Skoltech researchers have presented a new simple physical model for predicting ... needs new hard and superhard materials with improved mechanical properties compared to traditional materials.

Physical chemists are focused on understanding the physical properties of atoms and molecules, the way chemical reactions work, and what these properties reveal. Their discoveries are based on ...

A research group from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

Watch this video about how physical and chemical properties affect which materials we use in everyday life. While you're watching, try to look out for properties which are opposite to each other.

The basic theoretical background behind these computational methods will be discussed, but the course will also emphasize practical methods for calculating physical properties of materials.

Materials science and engineering seeks to understand the fundamental physical origins of material behavior in order to optimize properties of existing materials through structure modification and ...

When materials are created on a nanometer scale -- just a handful of atoms thick -- even the thermal energy present at room temperature can cause structural ripples. How these ripples affect the ...

A research team studied how iridium and palladium nanoparticles can change the properties of catalysts with minor degradation ...

Understanding the answers to these questions helps us better understand the physical processes that ... about some of the basic structural properties of materials. They are called "structural ...