China has successfully conducted its first metal 3D printing experiment in space, a significant leap forward for its in-orbit ...

A new metallic compound has shattered a long standing barrier in heat management, conducting thermal energy nearly three ...

Theta-phase tantalum nitride conducts heat nearly three times better than copper, opening new pathways for cooling ...

Scientific debate has been hot lately about whether microbial nanowires, the specialized electrical pili of the mud-dwelling anaerobic bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens, truly possess metallic-like ...

Technical ceramics are used in many applications where traditional materials such as steel or plastic are ineffective or unsuitable. For many of these applications, extreme hardness, wear resistance, ...