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Penetrating x-rays can image defects and phase changes during battery charging and discharging.
Computer-simulated atomic motion answers real-world questions like “How do things break?”
Oppositely charged polymer chains can be “right-handed,” “left-handed,” or have no “handedness” at all, which controls whether a solid or liquid forms.
Study reveals surprising non-uniformity in vanadium dioxide that could one day enable more energy-efficient technologies.
Bio-based molecular machines mechanically extrude tiny tubes and form networks, aiding in the design of self-repairing materials.
Tiny “match-head” wires act as built-in light concentrators, enhancing solar cell efficiency.
For the first time, electron tomography reveals the 3D coordinates of individual atoms and defects in a material.
Scientists synthesized a theoretically-predicted material with unusual current-carrying properties that could open the door for next-generation electronics.
Simple human-made cellular analogues both sense and regulate in response to externally created stress.
Generating and moving small, stable magnetic islands at room temperature could be the ticket to more energy-efficient electronics.
Major milestone in molecular electronics scored by Molecular Foundry and Columbia University team.
Researchers harvest long-lived isotopes that are difficult or impossible to acquire otherwise.
