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Researchers Uncover a Complex Process to Make Non-Magnetic Materials Magnetic

A complex process can modify non-magnetic oxide materials in such a way to make them magnetic.

7 Aug 2020

Research Team Discovers Unusual Structures of Tellurium Compounds

The periodic system contains 118 chemical elements. However, only a few of them, such as hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and silicon, are of major importance in our daily lives.

7 Aug 2020

Microrecycling Science Delivers New 'Material Microsurgery'

A new technology that promises to enhance the advanced manufacturing sector in Australia has been developed by the pioneers of ‘microrecycling science’ at UNSW’s Sustainable Materials and Research (SMaRT) Centre.

4 Aug 2020

Researchers Electrically Transform Iron Sulfide into Magnetic Material

In a breakthrough new study, scientists and engineers at the University of Minnesota have electrically transformed the abundant and low-cost non-magnetic material iron sulfide, also known as "fool's gold" or pyrite, into a magnetic material.

31 Jul 2020

New Fabric Material Cools Wearer Without Using Electricity

Air conditioning and other space cooling methods account for about 10% of all electricity consumption in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

30 Jul 2020

New Self-Healing Material Patterned After Squid Ring Teeth Protein

An Army-funded project developed a self-healing material patterned after squid ring teeth protein.

28 Jul 2020

New Small, 3D Origami Metamaterials Exhibit Unprecedented Mechanical Properties

The simplicity and elegance of origami, an ancient Japanese art form, has motivated researchers to explore its application in the world of materials.

28 Jul 2020

Controlling Non-Magnetic Atoms to Tune Magnetic Properties of Chromium Halide

The magnetic properties of a chromium halide can be tuned by manipulating the non-magnetic atoms in the material, a team, led by Boston College researchers, reports in the most recent edition of Science Advances.

27 Jul 2020

Researchers Solve First Robust Theoretical Model of Strange Metals

Even by the standards of quantum physicists, strange metals are just plain odd. The materials are related to high-temperature superconductors and have surprising connections to the properties of black holes.

24 Jul 2020