Silicon Nitride – a Chemical Compound Silicon nitride (Si3N4) is a chemical compound composed of silicon and nitrogen. It is a non-oxide structural ceramic material that is typically black or dark…
Metal Foam – a Cellular Structure Made of Solid Metal A metal foam is a cellular structure made of a solid metal (typically aluminum) with gas-filled pores that make up a large portion of the…
Silicon Oxynitride – a Ceramic Material Silicon oxynitride, also known as SiOxNy, is a ceramic material with the chemical formula SiOxNy. Because of its luminescence performance and tunable refractive index, it…
Machine Learning was Used to Anticipate how Metal Alloys and Metal Oxides’ Compositions Impact their Electrical Structures Researchers at the University of Michigan utilized machine learning to forecast how the compositions of metal alloys and metal oxides impact their electrical structures, paving…
Silver Nitride – an Explosive Chemical Compound Silver nitride, abbreviated Ag3N, is a highly explosive chemical compound. It is a black, metallic-looking solid formed when silver oxide or silver nitrate is dissolved…
Sodium Nitride – an Inorganic Compound The inorganic compound sodium nitride has the chemical formula Na3N. It has the appearance of a yellowish-white crystalline solid. Sodium nitride, unlike lithium nitride and…
A Silicon-based All-nitride Superconducting Qubit Researchers have created an all-nitride superconducting qubit using epitaxial growth on a silicon substrate rather than aluminum as the conductive material. This qubit employs niobium…
Strontium Titanate – an Oxide of Strontium and Titanium Strontium titanate, also known as SrTiO3, is a strontium and titanium oxide with the chemical formula SrTiO3. It is a centrosymmetric paraelectric material with a…
Observing Transition of an Atomic Gas from Normal Fluid to Superfluid A superfluid is a state of matter in which matter behaves as if it were fluid with no viscosity. The substance, which appears to be…
In an Iconic Material, a New Type of Magnetism has been Revealed Scientists have made a ground-breaking discovery in strontium ruthenate, which has the potential to open up new avenues for quantum electronics applications. Since the discovery…
Strontium Sulfide – an Inorganic Compound Strontium sulfide, abbreviated SrS, is an inorganic compound. It’s a solid white color. It has the odor of rotten eggs. The compound is a step…
Pyromorphite (Properties, Uses) Pyromorphite, also known as Traubenblei in the past, is a phosphate mineral composed of lead chloride phosphate (Pb5(PO4)3Cl), which is a minor lead resource. Crystals…