Researchers at Saarland University in Germany have 3D-printed an electric motor rotor from metallic glass, a material that ...
A recent NSR paper measures mechanical properties of solids as a function of both crystalline grain size and grain-boundary thickness The world of solid materials is not composed solely of perfectly ...
Visual representation of the structure of low-density amorphous ice. Many tiny crystallites (white) are concealed in the amorphous material (blue). “Space ice” contains tiny crystals and is not, as ...
Researchers at Rice University and collaborators found that a new carbon material known as monolayer amorphous carbon is eight times tougher than graphene. Credit: Gustavo Raskoksy / Rice University ...
A new carbon material known as monolayer amorphous carbon (MAC) however, is both strong and tough. (Nanowerk News) Even the strongest crack under pressure, a problem materials scientists have long ...