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Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery by witnessing metals heal themselves without any human intervention, challenging fundamental scientific theories. The research team from Sandia National Laboratories and Texas A&M University observed pieces of metal cracking and fusing back together at the nanoscale, a phenomenon previously thought impossible. This newly discovered self-healing ability in metals could…

What is a calorie- While most people think of calories in relation to food, calories are simply a unit of heat energy. In fact, measuring calories is essential to energy science because every chemical reaction involves energy.

Scientists for the first time have witnessed pieces of metal crack, then fuse back together without any human intervention, overturning fundamental scientific theories in the process.

In the typical materials that we encounter every day-and even in state-of-the-art chips in computers-electrons move around in three dimensions (3D). However, scientists can force electrons to move around in two dimensions (2D) by creating ultra-thin materials like graphene.

Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and Texas A&M University announce the first observation of a self-healing metal. If harnessed, the newly discovered phenomenon could someday lead to engines, bridges and airplanes that reverse damage caused by wear and tear, making them safer and longer-lasting.

New research sheds light on the mechanism behind how a special material changes from an electrically conducting metal to an electric insulator. The researchers studied lanthanum strontium nickel oxide (La1.67Sr0.33NiO4) derived from a quantum material La2NiO4.

A common food and medicine additive has shown it can boost the capacity and longevity of a next-generation flow battery design in a record-setting experiment.A research team from the Depar. . .

A new flow battery design achieves long life and capacity for grid energy storage from renewable fuels.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory a $12M competitive renewal grant to continue research in photosynthetic energy capture, conversion and storage

When some semiconductors absorb light, excitons (or particle pairs made of an electron bound to an electron hole) can form. Two-dimensional crystals of tungsten disulfide (WS2) have unique exciton states that are not found in other materials.