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Australian scientists have gained new insights into the fundamental behavior of flexible materials, allowing for the design of new building materials and technology.

Organolithium compounds, molecules containing a carbon–lithium bond, are excellent precursors for building new carbon–carbon ...

Once thought impossible, quasicrystals revealed a hidden order that challenges our understanding of materials. Their ...