When slowly cooled, a glass-forming liquid can have its structure frozen into an amorphous solid state, avoiding ...

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According to the Weibo account Instant Digital, Apple has chosen metallic glass (amorphous metal ... repeating crystalline atomic structure, metallic glass features a disordered arrangement ...

His research focuses on the synthesis of bio- and customized materials, with key areas including: Advanced glass-ceramics/ceramics for dental and spinal applications; Nano-structured bioactive ...

Scientists at EPFL and AstraZeneca have developed a method to map the atomic-level structure ... amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC). Beyond ... Anything made out of plastic or glass is known ...

rather than a regular arrangement as in the case of a crystal. Previously, the atomic-scale structure of amorphous materials could only be handled qualitatively, or predicted/estimated using ...

“We’re taking glass and turning it into masonry that, at the end of a structure’s life, can be disassembled and reassembled into a new structure, or can be stuck back into the printer and turned into ...

The first crystal structure of an alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene has been revealed by a UCL-led research team. DNA is widely accepted to be formed of two strands that wind around one ...

Minerals, by definition, have to have a crystal structure ... the production of industrial glass, ceramics, and refractory materials heavily relies on amorphous minerals, particularly for their ...