A team of researchers has identified atomic distortions that may be linked with high-temperature superconductivity in a ...

A new breakthrough is transforming MXenes—ultra-thin, high-tech materials—into something far more powerful and precise.

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” inside a crystal’s atomic structure. The team discovered a rare system where ...

Rice University scientists and collaborators have created a new type of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor that comes closer ...

Rice scientists have created a new type of 2D semiconductor that comes closer than ever to a “perfect” crystal.

Crystalline alloys used in motors today lose some energy through heat, but glass-like metals could solve this engineering ...

Researchers have discovered that perovskite crystals can rapidly and reversibly change shape when exposed to light, revealing a unique behavior not seen in traditional semiconductors.

the ability of a material to conduct electricity without any energy loss to heat - enables highly efficient, ultra-fast ...

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

A team of researchers has engineered a new class of two-dimensional perovskites with near-perfect crystal symmetry, unlocking record-breaking exciton diffusion beyond 2 micrometers. By eliminating ...