 8, 2019
Five years ago, Stanford postdoctoral scholar Momchil Minkov encountered a puzzle that he was impatient to solve. At the heart…
Study reveals new structure of gold at extremes
July 31, 2019
Gold is an extremely important material for high-pressure experiments and is considered the “gold standard” for calculating pressure…
Unexpected observation of ice at low temperature, high pressure questions ice, water theory
May 24, 2019
Through an experiment designed to create a super-cold state of water, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak…
Researchers discover an unexpected phase transition in the high explosive TATB
May 14, 2019
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists in collaboration with University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) have discovered a…
Tungsten-Based Alloy Shows Outstanding Radiation Resistance
March 13, 2019
The material is a quaternary nanocrystalline tungsten-tantalum-vanadium-chromium alloy that has been characterized under extreme thermal conditions. Pacific Northwest…
Ultrathin and ultrafast: scientists pioneer new technique for two-dimensional material analysis
March 12, 2019
Discovery allows scientists to look at how 2D materials move with ultrafast precision. Using a never-before-seen technique, scientists…
New discovery is big on nanoscale
December 31, 2018
Is it possible to predict what type of material an unidentified element will be in bulk quantities solely…
NASA Looking to Tiny Technology for Big Payoffs
October 31, 2018
NASA is advancing technology that could use large amounts of nanoscale materials to launch lighter rockets and spacecraft…
Relaxor ferroelectrics: Relax, just break it
July 20, 2018
The properties of a solid depend on the arrangement of its atoms, which form a periodic crystal structure.…
Machine learning model predicts phenomenon key to understanding material properties
June 6, 2018
Using machine learning, evolutionary algorithms and other advanced computational techniques, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have…
Nickel in the X-ray limelight
March 27, 2018
Making chemicals for industrial processes often requires scientists to use a catalyst — a substance that speeds up…
Neutrons help demystify multiferroic materials
March 22, 2018
Materials used in electronic devices are typically chosen because they possess either special magnetic or special electrical properties.…
Breaking bad metals with neutrons
January 16, 2018
By exploiting the properties of neutrons to probe electrons in a metal, a team of researchers led by…
Materials – Ripple effect
November 4, 2017
A semiconducting material with a puckered pentagonal atomic structure, characterized by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, could rival graphene…
LLNL scientists stick to a new efficient magnet
October 10, 2017
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have developed a new, more efficient permanent magnet that removes the deficiencies…
Amorphous diamond synthesized
September 1, 2017
A team of Carnegie high-pressure physicists have created a form of carbon that’s hard as diamond, but amorphous,…
Diamond proves useful material for growing graphene
September 19, 2016
Graphene is the stuff of the future. For years, researchers and technologists have been predicting the utility of…
Complex materials can self-organize into circuits, may form basis for multifunction chips
September 18, 2016
Researchers studying the behavior of nanoscale materials at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have uncovered…
Flipping Crystals Improves Solar-Cells Performance
July 11, 2016
A new type of two-dimensional-layered perovskite developed by Northwestern University, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Rice University researchers…
New technique provides detailed views of metals’ crystal structure
July 6, 2016
Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have developed a new combination of methods that can provide detailed information about…
Lights, camera, action: Researchers develop method to measure crystalline equation of state
April 14, 2016
Beginning in the 19th century, scientists developed equations of state (EoS) to describe how material properties such as…
New magnetism research brings high-temp superconductivity applications closer
April 9, 2016
A research team led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory has discovered that only…
It’s a Beauty: JILA’s Quantum Crystal is Now More Valuable
November 9, 2015 
Physicists at JILA have made their “quantum crystal” of ultracold molecules more valuable than ever by packing about…
Silica ‘spiky screws’ could enhance industrial coatings, additive manufacturing
June 25, 2015
It took marine sponges millions of years to perfect their spike-like structures, but research mimicking these formations may…
Team Discovers New Liquid Crystal Configurations
April 1, 2015
Oil-based liquid crystals are ubiquitous; a deep understanding of their properties is behind the displays found in most…
Creating nanostructures using simple stamps
October 3, 2014
Nanostructures of virtually any possible shape can now be made using a combination of techniques developed by the…
- Growth of an ultra-thin layered structure offers surprises
September 23, 2014 - Continuing Bragg legacy of structure determination
September 8, 2014
- A new approach to creating organic zeolites
July 25, 2014 - Four-color theorem linked to crystal’s magnetic properties
June 10, 2014
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