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“There are a lot of different simulation methods that make different approximations, and they all provide slightly different results,” said Thomas Wolf. “The excitement is that this data can be used to unambiguously evaluate simulations.”

A team from UNIGE and the University of Pisa has designed surprisingly stable molecular assemblies, paving the way for new drug constructs and geometrically controlled materials.

Two-dimensional (2D) materials such as MXene are of great interest for hydrogen storage. An expert from HZB has investigated the diffusion of hydrogen in MXene using density functional theory. This modelling provides valuable insights into the key diffusion mechanisms and hydrogen's interaction with Ti₃C₂ MXene, offering a solid foundation for further experimental research.

DESY team finds surprising defects in tiny metal particles, which could stimulate the development of more efficient catalysts

This new understanding of water’s role could help researchers develop methods to accelerate chemical reactions at the interface, potentially increasing their efficiency and productivity for industrial processes.

To date, superlubricity has always been isotropic: the friction is cancelled in all directions equally. Now, with this new discovery, a new form of superlubricity is achieved, where the friction is zero in one direction only, and has conventional friction in other directions.