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OxStu explores how the structure of glass makes it ubiquitous in everyday life and why we are still exploring its use.

The technology succeeds in making visible information on the atomic-scale 3D structure of amorphous carbon, based on measured X-ray scattering data. By making available detailed information on the ...

A new type of 3D-printed lattice structure has surprised researchers with its strength and light weight. It uses two different lattice structures merged together to eliminate the weak points ...

Amorphous silicon carbide ... having perfect crystal structures with no defects (including edge defects). Additionally, it is difficult to attain crystalline films that can be easily deposited, have ...

Semiconductors are a vital part of electronic devices due to their conditional conductivity, which can be controlled through various parameters. Silicon carbide is a semiconducting compound made up of ...

One way they modify the steel and come up with new types of it is by adding different alloys such as boron, nickel, chromium, manganese, silicon ... lattice. High-temperature austenite, an FCC ...

Crystalline silicon (c-Si) is the predominant material in wafer-based solar cells, while amorphous silicon is an essential ... This tetrahedral structure forms a crystal lattice that is perfect and ...

The world sits on the brink of a major ecological disaster and the need for renewable energy sources has never been more urgent. Perhaps the most significant source of untapped renewable energy is ...