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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / April 17, 2024

Magnetic nanographene butterfly, resistance-free electron channels, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 17, 2024.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / March 20, 2024

Wastewater heats homes, soft support for stable glass, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 20, 2024.

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for September 18, 2023

By Lisa McDonald / September 18, 2023

Westinghouse and Energoatom pursuing deployment of AP300 small modular reactor, U.S. and Vietnam ink historic partnership, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for September 18, 2023.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / August 30, 2023

Direct power generation from methylcyclohexane, hidden phase transition, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 30, 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 / March 8, 2023

Sustainable phosphorus generation, carbon nanotube wiring, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 8, 2023.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / January 11, 2023

Superconductivity and ferroelectricity found in same 2D material, electronic bridge, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 11, 2023.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / December 14, 2022

Improved dental implant healing, stretchy nanogenerator, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 14, 2022.

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Good things come in even smaller packages: ZrO2 thin films on silicon show ferroelectricity down to 5 angstroms

By Guest Contributor / December 9, 2022

Ferroelectric materials are expected to revolutionize the next generation of ultralow-power microelectronics. In a recent study, researchers led by the University of California, Berkeley achieved atomic-scale ferroelectricity in fluorite-structured zirconium dioxide thin films on silicon.

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Preparing for winter—hollow silica particles could form the basis of next-generation thermal insulation systems

By Lisa McDonald / November 4, 2022

Hollow 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.

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