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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / November 22, 2023

Nanoparticles for cancer therapy, removal of dust precursors, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 22, 2023.

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Hands-free defect engineering: Electric fields control motion of ceramic dislocations without need for mechanical loading

By Lisa McDonald / July 25, 2023

While some studies have demonstrated that electric fields and light exposure can affect the motion of dislocations in ceramics, the principal driving force of motion in these cases was mechanical stress. Now, an international group of researchers showed dislocation motion in a single-crystalline zinc sulfide can be controlled using only an external electric field.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / June 28, 2023

Membranes for lithium extraction, electric fields control defect movement, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 28, 2023.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / May 24, 2023

Cleaner hydrogen energy, lithography-free photonic chips, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 24, 2023.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / November 23, 2022

Tiny ‘lyre’ tunes medical imaging systems, inflatable heat shield, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 23, 2022.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / December 22, 2021

Advancing commercial viability of solar fuels, cobalt’s human cost, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 22, 2021.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / December 1, 2021

Camera the size of a salt grain, new ultrahard diamond glass, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 1, 2021.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / June 16, 2021

New family of atomic-thin electrides, how catalysts age, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 16, 2021.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / February 5, 2020

Graphene won’t crack under pressure, nanoparticle chomps away plaques, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 5, 2020.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / May 29, 2019

Tougher titanium, octopus-inspired wearable sensor, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 29, 2019.

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