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By Lisa McDonald / June 23, 2021

Sound–light pulses in 2D materials, recovering rare-earth metals, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 23, 2021.

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By Lisa McDonald / May 5, 2021

Vertical turbines for wind farms, researching Native American obsidian objects, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 5, 2021.

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Glass discovery and design: 21 challenges in artificial intelligence and machine learning for glass science

By Lisa McDonald / February 23, 2021

Artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches to materials design can accelerate the discovery of new glasses in an economical fashion. Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and the University of California, Los Angeles, identified 21 challenges that, when addressed, can aid in harnessing the full potential of these methods for glass science.

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By Lisa McDonald / November 11, 2020

Energy-saving “liquid window,” lead-free magnetic perovskites, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 11, 2020.

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By Lisa McDonald / July 15, 2020

Strategies for recycling solar panels, vulnerabilities in 3D-printed carbon-fiber composites, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 15, 2020.

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Ultrafast high-temperature sintering—opening the door to AI-driven materials discovery

By Lisa McDonald / May 15, 2020

Artificial intelligence techniques hasten the process of identifying new ceramic and glass compositions, but current synthesis methods limit how quickly new compositions can be experimentally tested. University of Maryland researchers and colleagues developed a new ultrafast high-temperature sintering method that could greatly speed up ceramic synthesis.

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By Lisa McDonald / March 18, 2020

Scalable MXene production system, deep learning obstacle overcome, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 18, 2020.

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Predicting optimal glass compositions: A review of machine learning for glass science and engineering

By Lisa McDonald / September 17, 2019

Machine learning can greatly facilitate design of new glasses by predicting a range of promising compositions to test. A recent paper by researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, reviews studies investigating machine learning methods for just that purpose.

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No bones about it—clay-enhanced hydrogel shows promise for treating bone defects

By Lisa McDonald / September 13, 2019

For hydrogels to promote tissue formation, they must be suitably porous to allow transplanted cells to move around. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, created clay-enhanced hydrogels to increase pore size.

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By Lisa McDonald / August 28, 2019

Carbon nanotubes measurement possible, hydrogels treat bone defects, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 28, 2019.

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