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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

3D Crystallography Helps Visualize Particle Distribution in Metal Composites

From the wires suspending bridges to the proverbial pots and pans, metal composites have to account for a range of durability, malleability, and strength to fulfill human requirements.

16 Nov 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

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

A new study demonstrated an evolving electronic behavior on the surface of bismuth crystals, providing a better understanding of valleytronics.

20 Aug 2018

Russian Scientists Propose New Classification of Symmetry Groups in Crystal Space

Atoms arranged mutually in crystal space are believed to correlate with the least of the potential energy of interaction of all crystal atoms.

30 Jul 2018

Cutting Edge Small Molecule XRD System Installed at the University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne enhances its X-ray Diffraction Facility with the XtaLAB Synergy-S, a cutting-edge XRD machine for superior crystallography research.

From AXT Pty Ltd 12 Jul 2018