Cuprate superconductors, comprised of copper oxides, have emerged as an intriguing electronic system as a result of its extremely high boiling temperature that exceeds that of liquid nitrogen, as well as its unique crystalline structure.
By Benedette Cuffari
11 Jul 2017
Researchers at Yonsei University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering have recently developed a new Iron–high Manganese alloy that is both strong and ductile. Young-kook Lee’s team investigated the tensile properties of three Fe-Mn austenitic steels by varying the carbon concentrations.
By Benedette Cuffari
10 Jul 2017
As Material Science Researchers continue to move away from their previous focus on working with traditional alloys, recent success and advantages associated with the use of single-phase concentrated solid-solution alloys (SP-CSAs) have pulled them in another direction.
By Benedette Cuffari
10 Jul 2017
Researchers from the Department of Geological Sciences at Stanford University have successfully developed a hexagonal close-packed phase high-entropy alloy.
By Benedette Cuffari
6 Jul 2017
Researchers led by Raymond McQuaid, Amit Kumar and Marty Gregg from Queen’s University have developed “domain walls” that exist within crystalline materials.
By Benedette Cuffari
6 Jul 2017
As society advances, there is an increasing demand to solve the worsening issues surrounding energy depletion and environmental pollution.
Researchers at the University of Yanshan University’s State Key Laboratory of Metastable Material Science and Technology have developed a light weight, ultra-strong and elastic carbon (C) material known as 'compressed glassy carbon'.
By Benedette Cuffari
4 Jul 2017
Container-molecules have become attractive to Chemists as they possess unique structural characteristics which are comparable to enzymes and receptors found in nature.
Researchers in Warwick have made a breakthrough in controlling the undesired brittle stages during lightweight steel production, meaning the metal can be produced on an industrial scale.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
28 Jun 2017
Light and tiny bubbles have been used to propel microparticles at forces many times greater than previously achieved in an innovative technique, which could have significant implications in the development of micromotors and optical devices for use in solar cells.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
28 Jun 2017