MIT Scientists Unveil a Secret of Stronger Metals
New research shows what happens when crystalline grains in metals reform at nanometer scales, improving metal properties. Forming metal into the specific shapes needed for…
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At SciTechDaily.com, you can read some of the latest applications of metals in fields like physics, geology, material science, hardware, and more. Metals are lustrous materials that are known to conduct electricity and heat well because of their famed “sea of electrons.” Because of this, they have many useful properties that are applicable to making efficient computer processors to manufacturing sustainable materials.
Groundbreaking “Chameleon Metal” Invented That Acts Like Many Others
New discovery could improve efficiency for storing renewable energy, making carbon-free fuels, and manufacturing sustainable materials. A team of energy researchers led by the University…
Dislocation Avalanches: Smallest Earthquakes Ever Detected in Micron-Scale Metals
On the micrometer scale deformation properties of metals change profoundly: the smooth and continuous behavior of bulk materials often becomes jerky due to random strain…
A Surprising Structural Change in Metal Oxide at Low Temperature May Resolve a 60-Year-Old Mystery
Findings could help resolve a 60-year-old mystery and lead to applications in temperature-sensitive devices and energy-efficient systems. When water boils, it converts into another phase,…
The Future of Electronics: New Fermi Arcs Discovered
Newly discovered Fermi arcs that can be controlled through magnetism could be the future of electronics based on electron spins. These new Fermi arcs were…
Geological “Goldilocks Zone” for Metal Deposits Discovered at the Base of Earth’s Crust
Scientists have identified a mechanism through which important metals, crucial to the manufacturing of renewable energy technologies, are passed from the Earth’s mantle to the…
Newly Discovered Type of “Strange Metal” – Material That Shares Fundamental Quantum Attributes With Black Holes
A new discovery could help scientists to understand “strange metals,” a class of materials that are related to high-temperature superconductors and share fundamental quantum attributes…
Two-Dimensional Hybrid Metal Halide Device Allows Control of Terahertz Radiation
Researchers have utilized two-dimensional hybrid metal halides in a device that allows directional control of terahertz radiation generated by a spintronic scheme. The device has…
Novel Metal Discovered Where Electrons Flow in the Same Way Water Flows in a Pipe
The findings confirm theoretical predictions that certain metallic specimens could support an electron-phonon liquid phase. A team of researchers from Boston College has created a…
Nanocluster Catalyst Discovery Will Protect Precious Metals
Scientists have created a new type of catalyst that will lead to new, sustainable ways of making and using molecules and protect the supply of precious metals. A research team from the University of…
Creating Metallic Water – While Avoiding an Explosion From Violent Chemistry
Every child knows that water conducts electricity — but this refers to “normal” everyday water that contains salts. Pure, distilled water, on the other hand,…
New Theory Proposed To Explain the Transparency of Metallic Oxides
The electrons of some metal oxides, due to their large effective mass when coupled with the ionic lattice of the material, cannot follow the electric…
Metallic Glass Gears Up for Collaborative Robots, Coatings, and More
Bulk metallic glass could slash prices of collaborative robots and lead to advanced 3D printed metals. Where are the robot assistants we were promised? For…
In Remarkable Experiment, Scientists Create a Golden Drop of Metallic Water
Pure water is not a good conductor of electricity. It is, in fact, an electrical insulator. In order to conduct electricity, water must contain dissolved…
Simple and Cost-Effective Extraction of Valuable Rare Metals From Industrial Waste
Researchers from Kanazawa University recovered palladium and silver metal from industrial waste, which will help reduce pollution and alleviate demand from dwindling natural sources. Many…
Optimizing Noble Metal Catalysts With Clusters of Atoms to Enhance Performance and Save Resources
Lower-cost Production Thanks to Optimized Distribution of Atoms Billions of noble metal catalysts are used worldwide for the production of chemicals, energy generation, or cleaning…
Entering the Nanoscale Platinum Age: First High-Entropy Alloy Made of All Six Platinum Group Metals
Beginning with the Bronze Age, metal alloys have changed civilizations. The latest alloy iteration is nanosized high-entropy alloys, or HEA. In the Journal of American…
Deep-Earth Structures Discovered That May Signal Enormous Hidden Metal Lodes
Finding new giant copper, lead, zinc deposits could fuel green infrastructure. If the world is to maintain a sustainable economy and fend off the worst…
