New technique clearly reveals signatures of subtle electronic phase transitions
Researchers developed a sensitive method for measuring the elastocaloric effect in solids, providing new ways to follow and study subtle phase transitions.
Parametrizing atmospheric models can help predict geophysical catastrophes
Scientists studied how different parametrizations of atmospheric models perform in representing extreme geophysical events and help predict the likelihood of natural catastrophes with climate change.
Nondestructive imaging technique characterizes two-dimensional crystallographic orientations
Transverse shear microscopy has been demonstrated as a nondestructive method of studying the shear deformation in two-dimensional crystal lattices.
Advances in lithium sulfur batteries pave the way for their commercial use
Studies exploring the potential of lithium sulfur batteries are summarized in a new review.
Studying patterns formed on rotating substrates can improve spin-rinsing techniques
An understanding of the patterns formed by a water jet on a rotating substrate can lead to environmentally friendly silicon wafer cleaning processes.
Machine learning inspires contemporary chemicals research
Atomistic structure learning algorithm (ASLA) teaches itself to build pristine graphene and other compounds by using an image recognition approach.
Velocity echoes in water provide hints about aquatic structure
Studying the echoes of disturbances in water can indicate inhomogeneities and local structures in the liquid.
Mueller matrix metrology for measuring the critical dimensions of nanostructures
Mueller matrix metrology, an advanced ellipsometry technique, can be an effective tool for analyzing the critical dimensions of nanostructures.
Simultaneously measuring the electrical and optical response of electrochromic materials
A new article presents an experimental setup that combines electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and color impedance spectroscopy to investigate materials with voltage-modulated optical properties.
Combining turbulence modelling techniques may address traditional limitations
Researchers could bypass typical shortcomings in the modelling of turbulence by combining two approaches.
Measurements indicate alpha-quartz’s surface signal should not be neglected in spectroscopy calibration
Phase-sensitive sum frequency generation spectroscopy reveals that the contribution from the surface of alpha-quartz to the overall sum frequency response signal is more significant than previously assumed.
New theoretical tool allows for direct and simple measurement of bulk electrolyte solutions
Scientists used the finite field approach to theoretically study the behavior of bulk aqueous electrolyte solutions, discovering many conceptual advantages over existing theoretical methods.