New research into the crystallization process of additively manufactured Finemet alloys offers a promising roadmap toward ...

Materials that emit and manipulate light are at the heart of technologies ranging from solar energy to advanced imaging ...

Molten carbon can form into either diamond or graphite. A new study shows how graphite can sometimes form even under conditions that should lead to diamond. (Getty Images) The graphite found in your ...

Chemists have developed a generative AI model that can make it much easier to determine the structures of powdered crystal materials. The prediction model could help researchers characterize materials ...

The article discusses how increasing disorder in the atomic structure of materials influences macroscopic heat conduction — a critical property for heat-management technologies. The materials studied ...

Solar power is one of the world's fastest-growing renewable energy sources, and perovskite-based designs are rapidly gaining popularity over traditional silicon due to their unique properties.

Superconductivity—the ability of a material to conduct electricity without any energy loss to heat—enables highly efficient, ultra-fast electronics essential for advanced technologies such as magnetic ...

Crystals and glasses have opposite heat-conduction properties, which play a pivotal role in a variety of technologies. These range from the miniaturization and efficiency of electronic devices to ...