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 ...

Managing radioactive waste is one of the core challenges in the use of nuclear energy. In particular, radioactive iodine ...

A porous material that sucks up record-breaking amounts of methane could pave the way to more economical natural-gas-powered vehicles (Nat. Mater. 2017, DOI: 10.1038/nmat5050). Cars powered by ...

The material, a compound of manganese and sulfide (MnS2), ... “The fact that this material goes from an insulator to a metal and back to an insulator is very rare. ...

The material has the same atomic structure as silica glass, forming a pyramid shape with a zinc atom at the center and four molecules of the organic compounds surrounding it. The researchers ...

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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.

After “some trial and error” to determine the best metal compounds to use, Rees says, ... But the future for synthesizing materials using bacteria is bright, she adds: ...

A simple metal compound could make some big waves in robotics thanks to a strange property: it can move under its own volition, given the right environment. It's also in a liquid state, meaning it ...

As the name suggests, the material is a metal alloy, typically a eutectic mixture of gallium, indium, and tin (GaInSn, often sold under the brand name Galinstan).