The electronic configuration of Aluminum is (Ne)(3s) 2 (3p) 1, and it has an atomic radius of 0.143 nm. At room temperature Aluminum has the face-centered-cubic crystal structure with a basis of one ...

A newly developed crystal, referred to as a quasicrystal, has been discovered to strength metals that are used for 3D ...

Quasicrystals, once considered impossible, were found in a 3D-printed aluminum alloy – and they make it stronger. This could ...

The distribution of substitutional aluminum atoms within the zeolite ... soft X-ray diffraction—a powerful tool for studying ...

NIST researchers have found that non-repeating quasicrystals create defects in 3D printed aluminum that strengthen the metal.