In Switzerland, Antonia Neels, head of Empa’s Center for X-ray Analytics, has been working on the mysterious material called bulk metallic glasses for about 15 years. Her team investigates the internal structure of metallic glass using various x-ray methods, thereby discovering correlations with properties such as deformability or fracture behavior. In a few months, a sample of metallic glass will be studied in the microgravity of the International Space Station (ISS).
Video description Advancements in material and device fabrication technologies have enabled the development of low-cost, low-power, printed hybrid electronic devices for a variety of applications, including chemical sensors, radio frequency antennae, lab-on-chip health care devices, organic neuromorphic devices, and more.
The development of new thin semiconductor materials requires a quantitative analysis of a large amount of reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) data, which is time consuming and requires expertise. To tackle this issue, scientists from Tokyo University of Science identify machine learning techniques that can help automate RHEED data analysis.
Scientists at Kyoto University’s Institute for Cell-Material Sciences have discovered a novel cluster compound that could prove useful as a catalyst.
Researchers have invented a device that electronically converts one metal so that it behaves like another for use as a catalyst in chemical reactions. The device, called a “catalytic condenser,” is the first to demonstrate that alternative materials that are electronically modified to provide new properties can yield faster, more efficient chemical processing.
