Two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted intense interest due to their exceptional electronic, optical and mechanical properties. A ...

Schematic revealing strain-dependent mechanism transitions (shearing to Orowan looping) across different grains and the resulting evolution of dislocation types and configurations. As the aerospace ...

A research team co-led by materials scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has recently discovered a new mechanism to increase the strength and ductility of a high-entropy alloy, two ...

Today’s commercial SiC substrates are riddled with these atomic-scale imperfections, with thousands threading through each ...