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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / March 27, 2024

Tiny crystals give solar panels a glow-up, glass thermal insulation, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 27, 2024.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / January 17, 2024

Rid nanotubes of impurities, get more out of Moore’s Law, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 17, 2024.

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Ceramic and glass business news of the week for October 2, 2023

By Lisa McDonald / October 2, 2023

U.K. and Germany sign hydrogen energy collaboration agreement, National Academies decadal survey seeks tenfold boost for spaceborne research budget, and more ceramic and glass business news of the week for October 2, 2023.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / April 12, 2023

Rubble rebuilds key infrastructure, fully recyclable printed electronics, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 12, 2023.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / February 15, 2023

Perovskite-based thermochromic windows, chip-size titanium-doped sapphire laser, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 15, 2023.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / July 13, 2022

Flashing creates 2D boron nitride, graphene tattoo monitors blood pressure, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 13, 2022.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / June 22, 2022

Exfoliate hBN nanosheets, automate semiconductor research, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 22, 2022.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / March 23, 2022

Make cars out of petroleum residue, improve next-gen magnetic RAM, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 23, 2022.

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Crack—heal thyself! A new understanding of damage tolerance mechanisms in a MAX phase

By Eileen De Guire / November 19, 2021

Despite having weakly bonded layers, MAX phases demonstrate a surprisingly high damage tolerance. Researchers at Texas A&M and Universite Grenoble Alpes in France showed how cracks in a MAX single crystal can close and heal, thus contributing to the high damage tolerance.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / November 17, 2021

Weak bonds help make borophene, hydrogel battery for bioimplants, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 17, 2021.

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