Complex oxides have long tantalized the materials science community for their promise in next-generation energy and information technologies. Complex oxide crystals combine oxygen atoms with assorted metals to produce unusual ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 24, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Wouldn't it be great to have a magical "energy box" that could convert a wide array of fuels to electricity with high efficiency and lower emissions? Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) show significant promise. ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 3, 2013
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Researchers at the University of Liverpool, the University of Bristol, University College London (UCL), and Diamond Light Source have developed new understanding of gallium oxide by combining a machine-learning theoretical ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 17, 2022
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A new report from Los Alamos National Laboratory this week in the journal Nature Communications provides new insight into what, exactly, makes some complex materials radiation tolerant.
Materials Science
Oct 30, 2015
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A novel way to directly detect the electronic properties at a complex oxide interface has been demonstrated by users from Argonne's Advanced Photon Source working collaboratively with researchers in the Electronic ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 21, 2010
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Imagine building cheaper electronics on a variety of substrates -- materials like plastic, paper, or fabric. Researchers at Taiwan's National Chiao Tung University have made a discovery that opens this door, allowing them ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 27, 2010
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For years, scientists have been trying to emulate photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria harness light from the sun to chemically transform water and carbon dioxide into energy that is stored ...
Materials Science
May 16, 2016
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Natural mother-of-pearl, such as mussels, is one of the hardest, most stable and stiff natural materials. Researchers have always been fascinated by it. The structure of mother-of-pearl is exquisite under the electron microscope; ...
Materials Science
Dec 10, 2018
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An international team has made a breakthrough at BESSY II. For the first time, they succeeded in investigating electronic states of a transition metal in detail and drawing reliable conclusions on their catalytic effect from ...
Materials Science
Aug 2, 2018
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Geologists from Trinity College Dublin have rewritten the evolutionary history books by finding that oxygen-producing life forms were present on Earth some 3 billion years ago – a full 60 million years earlier than previously ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 4, 2014
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