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Discovery of extended slip bands reshapes understanding of material deformation under stress
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Discovery of extended slip bands reshapes understanding of material deformation under stress

UC Irvine researchers have revealed the divergent evolution of slip banding, the process that creates deformation localization in materials under stress. The top...

Hybrid thermoelectric material achieves high efficiency by decoupling heat and charge transport
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Hybrid thermoelectric material achieves high efficiency by decoupling heat and charge transport

Microstructure evolution in Fe2V0.95Ta0.1Al0.95 Heusler compounds upon incorporating Bi1−xSbx. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57250-6 Thermoelectric materials enable the direct conversion of heat...

Finger-shaped tactile sensor advances robotic touch with multi-directional force detection and material identification
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Finger-shaped tactile sensor advances robotic touch with multi-directional force detection and material identification

a) Schematic of the overall structure of the FTS inspired by human fingers. b) Schematic diagram of the FTS on a robot and...

Living fungus-based building material repairs itself for over a month
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Living fungus-based building material repairs itself for over a month

Graphical abstract. Credit: bioRxiv (2024). DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.03.592484 Engineers have developed a building material that uses the root-like mycelium of a fungus and bacteria...

Hybrid anode material advances lithium-ion battery technology
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Hybrid anode material advances lithium-ion battery technology

A novel composite material, combining the conductivity of graphene oxide with the energy storage capacity of nickel-iron compounds, is shown. This carefully engineered...

Hybrid anode material advances lithium-ion battery technology
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Hybrid anode material advances lithium-ion battery technology

A novel composite material, combining the conductivity of graphene oxide with the energy storage capacity of nickel-iron compounds, is shown. This carefully engineered...

Details on material composition now available for Germany’s entire building stock could promote sustainability
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Details on material composition now available for Germany’s entire building stock could promote sustainability

by Heike Hensel, Leibniz-Institut für ökologische Raumentwicklung e. V. View of an office building that is being demolished. Credit: Ricardo Vigh The construction...

Ajinomoto pledges to invest millions to produce material that’s vital to semiconductor packaging
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Ajinomoto pledges to invest millions to produce material that’s vital to semiconductor packaging

Ajinomoto is best known for MSG but it also makes semiconductor material It dominates production of the ABF insulating film used in GPUs...

Converting the forest industry’s carbon dioxide emissions into raw material for plastics
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Converting the forest industry’s carbon dioxide emissions into raw material for plastics

A pilot plant utilising captured carbon dioxide in VTT Bioruukki Pilot Centre, Espoo, Finland. Credit: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT Technical...