Research & science

Research & science ATLAS: A Foundation Neural Sampler for Amorphous Materials arXiv:2607.19198v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Amorphous materials exhibit exceptional mechanical and functional properties, yet their rugged energy landscapes are notoriously difficult to sample. Below the glass-transition temperature, conventional molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo become inefficient because equilibration relies on rare barrier-crossing events, while data-driven generative m… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Spatially resolved in-situ characterisation of competing martensitic transformation pathways during nanoscratch in 316H Stainless Steel arXiv:2607.19239v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Localised surface deformation beneath frictional contacts generates a tribolayer whose microstructure and properties differ from the bulk. In austenitic stainless steels, this tribolayer forms through two competing martensitic transformation pathways. Here, these pathways are isolated in 316H stainless steel using in-situ synchrotron X-ray nanodif… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Time-resolved ARPES in pumped excitonic systems: Floquet physics induced by excitonic fields arXiv:2607.19242v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We develop a theoretical framework based on the Dynamical Projective Operatorial Approach (DPOA) to study the time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (TR-ARPES) of pumped excitonic systems. Including Coulomb electron-electron interactions at the Hartree-Fock (HF) level, our formalism captures the formation of excitonic bound states und… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Complete Hierarchy of Nonrelativistic Odd-Parity Spin Splitting in Collinear Magnets arXiv:2607.19303v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Momentum-dependent nonrelativistic spin splitting provides a symmetry fingerprint of collinear magnets and can govern unconventional electronic, magnonic, and transport phenomena. Whereas even-parity $s$-, $d$-, $g$-, and $i$-wave splittings in collinear magnets have been extensively studied, odd-parity counterparts remain unexplored beyond the $p… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Coherent Magnons Driven by Photomodulated Anisotropy in Altermagnetic MnTe arXiv:2607.18421v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Manganese telluride ($\text{MnTe}$) has recently emerged as a prototypical $g$-wave altermagnet, providing an ideal platform to investigate the non-equilibrium excitations of altermagnetic order. Here, we report simultaneous spatial mapping of the local equilibrium orientation of the N\'eel vector, $\varphi_L(\mathbf{r})$, alongside the amplitud… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Wave propagation and hybridization of plasmonic modes in Maxwell-Chern-Simons pseudo-electrodynamics arXiv:2607.18520v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We investigate the propagation of classical plane waves and surface plasmon-polariton modes within the framework of pseudo-electrodynamics (PED) supplemented by a non-local Chern-Simons (CS) topological term. Starting from the dimensionally reduced action, we derive the decoupled second-order wave equations for the electromagnetic field, and for… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Self-consistent GW theory for superconductivity in SrTiO3 models arXiv:2607.18757v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Superconductivity in doped SrTiO$_3$ occurs over a wide range of carrier densities, including those for which the Fermi energy is below the polar longitudinal optical phonon scale. In this regime, the assumptions underpinning conventional implementations of Migdal-Eliashberg theory, including frequency cutoffs at the phonon scale and a Coulomb p… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Multiscale ensemble Monte Carlo of transport and gas sensing in monolayer MoS$_2$ arXiv:2607.18895v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Two-dimensional semiconductors, such as monolayer MoS$_2$, combine a technologically useful band gap with an all-surface geometry, making them attractive both as field-effect-transistor channels and as chemically sensitive devices. Predictive device design requires a transport model that is (i) physically grounded rather than empirical, (ii) val… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Bayesian inference of composition-dependent phase diagrams arXiv:2309.01271v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Phase diagrams serve as a highly informative tool for materials design, encapsulating information about the phases that a material can manifest under specific conditions. In this work, we develop a method in which Bayesian inference is employed to combine thermodynamic data from molecular dynamics (MD), melting point simulations, and phonon ca… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Trans-scale spin Seebeck effect in nanostructured bulk composites based on magnetic insulator arXiv:2509.08327v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: The spin Seebeck effect (SSE) enables thermoelectric conversion through thermally generated spin currents in magnetic materials, offering a promising transverse geometry for scalable devices. However, conventional SSE devices are confined to nanoscale thin-film architectures, with significantly restricted output power due to the intrinsic cons… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Dynamics of Long-lived Carriers in Molybdenum Carbide Nanosheets arXiv:2602.04327v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Molybdenum carbide (MoC) is a promising candidate for substituting expensive platinum-group metals in many applications owing to its low cost and excellent properties, therefore a comprehensive understanding of its carrier dynamics is demanded for advancing the synthesis strategy and implementation of MoC. In this work, the carrier relaxation … arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science A Magnon-Based Electric Field Controlled Magnetoelectric Device for Energy-Efficient Logic-in-Memory arXiv:2602.14031v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We demonstrate a non-volatile magnetoelectric magnonic memory (MEMM) that enables fully electrical write/read via direct magnon-driven sensing in an insulating antiferromagnet. A fabricated SrIrO3/La-BiFeO3/SrIrO3 trilayer exhibits sub-100 ps switching, a remnant polarization of 20 uC/cm2, and a readout voltage contrast close to 1mV between hi… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Asymmetric Antibimerons: Statics and Dynamics arXiv:2410.10557v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Nontrivial