You probably learned in high school chemistry class that core electrons don't participate in chemical bonding.

Alchemy, which attempted to turn cheap metals such as lead and copper into gold, has not yet succeeded. However, with the development of alloys in which two or three auxiliary elements are mixed with ...

Since their relatively recent appearance on the commercial scene, rare-earth magnets have made quite a splash in the public imagination. The amount of magnetic energy packed into these tiny, shiny ...

Isikawa, Japan-- Superconductivity refers to the loss of electrical resistance of a material and requires extremely low temperatures (< -200°C) in order to persist. This low temperature, otherwise ...

AZoM talked with Professsor Artem Oganov, to find out more about sodium boride and his recent research. What is sodium boride and what are its properties? Boron is arguably the most complicated ...

An international research team led by the University of Bayreuth has discovered a metal that combines electrical conductivity ...

Researchers created a near-room-temperature method to make high-entropy alloys with precise control of crystal structure and ...

Crystals might look simple, but their growth tells a far more complex and fascinating story. From grains of salt to diamonds, crystals form when particles lock into repeating patterns. For many years, ...

The microchips that power our phones, computers, and countless other devices look perfectly uniform on the outside, but on ...

Physicists have unveiled a new type of time crystal that is governed by quantum behavior that conflicts with classical models ...