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  19 April 2022 | Open Access

  Identifying chemically similar multiphase nanoprecipitates in compositionally complex non-equilibrium oxides via machine learning

  Characterizing fission products in uranium dioxide nuclear fuel is important for predicting its long-term properties. Here, machine learning is used to mine microscopy images of precipitates and nanoscale gas bubbles in high-burn-up fuels, providing detailed structural insight of nanoscale fission products.

  • Keyou S. Mao
  • , Tyler J. Gerczak
  •  & Philip D. Edmondson

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  03 June 2021 | Open Access

  Atomistic insight into lithospheric conductivity revealed by phonon–electron excitations in hydrous iron-bearing silicates

  Amphiboles are hydrous silicates occurring in many rock types in the continental crust and subduction zones. Here, in situ Raman spectroscopy of grunerite reveals temperature-activated electron-phonon excitations that provide an atomistic insight into the role of amphiboles in the anisotropic lithospheric conductivity.

  • Boriana Mihailova
  • , Giancarlo Della Ventura
  •  & Roberta Oberti

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  24 May 2021 | Open Access

  Fast in-situ X-ray scattering reveals stress sensitivity of gypsum dehydration kinetics

  Understanding the dehydration of gypsum is important for fluid-triggered earthquakes, and for its use in the construction industry. Here, x-ray scattering reveals that a small elastic load substantially accelerates dehydration kinetics, and is far more effective than applying heat.

  • Christoph Eckart Schrank
  • , Oliver Gaede
  •  & Andrzej P. Radliński