Nanoreactor grows hydrogen-storage crystals, purple LED streetlights, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 7, 2022.
Read MoreHollow silica particles exhibit lower thermal conductivities than current common thermal insulation materials, while also being easier and cheaper to fabricate than state-of-the-art insulating aerogels. Two recent studies demonstrate the work being done to develop stable and scalable hollow silica particle-based composites for next-generation thermal insulation systems.
Read MoreStoring data generated by sophisticated microscopy instruments is quite easy, but accessing, interpreting, and acting on the terabytes of data is challenging. Two recent papers offer interesting approaches to interacting with electron microscopes and the data they produce.
Read MoreThough hexagonal boron nitride is generally regarded as the most stable boron nitride structure, the relative phase stabilities of boron nitride polymorphs are still under debate. Researchers led by the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology used Monte Carlo simulations to calculate the relative phase stabilities of these polymorphs.
Read MoreTristructural isotropic coated particle fuel is expected to improve safety of nuclear reactors. Researchers led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville investigated the potential of using silicon nitride and zirconium nitride in TRISO particle fuel rather than silicon carbide.
Read MoreClay minerals help curb methane emissions, water-promoted fracture growth on glass, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 19, 2022.
Read MoreWeak bonds help make borophene, hydrogel battery for bioimplants, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 17, 2021.
Read MoreBreakup of a single chemical bond, lass ‘sand’ to prevent coastal erosion, a new way to control magnets, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 6, 2021.
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