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Wednesday, 20 May 2026

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How Dynamic Covalent Chemistry is Creating Shape-Shifting Inorganic Crystals
Lead StoryChemistry & Material Science

How Dynamic Covalent Chemistry is Creating Shape-Shifting Inorganic Crystals

Researchers have successfully applied dynamic covalent chemistry to inorganic selenium crystals. By using light and mechanical force, they coaxed the rigid crystals into reorganising their structures in real-time.

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Physics & Astronomy

Optimising Magnetic Damping in Thin Films for Cool Spintronic Computing

Researchers have measured oscillatory variations in magnetic damping by adjusting ferromagnetic layer thickness at the atomic level. This correlation between spin scattering and film thickness suggests a route to low-power spintronic memory.