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Numerical Model System Helps Study the Mechanical Properties of Amorphous Solids

The atoms in a crystalline solid generally form an ordered lattice. Such a crystalline solid reacts elastically to slight deformations: upon removing the applied strain, the macroscopic stress, in addition to the microscopic configuration of the atomic lattice, returns back to the original state.

10 Dec 2018

Researchers Manipulate Liquid Crystal Elastomers to Move in Response to Different Stimuli

The pads in the astonishingly sticky feet of geckos are covered with setae—microscopic, hairlike structures with special physical and chemical composition and high flexibility that enable the lizard to grip ceilings and walls with ease.

5 Dec 2018

New Non-Porous Material Exhibits Unique and Inherent “Auxetic” Stretching Properties

A research team at the University of Leeds has identified the first artificial material that thickens at the molecular level upon stretching. The researchers found that the novel, non-porous material exhibits special and inherent “auxetic” stretching characteristics.

5 Dec 2018

Evolutionary Crystal Structure Prediction Algorithm Could Accelerate the Discovery of New Compounds

Russian scientists have discovered a new method for enhancing the crystal structure prediction algorithms, thus rendering the discovery of novel compounds many times faster. The study results have been reported in Computer Physics Communications.

12 Nov 2018

New Technique Could Help Understand the Atomic Structure of Materials

Phase transitions often occur that considerably change a material’s properties—the most familiar one being the solid-liquid-gas transition in water. Every phase relates to a new arrangement of the atoms inside the material, which governs the substance’s properties.

5 Nov 2018

Crystallography News

Numerical Model System Helps Study the Mechanical Properties of Amorphous Solids

Researchers Manipulate Liquid Crystal Elastomers to Move in Response to Different Stimuli

New Non-Porous Material Exhibits Unique and Inherent “Auxetic” Stretching Properties

Evolutionary Crystal Structure Prediction Algorithm Could Accelerate the Discovery of New Compounds

New Technique Could Help Understand the Atomic Structure of Materials

New Electronic Behavior on Bismuth Crystal Surface Could Prove Useful to Valleytronics

Russian Scientists Propose New Classification of Symmetry Groups in Crystal Space

Novel Molecular, Soft Cocrystalline Material Bends and Twists Reversibly

High-Resolution Microscopy Confirms Nanoscale Magnetic Properties

Physicists Study Properties of Higher-Order Topological Insulators

Industrial uses of WaterBorne, High Ratio Zinc Silicate Coating Systems

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Power Protection for the Semiconductor Industry

A Unique Integrated Solution for Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy

Inclusion Analysis in Steel with the ARL iSpark OES Spectrometer

Low Power 3D Hall Sensors with I2C Interface

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Using Footprint Analyzers to Quantify Limonene and Diacetyl Levels in Orange Juice

Identifying Zonation Patterns in Zircons

Technical Applications, a Guide for Using Advanced Ceramics

Crystallography News

1 Researchers Manage to Melt Gold Surface at Room Temperature Using an Electron Microscope

2 Novel Concept Based on Fluoride Ions May Boost Battery Lifetime

3 New Catalyst Material Can be Used to Produce Abundant Economical Hydrogen

4 New Iron Molecule Could be Useful in Producing Cheaper Solar Energy

5 Researchers Demonstrate Reversible Electrochemical Cycling of Fluoride-Ion Battery at Room Temperature

6 Next Generation FTIR Spectrometer Features New LightDrive Optical Engine Technology

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