Researchers at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, N.C.) have now broken the critical casting thickness—the previous maximum possible size—for fabricating bulk metallic glass by using laser-based powder bed additive manufacturing.
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Concrete ships have been around since the 1800s. But there is one boat with a concrete hull that is still afloat in a Florida sound. Watch the video to learn more about the colorful history of “The Boat”—which seems to have more lives than a cat!
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Inducing superconductivity in tungsten disulfide monolayer, liquid-to-glass transition process gains clarity, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 28, 2018.
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Trace of manganese in graphene catalysts suggests better ultrathin fuel-cell components, solar cells could work come rain or shine with a TENG, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 21, 2018.
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Proving that it is possible to create a three-dimensional structure out of two-dimensional ceramic tiles, a group at Harvard Graduate School of Design built an 8-foot-tall structure that covers 145 square feet of interior space. Watch the video to see how they fabricated Tile Grid Shell.
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Flat gallium joins roster of new 2-D materials, common bricks can be used to detect past presence of radioactive materials, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 14, 2018.
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In the movie “Black Panther,” the superhero gets his powers from vibranium—a nearly indestructible material with superior properties. Materials scientists Yury Gogotsi and Jayakanth Ravichandran offer their perspectives on the material in a Gizmodo interview.
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Splitting crystals for 2-D metallic conductivity, nature-inspired design for new electrode could boost supercapacitors’ performance, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 7, 2018.
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Scalable 2-D materials advance future-gen electronics, using a laser to wirelessly charge a smartphone safely across a room, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 28, 2018.
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A new radiation detector made from graphene, team doubles down on energy storage with novel metal-oxide magnesium battery, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 21, 2018.
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