Metals – Page 2
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ResearchMachine learning navigates vast materials space to discover new high-performance alloys
Neural net suggested unusual element combination to create better Invar alloys
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ResearchExplaining the mysterious purple gold at Spain's Alhambra
Chemical corrosion converts gold leaf into purple nanospheres
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ResearchMetallic deuterium made at pressures rivalling those found at the centre of a planet
Synthesis could aid study of high-pressure superconductors
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BusinessUkraine invasion rattles global supply chains
Russia’s war against Ukraine will impact supplies of metals, noble gases and more
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ResearchSqueezed crystal becomes better catalyst
Fine-tuning platinum’s lattice strain with removable atomic spacers boosts its catalytic activity by up to 50%
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ResearchNew process could turn scrap metal into hi-tech steel in demand for cars and alloys
Ultra-low carbon steel created electrochemically
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ResearchIodine revealed to be killer species that destroys tin-based perovskites
New insights into the mechanism that inactivates tin solar cells could lead to greener, more efficient devices
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ResearchComposite materials created using glue made from metallic glass
Lanthanum-based metallic glass could help make materials with precise properties
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ResearchA glimpse at alien volcanoes that spew metal
Hypothetical ferrovolcanoes explored with world’s only lava flow simulator
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ResearchPhotocatalytic process picks out precious metals from waste electronics
Silver, gold, platinum and palladium can be retrieved sequentially from circuit boards and catalytic convertors
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ResearchSuper-slippery 2D material could be ideal lubricant for planetary rovers
Metal carbide material is significantly better lubricant than oils
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ResearchNew magnesium alloy shows exceptional corrosion resistance
Magnesium reaps big benefits from tiny amounts of calcium
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ResearchHoles cause sodium nitride to behave like a metal
Clathrate’s strange metallic nature caused by electronically active cavities
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ResearchColour-changing coating can diagnose damage to climbing ropes or safety equipment
Heat and friction changes appearance of metal-based coating
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FeatureRoom temperature superconductors
A dream since electricity was first harnessed humanity is tantalisingly close to achieving this goal
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ResearchShock treatment makes nanocatalysts from metals that are ‘impossible’ to mix
New technique allows nanoparticles to be produced from almost any combination of metals
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ResearchSuperconductivity discovered in extra-terrestrial objects for the first time
Material in meteorites is likely to have formed under intense conditions
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ResearchMetallic trihydrogen oxide could explain ice giants’ strange magnetic fields
Compound stable under extreme conditions might be source of Uranus’ and Neptune’s enigmatic magnetosphere
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Feature3D printing the future
Kit Chapman takes a tour of a US Department of Energy lab, where 3D printing is performed on a massive scale