Collecting texture information on soft metals is challenging, primarily due to difficulties in accessing the area of interest and the lithium and sodium metal’s reactivity. The PFIB-EBSD ...

When combined with this technique, the metal not only becomes clear, but it remains just as strong as before. There are, of course, multiple possible use cases for a transparent metal like this.

The researchers made transparent aluminum oxide (TAlOx) by applying microdroplets of acidic solution onto ordinary aluminum and applying a controlled electric current. Credit: Budlayan et al., 2025 ...

The optimal texture for a battery anode allows atoms to move efficiently across the surface plane, enabling faster charging and discharging. Zhang stated, “ We realized that differences in soft ...