Thermodynamics is a science concerning the state of a system, whether it is stable,
metastable or unstable, when interacting with the surroundings. In this overview …

Thermal stability, determining the material ability of retaining its properties at required
temperatures over extended service time, is becoming the next frontier for aluminum alloys …

Machine learning of atomic-scale properties is revolutionizing molecular modeling, making it
possible to evaluate inter-atomic potentials with first-principles accuracy, at a fraction of the …

Cross phenomena, representing responses of a system to external stimuli, are ubiquitous
from quantum to macro scales. The Onsager theorem is often used to describe them, stating …

Fundamentals of Aluminium Metallurgy: Recent Advances updates the very successful book
Fundamentals of Aluminium Metallurgy. As the technologies related to casting and forming …

Solute clustering is a technologically important microstructural process in Al alloys. Exerting
control over this process to enhance the alloy properties and reduce the energy costs of …

First-principles calculations based on density functional theory have been used to calculate
the temperature-dependent dilute tracer diffusion coefficients for 47 substitutional alloying …

Facile ionic mobility within host frameworks is crucial to the design of high-energy-density
batteries with high-power-densities, where the migration barrier (E m) is the governing …

LIBs are rapidly adopted in grid storage, portable electronic devices, and EVs as excellent
energy storage devices. Due to the advancements in high energy density and safety …

The widely occurring debris of plastic materials, particularly microplastics, can be an
important source of flame retardants, which are one of the main groups of chemicals added …