A team of researchers has developed a new approach to seeing the intricate structures inside biological tissue in three dimensions. Their method simultaneously reconstructs the three-dimensional sample, the illumination pattern of the X-ray beam and small errors in the sample's position.

To reduce the cost of rechargeable battery technology, materials scientists are exploring the potential of more globally abundant materials. Recent results have demonstrated improved recharge capabilities for batteries whose layered cathodes are composed of earth-abundant transition-metal oxides after subjecting said layers to moderate amounts of proton irradiation.

Although low-symmetry crystals exist in nature, their structures and properties are static; this has spurred interest in making synthetic low-symmetry colloidal crystals from nanomaterials with dynamic structures whose properties can be toggled over time. An international team of researchers expanded the potential for this fascinating class of materials.

Complex oxide thin films are considered fundamental for next-generation electronics. New research reveals that even the simple growth of such thin films does not follow the assumed layer-by-layer sequence. 

High throughput screening of candidate drug structures to inhibit “druggable” targets in disease seems like a perfect application of artificial intelligence. But does AI perform better than the modeling tools we already have? A research team recently published work that aimed to answer this question.