Next-generation technology requires next-generation materials that can be tailored to exact mission requirements. Additive ...

High-entropy alloys can withstand extreme heat and stress, making them suitable for a variety of specific applications. A new study at the X-ray synchrotron radiation source BESSY II has now provided ...

Scientists have discovered the first superconductive quasicrystal. The crystalline alloy Al-Zn-Mg became quasicrystalline when the Al content was reduced to 15 percent, while remaining a ...

Atomic map of a high-entropy alloy nanoparticle shows different categories of elements in red, blue and green, and twinning boundaries in yellow. Alloys, which are materials such as steel that are ...

Researchers at LLNL have developed a method to control the atomic-scale structure of metals during additive manufacturing.

Through high pressure processing techniques performed in a symmetric diamond anvil cell, a group of researchers from the Department of Geological Sciences at Stanford University have successfully ...

High-entropy alloys are under discussion for very different applications: Some materials from this group are suitable for hydrogen storage, others for noble metal-free electrocatalysis, radiation ...

Inside the Findings That Shaped Materials Science takes a closer look at some of those turning points - the ideas, lab ...