Some materials behave unexpectedly. They crack differently than expected, or react in ways that are hard to explain. The ...

Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have uncovered a new way to manipulate unusual magnetic states by exploiting “frustration” ...

Diamonds are famous for their strength, but scientists have long suspected that another form of diamond might be even harder.

When you think of glass, you probably picture something fragile and brittle, not a material built for high-stress ...

Scientists have discovered quantum vibrations in a crystal that link heat, sound, and magnetism for the first time.

Iron-based metallic glass alloys compatible with 3D printing reduce energy losses in electric motors by eliminating crystal ...

Here is why gallium nitride (GaN) is the natural successor to silicon MOSFETs in the 100–650 V class of power devices.

Atomic structure of the hexagonal diamond. Image from the study. Researchers named it lonsdaleite, after crystallographer ...

Diamonds are famous for their strength, but scientists have long suspected that another form of diamond might be even harder.

A team of physicists has computationally constructed a two-dimensional material that behaves like a paradox: it is disordered ...