Explore how the atomic structure of a metal determines its properties, such as conductivity and malleability, and how combining metals can create a new material with different properties.

Companies building next-generation products and breakthrough technologies are often limited by the physical constraints of ...

A team of researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory has identified the toughest material on Earth – a metal alloy of chromium, cobalt and nickel.

Which are the heaviest metals on earth? And what are their uses? Discover the metal that ranks heaviest based on density and atomic weight on the planet earth.

Atomic map of a high-entropy alloy nanoparticle shows different categories of elements in red, blue and green, and twinning boundaries in yellow. Alloys, which are materials such as steel that are ...

Atomic map of a high-entropy alloy nanoparticle shows different categories of elements in red, blue and green, and twinning boundaries in yellow. Credit: Miao Lab/UCLA Alloys, which are materials ...

PROF. W. L. BRAGG, in the twenty-fifth annual May Lecture before the Institute of Metals on May 8, dealt with the inner structure, or atomic arrangement, of metals and alloys. In general, when one ...

These coolants are used because they can help to generate more of the fuel that reactors need. Dispersing aluminum oxide in a metal alloy can make it much stronger and more durable.

Many solid substances, including metals, exist in a crystalline form characterized by a repeating 3D atomic pattern, called a unit cell, that makes up a larger structure called a lattice.

Scientist Mark Miodownik explains how the atomic structure of metals gives them unique and highly useful properties.

Scientists develop a novel metal alloy that remains stable under heat, offering potential breakthroughs for precision engineering and extreme environments.