Researchers have revisited a long-known material and uncovered a way to dramatically enhance its performance by altering its ...

Most solid materials we rely on, from steel, to plastics and ceramics, are designed to have specific properties. Whether a material is soft and flexible, or stiff and tough depends on how molecules ...

UB chemist Jason Benedict and his team spent years developing photoswitchable crystals. Every crystal’s shape is a mirror of the internal arrangement of their molecules, but the molecules in ...

Abstract: To increase the volumetric energy density modern high-energy Lithium-Ion cells consist of Graphite/Silicon ($\mathbf{G r} / \mathbf{S i}$) composite negative electrodes. Due to the high ...

Crews were at the scene of an active house fire Sunday morning in Outer Banks. The fire broke out amid high wind gusts and cold air. No injuries were reported. Donald Trump impeachment odds as ...

Columbia firefighters said frigid temperatures affected their response to a residential structure fire early Saturday morning. No one was injured in the incident and the structure sustained visible ...

Florida State University scientists have engineered a new crystal that forces atomic magnets to swirl into complex, repeating patterns. The effect comes from mixing two nearly identical compounds ...

Electric vehicle driving range drops by 25–40% at temperatures below 5 °C as chemical reactions in the battery become sluggish. Improving cold-weather performance often comes at the expense of energy ...

Duplicates of crystal structures are flooding databases, implicating repositories hosting organic, inorganic, and computer-generated crystals. The issue raises questions about curation practices at ...