Probing the High-Entropy Concept Through the Irradiation Response of Near-Equimolar (CrNbTaTiW)C Ceramic Coatings

December 1, 2024December 5, 2024 ~ Matheus A. Tunes ~ Leave a comment

As researchers and enthusiasts of materials engineered for extreme environments, we are thrilled to share an exciting new advancement in the field of high-entropy ceramics (HECs). Our journey into the world of radiation-resistant materials has led us to examine the latest findings from a novel study: Probing the High-Entropy Concept Through the Irradiation Response of … Continue reading Probing the High-Entropy Concept Through the Irradiation Response of Near-Equimolar (CrNbTaTiW)C Ceramic Coatings

India, China, and Russia set to collaborate on lunar nuclear microreactor development

September 10, 2024 ~ Matheus A. Tunes ~ Leave a comment

India and China are set to collaborate with Russia on a pioneering lunar project to establish a nuclear power plant on the moon. Led by Russia’s Rosatom, this project aims to generate up to half a megawatt of energy to support a lunar base. Both India and China have expressed strong interest in joining this … Continue reading India, China, and Russia set to collaborate on lunar nuclear microreactor development

David J. Mazey: Scientist, Pioneer in Nuclear Materials

September 6, 2024September 9, 2024 ~ Matheus A. Tunes ~ Leave a comment

In early 2014, while conducting a literature review for my Master's thesis at the University of São Paulo, I visited the library of the Institute of Physics (IFUSP), my alma mater, to search for papers dating back to the origins of nuclear materials research. At the time, I was a curious 22-year-old, freshly graduated physicist. … Continue reading David J. Mazey: Scientist, Pioneer in Nuclear Materials

The material that could enable permanent human settlement on the moon

September 4, 2024September 5, 2024 ~ Matheus A. Tunes ~ Leave a comment

Featured image credits: Galileo orbiter spacecraft, NASA/JPL. Nuclear engineering, a remarkable creation of the human mind, has brought essential technological advancements since the dawn of the modern era. Innovations like nuclear reactors, complex thermohydraulic machines that fully harness the power of the atom, provide humanity with electricity — direct benefits born from decades of research … Continue reading The material that could enable permanent human settlement on the moon

Aluminium is the Game-Changer for Hydrogen-Based Fuel Cells

September 3, 2024March 6, 2025 ~ Matheus A. Tunes ~ Leave a comment

I am happy to share our newest paper on materials for emerging hydrogen-based fuel cell technologies. I am particularly happy with this study as it is my first paper as a mentor!!! I have been mentoring Dr. Felipe Carneiro da Silva. He is a lecturer and a gifted scientist. He works at the São Paulo … Continue reading Aluminium is the Game-Changer for Hydrogen-Based Fuel Cells

Introducing the Zigzag IntermetAllic (ZIA) phases: A new class of nanostructured materials

August 15, 2023August 15, 2023 ~ Matheus A. Tunes ~ Leave a comment

With a warm heart, I would like to share with the materials science community our newest preprint on introduction of the "ZIA phases". The ZIA phases further elaborate upon the notion of nanolaminated crystalline solids, extending it significantly beyond the MAX phases lineage of initial transition metal carbides/nitrides. This expansion is highly likely to widen … Continue reading Introducing the Zigzag IntermetAllic (ZIA) phases: A new class of nanostructured materials