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- Scientists solve one of the hardest problems in the computational atomic-scale mechanics of materials 12/12/2024 Currently employed computational methods to simulate materials and their mechanical behavior are based on molecular dynamics (MD) with atomistic force-fields. These methods provide an excellent description of the thermodynamically stable phases of materials with arbitrary chemical and microstructural complexity.
- Scientists may have an explanation for why some batteries don’t last 10/12/2024 Hydrogen protons, not lithium ions, may explain self-discharge and battery degradation
- Scientists developed a sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick 21/11/2024 Meet graphene’s newest metallic cousin, goldene. For the first time, researchers have created a free-standing sheet of gold that’s just one atom thick.
- Successful development of a perfect diamagnetic conducting polymer 19/11/2024 Conducting polymers exhibit a variety of properties in addition to their conductivity. Research has explored their use in light-emitting devices, electromagnetic wave shielding, and anticorrosion materials. One notable characteristic is paramagnetism.
- Two real-world tests of quantum memories bring a quantum internet closer to reality 14/11/2024 Experiments in cities show how to spread quantum entanglement through a network
- Innovative method accelerates and simplifies synthesis of 2D transition metal sulfides 12/11/2024
- New strategy unlocks magnetic switching with hydrogen bonding at molecular level 23/10/2024 A research team from Kumamoto University has successfully developed a new approach to create switchable magnetic materials by using hydrogen bonding at the molecular level. Their study shows how certain metal complexes, previously unresponsive to external stimuli, can now exhibit sharp and complete magnetic transitions by introducing chiral hydrogen bonds.
- Researchers crack a key problem with sodium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and grid energy storage 03/10/2024 Lithium-ion batteries have long dominated the market as the go-to power source for electric vehicles. They are also increasingly being considered for storage of renewable energy to be used on the electric grid. However, with the rapid expansion of this market, supply shortages of lithium are projected within the next five to 10 years.
- Chemical imaging method holds promise for separate overlapping fingerprints 19/09/2024 A new study from the Department of Forensic Medicine at Aarhus University is the first in the world to analyze fingerprints on gelatin lifters using chemical imaging. This could be crucial in criminal cases where current methods fall short.
- 3D bioprinting materials offer possibility for better bone and soft tissue repair 10/09/2024
- Researchers explore design of polar crystalline solids of pure molecular materials 05/09/2024 Harmeet Bhoday, a Missouri S&T Ph.D. student in chemistry from Chandigarh, India, was the lead author of an article titled "Perfect Polar Alignment of Parallel Beloamphiphile Layers: Improved Structural Design Bias Realized in Ferroelectric Crystals of the Novel Methoxyphenyl Series of Acetophenone Azines."