An increasing number of seismologists are using fiber optic cables to detect seismic waves on Earth—but how would this technology fare on the moon, and what would it tell us about the deep layers of our nearest neighbor ...
Space Exploration
Feb 29, 2024
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Materials with superior mechanical strengths are crucial to many areas of modern industries and the scientific enterprise by providing cutting and drilling tools, structural components, protective coatings, and abrasives ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 26, 2023
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Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Energetic Materials Center and Purdue University Materials Engineering Department have used simulations performed on the LLNL supercomputer Quartz to uncover ...
Materials Science
Aug 1, 2022
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A research team led by Ji Shulin from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) studying the mechanism of silver nanowire films has recently discovered that the better the plasticity ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 20, 2022
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The strongest part of a tree lies not in its trunk or its sprawling roots, but in the walls of its microscopic cells.
Materials Science
Feb 10, 2022
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In a surprising discovery, an international team of researchers, led by scientists in the University of Minnesota Center for Quantum Materials, found that deformations in quantum materials that cause imperfections in the ...
Superconductivity
Oct 4, 2021
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The role of entanglements can determine the mechanical properties of glass polymer blends. In a new report now published on Science Advances, Cynthia Bukowski and a research team in polymer science and biomolecular engineering ...
With the ability to produce metallic glass in bulk quantities, the distinct mechanical behavior of these materials has opened up new application opportunities. However, the poor room temperature plasticity of bulk metallic ...
Materials Science
Apr 1, 2021
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Semiconductor materials play an indispensable role in our modern information-oriented society. For reliable performance of semiconductor devices, these materials need to have superior mechanical properties: they must be strong ...
Nanophysics
Mar 5, 2021
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Metals containing niobium silicide are promising materials that can withstand high temperatures and improve efficiency of gas turbines in power plants and aircraft. But it has been difficult to accurately determine their ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 12, 2021
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