Metals – Page 4
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Alloy takes on improbable 'negative pressure' structure
New route to create materials almost impossible to make normally
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Unlimited combinations possible for new range of atom thick materials
Molten salts allow synthesis of 35 unknown 2D transition metal chalcogenides with many more possible
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Inorganic semiconductor has metal-like ductility
Pliable silver sulfur material may find uses in flexible electronics
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Manganese makeover for lithium-ion batteries
Cobalt-free cathodes could combat supply issues by using one of the cheapest metals available
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2D gallium stripped from molten metal
Gallenene is the first atomically thin material made by exfoliating a liquid metal
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How do liquid metal snowflakes grow?
Electrochemical oxidation shapes liquid gallium–indium metal into fractal shapes
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Business
Helium and rubber added to EU critical raw materials list
New classification sees nine materials pass threshold of supply risk, while two are downgraded
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Tentative claims for new metallic hydrogen phase
New results point to four or more solid forms of hydrogen
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Controversial metallic hydrogen claim under new scrutiny
Three high pressure groups pile on criticism as original ‘metallic hydrogen’ sample lost during catastrophic equipment failure
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Bismuth superconductor leaves theory up in the air
Discovery of superconductivity at exceptionally low temperatures confounds current understanding of the phenomenon
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Metal micronutrients get to the root of antifungal defence
Flavoursome tomato varieties could benefit from nanoparticle fertilisers
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News
Fungi eat up old batteries and spit out metals
Lithium and cobalt can be recycled from worn out lithium-ion batteries in low energy process thanks to fungal acids
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Metal ion swap improves artificial enzymes
Substituting iron with iridium expands the catalytic capacity of metalloenzymes
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Review
Rare: the high-stakes race to satisfy our need for the scarcest metals on earth
Exceptional elements
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Feature
Magical mixtures of metals
From bronze axes to jet engines, alloys have enabled humanity’s cutting-edge technology, as Fiona Case finds out
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Alloy rewrites phase-change rules
Zinc-gold-copper alloy experiences unprecedentedly low stress during transition, boosting time to failure