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Materials science is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering.
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Dec. 4, 2024 — Since the 1960s, scientists who study X-rays, lightning and similar phenomena have observed something curious: In lab experiments replicating these occurrences, electrons accelerated between two electrodes can be of a higher energy than the voltage ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — A theoretical study suggests that small black holes born in the early universe may have left behind hollow planetoids and microscopic tunnels, and that we should start looking within rocks and old ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high in 2024, according to new ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — Thin, flexible device could help people with visual impairments 'feel' surroundings. Device comprises a hexagonal array of 19 actuators encapsulated in soft silicone. Device only uses energy when actuators change position, operating for longer ...
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Dec. 9, 2024 — Physicists have devised an algorithm that provides a mathematical framework for how learning works in lattices called mechanical neural ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Modeling how cars deform in a crash, how spacecraft responds to extreme environments, or how bridges resist stress could be made thousands of times faster thanks to new artificial intelligence that ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Scientists have developed the first electrically pumped continuous-wave semiconductor laser composed exclusively of elements from the fourth group of the periodic table -- the 'silicon group'. Built ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Computer memory could one day withstand the blazing temperatures in fusion reactors, jet engines, geothermal wells and sweltering planets using a new solid-state memory device developed by a team of ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Consumers' real-world stop-and-go driving of electric vehicles benefits batteries more than the steady use simulated in almost all laboratory tests of new battery designs, a new study ...
Dec. 5, 2024 — The Horner--Wadsworth--Emmons (HWE) reaction is commonly used in organic chemistry to synthesize conjugated aldehydes. However, traditional HWE reaction methods sometimes have inconsistent (E)- and ...
Dec. 5, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that MXenes, a type of material known for its excellent electrical conductivity, actually have very low thermal ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — Researchers characterize the chemical makeup of 81 common household items. Researchers also evaluated the potential risk to ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — A new artificial intelligence model can predict how atoms arrange themselves in crystal ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — Iridium-based catalysts are needed to produce hydrogen using water electrolysis. Now, a team has shown that the newly developed P2X catalyst, which requires only a quarter of the Iridium, is as ...