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A team of scientists developed a new quantum-mechanics-based approach to predict metal ductility. The team demonstrated its effectiveness on refractory multi-principal-element alloys. A team of ...

A team of scientists from Ames National Laboratory and Texas A&M University developed a new way to predict metal ductility. The team found that higher (increased) charge activity is responsible for ...