topological spin textures, such as magnetic skyrmions, are of great interest due to their potential use as information carriers in spintronic memory and logic. Here, we theoretically predict an asymmetric antibimeron (AAB) -- a topological texture in an in-plane magnetized chiral ferromagnet with $D_{2d}$ symmetry, which has y… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Spin injection of exciton-polaritons with halide perovskites at room temperature arXiv:2510.04679v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Exciton-polaritons, hybrid photon-exciton quasiparticles, constitute a useful platform for the study of light-matter interaction and nonlinear photonic applications. In this work, we realize a monolithic Tamm-plasmon microcavity embedding a thin film of two-dimensional halide perovskites with a tunable polymer spacer that controls the ex… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Electrostatic-Elastic Softening and Ultraviolet Instability Driven by Non-DLVO Interactions in Charged Colloidal Crystals arXiv:2604.22448v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Colloidal crystals permeated by mobile ions exhibit a coupling between electrostatic and elastic degrees of freedom that renormalizes the effective screening length and induces wave-vector-dependent elastic softening. Building on our recently proposed continuum model, we perform a rigorous Gaussian fluctuation analysis to elucidate the s… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Fixed-phase Resonance Tracking for Fast Nonlinear Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy arXiv:2604.22889v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Nonlinear Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (NRUS) experiments that rely on repeated sampling of resonance curves are inherently sensitive to measurement protocol due to evolution of material parameters caused by fast and slow dynamic effects. We introduce a model-assisted discrete-time resonance tracking method that maintains a system at… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Universal scalings and switching entropy in yield-stress fluids arXiv:2607.11799v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Yield-stress fluids transition from solid-like to liquid-like behavior at a critical stress threshold, governing phenomena from industrial processing to geological flows. While predominantly investigated under steady shear, large-amplitude oscillatory tests force these materials to cyclically navigate between arrested and fluidized state… arXiv — cond-mat.mtrl-sci (Materials Science preprints) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Bartlett UCL200 Global Policy Spotlight Initiative - UCL | University College London UCL News · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science New programmable photonic chip can control how fast light moves Scientists have created a programmable optical chip that can slow light on demand, giving engineers far greater control over how optical signals propagate through a circuit. The technology could provide the delays, synchronization, and buffering functions needed to make light-based computing more practical. A single chip could eventually perform several tasks that currently require separate dev… ScienceDaily — Materials Science · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science New research sheds light on Texas hill country floods Two companion papers in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society provide new insight into the causes and predictability of the 2025 Texas Hill Country floods, the deadliest flash flood event in the United States since 1976. Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science More young adults developing type 2 diabetes and at more severe levels of obesity - Imperial College London Imperial College London News · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Innovative sustainable engineering assessment of sugarcane leaf-derived activated carbon for lead removal from textile wastewater Volume 19, Issue 1, December 2026 . International Journal of Sustainable Engineering (Taylor & Francis) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science More young adults developing type 2 diabetes and at more severe levels of obesity - Imperial College London Imperial College London News · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Urgent cuts to global greenhouse gas emissions needed to avoid worst sea-level rise flooding in the UK, study shows A pioneering study has revealed that by the turn of the next century, at least half a million more people in the UK will be at risk of coastal flooding—a 25% increase compared with now. The research, led by the Met Office and the University of Bristol, quantifies for the first time the scale of the UK population at risk from coastal flooding under future sea level rise projections. Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Synthesis of Nitrobenzenes from Pyridines - ACS Publications ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Cu-Catalyzed Regioselective Synthesis of Sterically Congested N-Aryl Pyrazoles Using a Traceless Protecting Group Strategy - ACS Publications ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Phenalenyl-Fused Nickel(II) Norcorroles with Precisely Oxygen-Edited Skeletons: Tuning Aromaticity and Site-Selective Reactivity - ACS Publications ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (ACS) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science UN report: Global hunger levels ease for third consecutive year as regional disparities persist Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, demonstrating that progress is possible. However, the improvements remain fragile, unevenly distributed and insufficient to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, according to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 (SOFI 2026) report, released Tuesday by five United Nations specialized agencies. Phys.org — 'waste' search feed · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Climate physical risks, ecological resilience, and spatial spillovers: evidence from China With the intensification of climate change, climate physical risks have become an increasingly important constraint on ecosystem stability and the sustainable improvement of ecological resilience. Using panel data from 31 provinces in China from 2009 to 2023, this study examines the effects of climate physical risks on ecological resilience and their underlying mechanisms. We combine the Dagum … Frontiers in Environmental Science · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Regression-based ZSG-DEA analysis of carbon allowance allocation for urban buildings in Guangxi Under China’s dual-carbon goals, the allocation of