Isaac Newton may have met his match. For centuries, engineers have relied on physical laws -- developed by Newton and others -- to understand the stresses and strains on the materials they work with.

Surrey University researchers have performed quantum calculations that have allowed scientists to discover new phases of a two-dimensional material that could be used to develop fuel-cells devices.

WPI Research Center, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectioncs(MANA), Inorganic Nanostructures Unit, Atomic Network Materials Group, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) The ...

Calculations also predicted this material would be stable and perform well as an LED phosphor. For example, it was predicted to absorb light in the near-UV and blue region and have high ...

Researchers developed a machine-learning technique that uses an image to estimate the stresses and strains acting on a material. The advance could accelerate engineers' design process by eliminating ...