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By Lisa McDonald / August 12, 2020

Bring agrivoltaics to the next level, make nonmagnetic materials magnetic, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 12, 2020.

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By Lisa McDonald / June 24, 2020

rGO doubles toughness of ceramic electrolytes, smart sponge could clean up oil spills, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 24, 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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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / May 6, 2020

Ceramic fuel cell operates on butane gas, heal spinal cord injuries with graphene, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 6, 2020.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / December 18, 2019

Electrons flow like water, bullets that shoot through water, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 18, 2019.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / April 3, 2019

A compass pointing west, cleaning up oil using magnets, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 3, 2019.

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By Lisa McDonald / March 6, 2019

Welding glass to metal, defying Joule’s first law, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 6, 2019.

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By Lisa McDonald / February 13, 2019

Nanoparticles may promote cancer metastasis, ceramic sensors for bridge strain, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 13, 2019.

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Ultrathin aluminum oxide layer boosts performance of garnet ceramic solid-state batteries

By April Gocha / January 17, 2017

Researchers at the University of Maryland have designed a way to insert an ultrathin layer of aluminum oxide in between a garnet ceramic electrolyte and electrodes of solid-state batteries, decreasing impedance by 300-fold and allowing the energy to flow.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / November 19, 2014

Growing forests of carbon nanotubes, high-temperature superconductors explained, new crystalline order for thermoelectric applications, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 19, 2014.

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