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New Thin Membranes Can Self-repair Following Damage
Cell-membrane-like films precisely reconfigure to produce valuable materials by design.
Cell-membrane-like films precisely reconfigure to produce valuable materials by design.
Research uncovers the errors that prevent modeled precipitation variations from matching real-world results.
Researchers reveal the factors that affect the stability of semiconductors in solar fuel devices to aid the discovery of next-generation materials.
Simulations indicate that ultrafast laser pulses leave vortex-shaped patterns in their wake.
Scientists reveal conductive edges and thread-like flaws using a specialized imaging technique of interest for next-generation electronics.
Straining a thin film controllably allows tuning of the materials’ magnetic, electronic, and catalytic properties, essential for new energy and electronic devices.
Scientists identified defects responsible for detrimental blinking that limits nanoparticle use in LEDs, solar cells, and lasers.
Analyses reveal diversity in carbon turnover and other degradation processes, offering insights for biofuel production.
New approach could benefit applications as diverse as propeller and printers.
Scientists explain diverse results around a material that is both insulator and conductor and offer chemical roadmap to harness it.
Better storm surge prediction capabilities could help reduce the impacts of extreme weather events, such as hurricanes.
Studies of the neutrinos emitted in the radioactive decay of nuclei held in an ion trap allow sensitive searches for new interactions.