Crystals are supposed to be hard and brittle. But when we make them bendy, they help reveal the secrets of how elastic ...

Australian scientists have gained new insights into the fundamental behavior of flexible materials, allowing for the design of new building materials and technology.

Laboratory for Strategic Materials, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada ...

KIT researchers lay the foundation for new materials and chemical processes by synthesizing an unusual molecule. Researchers ...

A study suggests elasticity in objects originates from interactions between molecules in flexible materials. Researchers from ...

SECTIONS 1 and 2 of this book deal with crystal morphology. The information included in the fifty pages is surprisingly complete. It is to be regretted, therefore, that the authors have not made ...

New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead ...

Rubies and emeralds have the colors they do because, like many substances, they absorb some colors of light. Most visible light, like sunlight, is composed of all the colors of the rainbow: red, ...

Feb. 21, 2025 — Perovskite solar cells are highly efficient and low cost in production. However, they still lack stability over the decades under real weather conditions. An international ...

Experiments on battery electrodes and fuel cell catalysts while they're being used - operando spectroscopy - can ...

D-COFs developed by Tokyo researchers demonstrate low heat of adsorption and high CO2 selectivity, paving the way for ...

Once thought impossible, quasicrystals revealed a hidden order that challenges our understanding of materials. Their ...