The positions of all the atoms in a sample of a metallic glass have been measured experimentally — fulfilling a decades-old dream for glass scientists, and raising the prospect of fresh insight into ...

The inside of giant planets can reach pressures more than one million times the Earth's atmosphere. As a result of that intense pressure, materials can adopt unexpected structures and properties.

Materials called relaxor ferroelectrics have been used for decades in technologies like ultrasounds, microphones, and sonar ...

MIT-led researchers have, for the first time, directly mapped the three-dimensional atomic and charge structure of relaxor ferroelectrics, materials used in sensors, ultrasound, and sonar. Using multi ...