An MIT-led research team has directly mapped the three-dimensional atomic and polar structure of a relaxor ferroelectric using multi-slice electron ptychography, revealing structural features that ...

Physicists know that their elegant theoretical description of forces and particles – the Standard Model – must be incomplete, ...

Materials called relaxor ferroelectrics have been used for decades in technologies like ultrasounds, microphones, and sonar ...

Researchers from MIT and collaborating institutions have, for the first time, directly measured the 3D atomic structure of a ...

Antiferromagnetic materials, with antiparallel atomic spins and zero net magnetization, are fast and resistant to external ...

Graphene experiment reveals major breakdown of Wiedemann-Franz law Heat and electrical conduction unexpectedly move in ...

Abstract: Deep space exploration demands high-performance particle detectors capable of withstanding complex and harsh environments, including extreme temperature fluctuations and intense radiation.

Scientists shot lasers at a semiconductor nano-lasagna to show how electrons behave. In the right conditions, the electrons became polarons, dragging oppositely-charged atoms along for the ride. The ...

Our planet is under a constant bombardment of radiation—from space. Well, maybe it’s not as scary as that makes it seem. “Radiation” is a catchall term astronomers use for forms of light—including ...