Multiferroic materials, in which electric and magnetic properties are combined in promising ways, will be the heart of new ...

Water is ubiquitous and seemingly ordinary, possessing no distinct color or odor. Though we often take water for granted, it ...

The researchers tested their new approach on two groups of metals: five high-melting-point metals (vanadium, molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, and tungsten) and five noble metals (gold, platinum, ...

On February 4th, the Ministry of Commerce, in conjunction with the General Administration of Customs, officially issued an ...

Quantum spin liquids are fascinating states of matter where magnetic spins stay disordered, defying the usual rules of magnetism. Scientists have made an exciting discovery about one such material.

Researchers have revealed novel sequence-structure-property relationships for customizing engineered living materials (ELMs), enabling more precise control over their structure and how they respond to ...

Both rubies and emeralds are minerals, which is a type of rock with a consistent chemical composition and a highly ordered ...

One feature of compounds made with transition metals is their intense colour. There are many examples in nature, including ...

To improve the durability of tin perovskite, a method called Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) has been proposed that introduces large ...

T oday, silicon photonic circuits connect server racks and play key roles in chemical sensors, biosensors, and LIDAR for self ...

The colors of rubies and emeralds are so striking that they define shades of red and green - ruby red and emerald green. But ...