Physicists have successfully created a lab-grown diamond with a hardness exceeding that of natural diamonds. By subjecting graphite to extreme pressure and heat, researchers synthesized a rare ...

Diamond is well-known for being the hardest natural material on Earth, though synthetic forms have been developed that are even tougher – a feat that researchers have managed again, through a new ...

The U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory will welcome a new director this summer who hails from Washington ...

They used an AI-driven, automated materials laboratory, a tool called Polybot, to explore processing methods and produce high-quality films. Polybot is located at the Center for Nanoscale ...

Four crew members will embark on a new long-duration science expedition when they launch to the International Space Station ...

Argonne, UChicago researchers harness artificial intelligence and automation for electronic polymer processing ...