Material scientists create a new compound that has a thermal resistance up to 72% lower than some of the best liquid metals. ... the material is a metal alloy, typically a eutectic mixture of ...

Wang, Y. , Yong, T. , Wang, Y. , Yang, Y. and Li, X. (2025) Core-Shell VN@PCNs Nanoreactors as Cathode Materials for ...

The method required only 200 quantum-mechanical calculations to assess 375,000 configurations and is applicable to other material classes for accelerated discovery of functional compounds. This ...

Photocatalysts are powerful materials that use light as a source of energy for operation, becoming indispensable materials in ...

They rely on so-called metal-organic framework compounds, which work much better than the materials commonly used to date. ... The materials are water-resistant and highly electrostatically charged.

The new materials offer an alternative to metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of porous, crystalline materials made up of metals connected by organic linker compounds.

Key Takeaways About Metal-Organic Frameworks. Definition: MOFs are crystalline porous materials consisting of metal ions connected by organic linker molecules Structure: Cage-like structures with ...

Switchable compound shows promise for safer explosives Transition-metal complex’s sensitivity to impact changes in response to spin state by Tien Nguyen, special to C&EN ...

To the point: Lithium-ion batteries: Electrodes can be at least ten times thicker than is usual today if active material is applied to a metal fleece instead of contacts made of metal foils. Optimized ...

These compounds transfer heat more effectively than conventional thermal paste, but they come with some drawbacks, too. We've seen speculation that the liquid metal thermal paste interface ...

In the most metal-rich book cover, the chromium concentration was around 50 parts per million, well above the 4–25 ppm that can cause skin reactions, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...