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Scientists Use X-Rays and Lasers to Map Chemical Bonds in Materials

To unlock materials of the future, including better photocatalysts or light-switchable superconductors, researchers need to understand how the valence electrons within materials respond to light at the atomic scale.

12 Mar 2026

Study Challenges Conventional Wisdom on Controlling Heat Flow in Solid Materials

New research from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with The Ohio State University and Amphenol Corporation, challenges conventional understanding about controlling heat flow in solid materials.

9 Mar 2026

How Platinum Atoms Prevent Sintering and Extend the Life of Catalysts

A team of researchers, including scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, investigated a class of metal nanoparticles used as catalysts in major industrial processes. They found that adding a trace amount of platinum to copper nanoparticles greatly reduced an effect known as "sintering," which causes these catalysts to degrade over time.

6 Mar 2026

New Research Initiatives Strengthen Supply Chain for Isotopically Enriched Materials

The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced significant progress in research and development initiatives to increase the supply chain for isotopically enriched materials. These materials are critical to quantum information science and other advanced technologies.

5 Mar 2026

AI-Powered Platform Could Compress Chemistry and Material Discovery Timelines

Understanding what complex chemical measurements reveal about materials and reactions can take weeks or months of analysis.

18 Feb 2026

Specially Engineered Crystal Demonstrates Unexpected Atomic Arrangement

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, working with international partners, have uncovered surprising behavior in a specially engineered crystal.

17 Feb 2026

Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc Deposition for Inkjet-Printed OLED Encapsulation

High-speed hydrogen-free encapsulation using FCVA deposition improves OLED moisture barrier performance, preserves TFT stability, and nearly doubles flexible device lifetime compared with ALD.

12 Feb 2026

New Studies for Manufacturing Advanced Materials in Orbit

Life-saving medicines, optical fibers and semiconductors could be made in space to benefit people and businesses across the UK.

10 Feb 2026

Centrifuge Cell Windows Now Offered in Sapphire and Quartz

High precision sapphire and quartz centrifuge cell windows for use in Beckman® Coulter analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) centrifuges that provide users with greater flexibility when configuring experiments have been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, RI.

6 Feb 2026

Soft Electrodes Could Improve Non-Invasive Nerve Stimulation

Polyurethane-based soft electrodes offer a scalable solution for non-invasive nerve stimulation, improving comfort and electrical contact in wearable devices.

5 Feb 2026

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