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Researchers Determine the Three-Dimensional Positions of Individual Atoms for the First Time
Atoms are the building blocks of all matter on Earth, and the patterns in which they are arranged dictate how strong, conductive or...
Jan 12, 20164 min read


UCLA researchers create exceptionally strong and lightweight new metal
A team led by researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has created a super-strong yet light...
Jan 12, 20163 min read


Self-adaptive material heals itself, stays tough
Rice University scientists mix up a new type of flexible composite An adaptive material invented at Rice University combines self-healing...
Jan 12, 20163 min read


This Heat-Responsive Coating Could Keep Lithium-Ion Batteries From Catching Fire
Stanford researchers have invented a lithium-ion battery that turns on and off depending on the temperature. The new technology could...
Jan 12, 20163 min read
A Nanoscale Look at Why a New Alloy is Amazingly Tough
Just in time for the icy grip of winter: A team of researchers led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley...
Jan 7, 20163 min read


New Material for Detecting Photons Captures More Quantum Information
Detecting individual particles of light just got a bit more precise—by 74 picoseconds to be exact—thanks to advances in materials by...
Jan 6, 20162 min read
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