These molecular diagrams compare the oxidation of native tantalum (Ta), left, in which the oxide penetrates the Ta lattice, with that of tantalum coated with an ultrathin layer of magnesium (Mg), ...

Since ancient times, humans have extracted salts, like table salt, from the ocean. While table salt is the easiest to obtain, seawater is a rich source of different minerals, and researchers are ...

A study, conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and published in npj Computational Materials, reveals a mineral defect that might be valuable for quantum ...