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Heat-Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams and Retrofit Performance

A study on heat-damaged reinforced concrete beams examines how micro-silica and polypropylene influence post-fire behavior and retrofit response.

By Dr. A. Nikhil Krishnan, MBBS · 24 hrs ago · 5 min read

Materials Science·ScienceDaily

Skyrmion Lattice Melting Opens New Route to Brain-Like Computing

Researchers filmed skyrmion lattice melting in real time, revealing new control over magnetic vortices that could support ultra-efficient…

Oct 27, 2026

Materials Science·Becker H

Entropy-Active Element Count Criterion Refines High-Entropy Materials Design

A free-energy framework defines the upper bound for entropy-active element counts in high-entropy alloys and compounds without assuming…

Oct 25, 2026

Materials Science·PLOS ONE

Composite Sucker Rod Degradation After Downhole Service

Field-retrieved carbon/glass hybrid sucker rods showed reduced flexural and shear strength, greater variability, and interfacial cracking after 435…

Oct 20, 2026

Materials Science·Nature

Lithium-ion battery study reveals multi-Li+ clustering in electrolytes

Machine-learning simulations and NMR data reveal multi-Li+ clusters in lithium-ion battery electrolytes, reshaping electrolyte design and redox understanding.

Oct 20, 2026

Materials Science·Nature

Semiconductor bandgap tops 7 eV, entering insulator territory

A newly reported semiconductor exceeds 7 eV bandgap, pushing electronic materials into a range long associated with insulators…

Oct 20, 2026

Materials Science·Sci Transl Med

2D Materials Reshape Photonics Across Modulation, Imaging, and Quantum Devices

A 2025 roadmap in ACS Photonics outlines how graphene and other 2D materials are driving advances in modulation,…

Oct 19, 2026

Materials Science·Sci Transl Med

High-Entropy Alloys Gain Strength and Function Through Nanoscale Design

A 2026 review details how nanoscale tailoring boosts strength, ductility, stability, and multifunctionality in bulk high-entropy alloys.

Oct 19, 2026

Materials Science·PNAS

Interlayer Rotation Switches Mobility in MoS2 Moiré Superlattices

Atomically resolved microscopy showed twisting changed interlayer mobility in MoS2 bilayers, with mismatched interfaces moving far more freely.

Oct 16, 2026

Materials Science

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