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Scientists achieved thin films with structures virtually impossible via traditional methods.
Common constituents prevent uranium from precipitating from liquids, letting it travel with groundwater.
The quest for solar cell materials that are inexpensive, stable, and efficient leads to a breakthrough in thin film organic-inorganic perovskites.
More atomic bonds is the key for performance in a newly discovered family of cage-structured compounds.
New material based on common iron ore can help turn intermittent sunlight and water into long-lasting fuel.
New state of matter holds promise for ultracompact data storage and processing.
Use of electric fields to reversibly change a material’s hardness by up to 30 percent promises new functionalities for microphones and sensors.
Straining a thin film controllably allows tuning of the materials’ magnetic, electronic, and catalytic properties, essential for new energy and electronic devices.
Scientists explain diverse results around a material that is both insulator and conductor and offer chemical roadmap to harness it.
Sub-nanometer molecular asymmetry between the two different faces of nanoparticle membranes formed at air-water interface is revealed.
Penetrating x-rays can image defects and phase changes during battery charging and discharging.
Low-fatigue material remembers its shape, despite being transformed over 10 million times, could upgrade solar devices.
