The X-ray Laboratory of Rigaku Corporation, a Rigaku Holdings Group company and a global solution partner for X-ray analysis (headquarters: Akishima, Tokyo; president and CEO: Jun Kawakami; “Rigaku”), ...

Even the strongest crack under pressure, a problem materials scientists have long been grappling with. For instance, carbon-derived materials like graphene are among the strongest on Earth, but once ...

A new carbon material known as monolayer amorphous carbon (MAC) however, is both strong and tough. (Nanowerk News) Even the strongest crack under pressure, a problem materials scientists have long ...

Research published in Matter by Rice University and collaborators reports that MAC, a material recently synthesized at the National University of Singapore, is eight times tougher than graphene.

Bongki Shin is a materials science and nanoengineering graduate student at Rice University and a first author on a paper published in the journal Matter. HOUSTON – (Feb. 18, 2025) – Even the strongest ...

Alkaline water splitting has the advantages of low cost, long lifetime and ease of maintenance, and is widely applied commercially. However, the sluggish kinetics of HER inhibits the further ...