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Achieving high tensile strength and ductility in refractory alloys by tuning electronic structure
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Achieving high tensile strength and ductility in refractory alloys by tuning electronic structure - Nature Materials
Guided by density functional theory, a commercially viable refractory alloy is developed, which exhibits excellent room-temperature ductility and strength, and high strength at elevated temperatures.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Achieving high tensile strength and ductility in refractory alloys by tuning electronic structure
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How charge frustration causes ion ordering and microphase separation at surfaces
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How charge frustration causes ion ordering and microphase separation at surfaces - Nature Materials
Atomic force microscopy is used to investigate the adsorption and organization of ions on charged surfaces. Trivalent ions adopt complex networks, clusters and layers associated with overcharging, whe...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:40 AM
How charge frustration causes ion ordering and microphase separation at surfaces
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Cell viscosity influences haematogenous dissemination and metastatic extravasation of tumour cells
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Cell viscosity influences haematogenous dissemination and metastatic extravasation of tumour cells - Nature Materials
The viscosity of tumour cells is shown to govern their ability to disseminate through the bloodstream and extravasate, establishing a key biomechanical factor of metastasis.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Cell viscosity influences haematogenous dissemination and metastatic extravasation of tumour cells
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Large-area non-stoichiometric phase transition in transition metal chalcogenide films
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Large-area non-stoichiometric phase transition in transition metal chalcogenide films - Nature Materials
Controllable and scalable phase transition of transition metal chalcogenides is challenging. Using in situ microscopic analysis, a non-stoichiometric phase transition from PdTe2 to PdTe is observed on...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Large-area non-stoichiometric phase transition in transition metal chalcogenide films
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Heterogeneous doping via nanoscale coating impacts the mechanics of Li intrusion in brittle solid electrolytes
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Heterogeneous doping via nanoscale coating impacts the mechanics of Li intrusion in brittle solid electrolytes - Nature Materials
Short-circuiting during fast charging through lithium dendrite intrusion into electrolytes is a major challenge in solid-state batteries. Here, using thermally annealed 3-nm-thick Ag coatings, lithium...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Heterogeneous doping via nanoscale coating impacts the mechanics of Li intrusion in brittle solid electrolytes
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Quasi-non-volatile capacitorless DRAM based on ultralow-leakage edge-contact MoS2 transistors
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Quasi-non-volatile capacitorless DRAM based on ultralow-leakage edge-contact MoS2 transistors - Nature Materials
An in situ multistep edge-contact process is developed for MoS2 transistors, achieving quasi-non-volatile capacitorless two-transistor dynamic random-access memory with 5-bit accuracy and nanosecond w...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Quasi-non-volatile capacitorless DRAM based on ultralow-leakage edge-contact MoS2 transistors
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Wafer-scale monolayer dielectric integration on atomically thin semiconductors.
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Wafer-scale monolayer dielectric integration on atomically thin semiconductors - Nature Materials
Wafer-scale monolayer MoO3 enables the integration of dielectrics with ultralow capacitance equivalent thickness on atomically thin semiconductors, achieving high yield and effective operation of n-ty...
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January 19, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Wafer-scale monolayer dielectric integration on atomically thin semiconductors.
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Gate structuring on n-type bilayer MoS2 field-effect transistors for ultrahigh current density.
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Gate structuring on n-type bilayer MoS2 field-effect transistors for ultrahigh current density - Nature Materials
A dual-gate structure in bilayer MoS2 FETs is reported, allowing a high carrier density by compensating for the fringing field, which holds promise for 2D semiconductor logic applications.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Gate structuring on n-type bilayer MoS2 field-effect transistors for ultrahigh current density.
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Monolithic cell-on-memristor architecture enables wafer-scale integration of oscillatory chemoreceptors for bio-realistic gustatory chips.
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Monolithic cell-on-memristor architecture enables wafer-scale integration of oscillatory chemoreceptors for bio-realistic gustatory chips - Nature Materials
The fabrication of conventional artificial chemoreceptors are difficult to scale up. Here a wafer scale cell-on-memristor chemoreceptive array is reported, allowing for self-powered biosensing and in ...
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January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Monolithic cell-on-memristor architecture enables wafer-scale integration of oscillatory chemoreceptors for bio-realistic gustatory chips.
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A metastable tetragonal phase in two-dimensional halide perovskite lattices driven by a coherent Higgs mode.
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A metastable tetragonal phase in two-dimensional halide perovskite lattices driven by a coherent Higgs mode - Nature Materials
Light-induced phonon dynamics in 2D (BA)2PbI4 films reveal transient lattice shifts to a tetragonal phase, driven by Higgs-mode vibrations. Below-bandgap excitation causes larger spectral shifts, show...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
A metastable tetragonal phase in two-dimensional halide perovskite lattices driven by a coherent Higgs mode.
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Happy New Year! Our first issue of 2026 is now live. Read about frustrated magnetism in semiconductors, in-memory sensing in aqueous solutions, shear jamming in soft solids, tissue-specific delivery with LNPs and more. 👇
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January 2, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Happy New Year! Our first issue of 2026 is now live. Read about frustrated magnetism in semiconductors, in-memory sensing in aqueous solutions, shear jamming in soft solids, tissue-specific delivery with LNPs and more. 👇
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