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May 12th, 2021

Atomic Structures of Glassy Silica and Jade Glass

Atomic configurations of glassy silica (SiO2) and Jade Glass generated by molecular dynamics (MD) and force-enhanced atomic refinement (FEAR). The […]

May 12th, 2021

Neutron Structure Factor of Glassy Silica and Jade Glass

Reduced neutron structure factor at 300 K of glassy silica and Jade Glass measured by Time-of-flight (TOF) neutron scattering. The […]

January 27th, 2020

Climate-Smart Cement is Being Developed in California

Cement and concrete (the most manufactured materials in the world) account today for about 8 percent of the world’s total […]

November 11th, 2019

Designed crack-resistant cesium aluminoborate glass heals under hydration

Oxide glasses are disordered molecular structures and typically show poor intrinsic ductility. As a consequence, these materials are brittle. Although […]

September 18th, 2019

Predicting optimal glass compositions

For glass scientists, the periodic table is their oyster—virtually all elements turn into a glass if quenched fast enough. Yet […]

August 27th, 2019

$1.5 million grant to design a 3D-printable CO2-neutral concrete

A team of UCLA engineers has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop 3-D-printed concrete […]

July 30th, 2019

Overcoming the brittleness of glass

From windows to tableware to fiber optics, oxide glasses are everywhere you look. Oxide glasses (typically silica) are used frequently […]

July 29th, 2019

Universal density-stiffness scaling laws: From cellular solids to atomic networks

Many natural materials offer unusual mechanical performances. Natural cellular materials like bones simultaneously exhibit low weight and superior mechanical properties […]

July 21st, 2019

Postdoc Position in Machine Learning and Additive Manufacturing

The Physics of AmoRphous and Inorganic Solids Laboratory (PARISlab) at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is seeking some outstanding […]

July 19th, 2019

Multiple postdoc positions in atomistic simulations of disordered materials

The Physics of AmoRphous and Inorganic Solids Laboratory (PARISlab) at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is seeking some outstanding […]