Topological defects play a crucial role across various fields, mediating phase transitions and macroscopic behaviors as they propagate through space. Their role as robust information carriers has also ...

Understanding how dislocations (line defects in the crystal structure) occur when 3D-printing metals has been unclear to materials scientists. Understanding when and how dislocations form in ...

We might imagine crystals to be perfect structures, but they are, in fact, often plagued with "defects." Curiously enough, such defects often appear due to atoms undergoing reorganization to lower the ...

Every material can bend and break. Through nearly a century’s worth of research, scientists have had a pretty good understanding of how and why. But, according to new findings from Drexel University ...