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Making metal with the lightness of air
Gold, silver and copper are heavy metals, but LLNL scientists can now make them nearly as light as air — in a form so tiny it can ride on...
Jun 11, 20195 min read
Condensed matter physicists take a step closer to building a graphene-based topological insulator
In 2005, condensed matter physicists Charles Kane and Eugene Mele considered the fate of graphene at low temperatures. Their work led to...
Jun 10, 20194 min read
Thwarting oil-pipeline corrosion by identifying a nanoscale villain
Steel pipes rust and eventually fail. To preempt disasters, oil companies and others have created computer models to predict when...
Jun 6, 20193 min read
Researchers introduce novel heat transport theory in quest for efficient thermoelectrics
NCCR MARVEL researchers have developed a novel microscopic theory that is able to describe heat transport in very general ways, and...
May 29, 20194 min read
Rice U. lab grows stable, ultrathin magnets
Rice University researchers have simplified the synthesis of a unique, nearly two-dimensional form of iron oxide with strong magnetic...
May 26, 20193 min read
Aluminum is the new steel: NUST MISIS scientists made it stronger than ever before
Aluminum is one of the most promising materials for aeronautics and automobile industry. Scientists from the National University of...
May 26, 20193 min read
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