In a process analogous to how solids melt into liquids, the electrons in many different metals form crystal-like patterns ...

A long-standing mystery in materials science is beginning to unravel as researchers directly probe the hidden atomic ...

What was discovered: Scientists observed that electron crystals in metals can deform and melt like solids, disrupting their ordered patterns. Why it matters: Manipulating these structures could enable ...

For decades, relaxor ferroelectrics have powered everything from medical ultrasounds to sonar systems, yet their inner atomic ...

What was found: Electron crystals in metals can deform and melt like solids, altering conductivity and opening new technological possibilities. Why it matters: Controlling these structures could ...

For the first time, researchers directly characterized the 3D atomic structure of a relaxor ferroelectric, a class of ...

Materials called relaxor ferroelectrics have been used for decades in technologies like ultrasounds, microphones, and sonar ...

Accelerator-based high-energy electron diffraction determines 3D atomic structure of materials New method using ultrashort ...

What is Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)? Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), also known as backscatter Kikuchi diffraction (BKD), is a powerful characterization technique used to analyze ...

Positronium shouldn't last long enough to be interesting. It's an "atom" assembled from an electron and its antimatter twin — ...