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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / April 13, 2022

Freeze-thaw battery preserves energy, new transistor cuts energy use, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 13, 2022.

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An easier way to measure out-of-plane resistivity in ceramic matrix composites

By Jonathon Foreman / March 8, 2019

Researchers from the United States and Germany developed a method for determining both in-plane and out-of-plane resistivity simultaneously, making it easier to check for damage in ceramic matrix composites.

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Porous SiC at heart of solar concentrator technology

By Jim Destefani / October 21, 2013

Porous silicon carbide cubes are at the heart of solar concentrator power plant technology under development at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt).

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Interlocking ceramic elements lead to quasi-plastic properties

By Martin Grolms / May 29, 2012

Display of self-interlocking elements from oxide ceramics. Assemblies of such elements possess an increased bending compliance compared to bulk plates. Cracks are confined to a few elements, so that most…

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