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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / January 3, 2018

Atomically thin perovskites boost for future electronics, microscopic glass structures could help improve solar panel performance, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 3, 2018.

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Disorderly conduct: Insight into materials failure could lead to glasses that are less likely to break

By April Gocha / December 5, 2017

An interdisciplinary group of scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have harnessed intense computation, data, and modeling power to determine how disordered solids fail, an understanding that could help engineer custom materials, such as glass that is less likely to break.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / March 30, 2016

Nanocrystal self-assembly, LED lights grow crops in space, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 30, 2016.

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