Finding lubricants that work at exceptionally high temperatures challenges researchers and industries alike. A Virginia Tech ...

Through a multi-university collaboration, researchers at Virginia Tech have discovered a new, solid lubricating mechanism ...

Virginia Tech researchers discovered spinel oxides formed on nickel-chromium superalloys as a self-lubricating material ...

we want to reliably be able to control which pathway the spinel oxide tends towards, so we can reach the desired outcome every time." The research team used NiCo 2 O 4 as a model with Ce.

In a new study, Professor Hui Wei and coworkers have introduced a predictive descriptor—t2 occupancy—to guide the design of ...

Spinel, MgAl 2 O 4 (download cif), is a rare gemstone that was used to imitate rubies. The structure has face-centered cubic symmetry, and is a little heavy to understand. The general formula is AB 2 ...