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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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Instead of heating the material to drive out the water, the team tested what would happen if the water remained.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

The hydrated material stored far more charge, charged much faster, and continued to perform reliably for more than 400 charge cycles.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Their unusual atomic organization can give them exceptional strength, high melting temperatures, and strong resistance to creep, which is the slow deformation of a material under prolonged heat and stress.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Yield strength describes how much stress a material can withstand before it begins to deform permanently.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

The Gran passed a box lined in black velvet material with two shimmering blades to Valley.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Many sodium ion battery materials cannot yet match lithium ion technology in how much charge they store, how quickly they charge, or how long they remain useful.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

They can store substantial amounts of energy, but lithium and some of the other materials used in these batteries can be expensive to obtain and may carry significant environmental costs.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Intermetallics are solid materials made from two or more metallic elements arranged in a highly ordered crystal structure.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

One especially promising group of materials is known as intermetallics.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

“We actually don’t have one. A Story Box is an important icon of our history, and we haven’t yet hit on just the right combination of materials and spirit to build one with yet.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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