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Fundamental New Insight Into Material for Optical-Switching
A triple point, where three different atomic structures coexist simultaneously, has been uncovered in vanadium dioxide.
A triple point, where three different atomic structures coexist simultaneously, has been uncovered in vanadium dioxide.
Using sulfur-rich, highly ionic compounds as cathodes and electrolytes enables solid-state lithium-sulfur rechargeable batteries.
Electrons can behave as if they are a hundred times heavier than free electrons and superconducting.
A novel metal-organic framework (MOF) efficiently separates higher octane components from the low value ones, offering great potential for significant cost reduction in gasoline production.
Ionic liquids found to behave differently than expected.
The discovery of the first binary magnetic quasicrystals will enable the unraveling of the fundamental relationship between the structure and magnetism in aperiodic materials.
Magnetic domains exhibit the same dynamic jamming behavior universal to granular materials, polymers, glasses and emulsions.
Proton radiography is a new tool for imaging melting and solidification of metals.
Researchers create materials that can store lots of energy and deliver it quickly.
New Battery Design Could One Day Help Solar and Wind Power the Electrical Grid
Using artificial nanostructures to control the properties of light could play a prominent role in the future of computing.
Predicted materials could economically produce high-purity methane from natural gas systems and separate methane from coal mine ventilation systems.