Researchers created a near-room-temperature method to make high-entropy alloys with precise control of crystal structure and morphology for custom designs. (Nanowerk News) Humans have been making ...

A new breakthrough shows how to make MXenes far more quickly and easily, with fewer toxic byproducts. The secret to a perfect croissant is the layers -- as many as possible, each one interspersed with ...

The secret to a perfect croissant is the layers—as many as possible, each one interspersed with butter. Similarly, a new material with promise for new applications is made of many extremely thin ...

Researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys. Quasicrystals increase the strength of 3D-printed aluminum, the researchers discovered, making it ...

Electron microscope image of the aluminum alloy from the study. The light gray areas are sections of traditional crystals within the aluminum alloy, while the black dots are sections where NIST found ...