carbon allowance for urban public is playing a signficnat rule in promoting low-carbon development. This study examines 14 prefecture-level cities in Guangxi by integrating multivariate regression analysis with a zero-sum game data envelopment analysis (ZSG-DEA) framework. A regression-based weighting scheme is constructed to develop a stringen… Frontiers in Environmental Science · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Evolutionary game analysis of transition finance for coal enterprises under dual-carbon goals: a four-party perspective To address the “prisoner’s dilemma” faced by China’s coal industry in achieving the dual carbon goals, this paper examines the strategic interactions among large state-owned coal enterprises (LSOEs), small and medium-sized private coal enterprises (SMEs), local governments (LGs), and financial institutions (FLs). A four-party evolutionary game model is developed to analyze the evolutionary stab… Frontiers in Environmental Science · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Projected precipitation patterns in the White Volta Basin under shared socioeconomic pathways: a bias corrected approach with statistical validation of anthropogenic climate influence IntroductionThe White Volta Basin faces escalating climate change risks, including threats to water security and agricultural productivity driven by rainfall variability. This study projects precipitation variability under Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) and evaluates the anthropogenic contribution to projected precipitation outcomes in the basin.MethodsBias correction and statistical hypo… Frontiers in Environmental Science · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Comparative analysis of the key drivers of the transition to renewable energy in Tunisia and Morocco using the threshold effect of economic policy uncertainty The transition to renewable energies is a pressing global issue, particularly for economies like Morocco and Tunisia, which rely on imports to meet nearly all their energy needs. This transition is, therefore, an essential strategy for both countries, not only to combat climate change but also to curtail dependence on fossil fuel imports. In this context, the current study aims to examine finan… Discover Sustainability (Springer) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Insight into clean woven and non-woven mat production from cellulose pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) waste and its prospective applications: a review Pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) represents a prolific but largely untapped lignocellulosic agricultural byproduct. Despite its commercial potential, a transition toward integrated biorefinery strategies is required to harness PALF for high-value applications, particularly in sustainable textiles. This review evaluates the conversion of raw PALF into functional woven and non-woven architectures, fra… Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (Springer) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Climate governance and corporate sustainable development performance: evidence from climate-resilient urban development Amid escalating climate risks and the demand for sustainable development, understanding the micro-level effects of climate governance policies is crucial. This study examines whether the climate governance policy enhances corporate sustainable development performance. Using the 2017 climate governance policy as a quasi-natural experiment, we employ a difference-in-differences (DID) approach wit… Frontiers in Environmental Science · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Integrating climate projections and hydrological modeling for sustainable water management in a major indian peninsular basin Agriculture and fisheries play vital roles in sustaining livelihoods, whereas they are frequently suffered by recurring floods in the Wainganga basin of the Indian Peninsula. The climate change and unsustainable practices have significantly affected these livelihoods. The present study examines changing climate impacts on hydrological mechanisms in the Wainganga basin, precisely Kumhari, Ramako… Frontiers in Environmental Science · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Climate change as a driver of transformative evolution in international environmental law: a systematic review and bibliometric analysis (2014–2025) Climate change has profoundly reshaped international environmental law, influencing its normative foundations, core principles, and governance architectures. This study systematically examines the impact of climate change on the evolution of this legal domain over the past decade. Employing a systematic literature review (SLR) combined with bibliometric analysis, and adhering to the PRISMA prot… Frontiers in Environmental Science · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Tourism-led settlement-use transformation as micro-scale land-use dynamics: a landscape-gene assessment of adaptive responses in Tujia mountain settlements, China IntroductionTourism transformation in rural mountain settlements is a form of nature and society interaction in which market demand, resident practice and environmental adaptation reshape one another. This study examines how this interaction alters environmental response in visually stable Tujia mountain settlements in southeastern Chongqing, China. It conceptualises hidden changes in dwelling … Frontiers in Environmental Science · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Application of nanocalcium materials in heavy metal-stressed soils: benefit, risk and biomonitoring for sustainable remediation - a review The intensification of agriculture, mining and industrialization has led to an increase in heavy metal contamination of soil with long-term risks to food safety and human health. Research has shown that bulk calcium materials relied on for their affordability and agronomic importance are constrained by heterogeneous soil distribution, slow reaction, risk of secondary contamination, and limited … Frontiers in Environmental Science · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Do we choose an eco-friendly product to build a sustainable future? The role of brand authenticity on willingness to pay more, sustainability consciousness, and green purchase intention IntroductionGlobal consumerism is one of the main factors associated with ecological degradation, a central concern on the agenda of international leaders. Faced with this reality, environmentally conscious consumers are increasingly willing to buy products from brands that generate a positive impact on the scientific community, the environment, and society, making it a better place to live. In… Frontiers in Sustainability · 22 Jul 2026