Quantum engineers have spent years trying to tame the fragility of qubits, only to be thwarted by the tiniest imperfections ...

Crystals are known far and wide for their beauty and elegance. But even though they may appear perfect on the outside, their microstructure can be quite complicated, making them difficult to model ...

A team of researchers has discovered an effective method for removing lattice defects from crystals. A team of researchers from Osaka University, the Institute for High Pressure Physics and the ...

Philosophical Transactions: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 371, No. 1988, New frontiers in anisotropic fluid—particle composites (13 April 2013), pp. 1-15 (15 pages) Thin liquid ...

Researchers show that Cartan's First Structure Equation links crystal defects to the same mathematical rules governing electric currents and magnetic fields. (Nanowerk News) A fundamental goal of ...

Researchers and industries have been using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to study semiconductors' stacking and dislocation faults. This article considers the analysis of crystal structures.

Half-Heusler Ni-based alloys are thermoelectric materials with the potential for converting waste heat into electricity. However, the origin of their impressive conversion efficiency is not entirely ...