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​The School of Materials Science and Engineering at XJTU has launched an international program with all courses taught in English and will begin accepting international undergraduate students starting in September 2025.About MSE/XJTUXi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), established in 1896, is a national key university directly administered by the Ministry of Education of China. It is one of Chin...

Research BackgroundSodium-ion batteries (SIBs) stand out as a highly promising post-lithium-ion battery (LIB) technology due to abundant sodium resources and low cost. Yet, their practical deployment is constrained by relatively low energy density. Enhancing energy density requires high-voltage, high-capacity electrodes, which demand electrolytes with robust oxidative stability, tolerance to la...

Nickel-based superalloys play an indispensable role in aerospace and energy industries, where extreme temperatures and stresses demand materials with exceptional mechanical reliability. Their outstanding performance originates from precisely tailored compositions and hierarchical microstructures. However, conventional manufacturing routes based on casting and machining are often time-consuming,...

The human brain, composed of hundreds of billions of neurons and synapses, represents the most efficient computing platform in nature. It exhibits exceptional capabilities in learning, memory, and parallel information processing, while operating with extremely low energy consumption. Inspired by these features, neuromorphic computing has emerged as a key paradigm for overcoming the fundamental ...

Since the catastrophic accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011, the development of accident tolerant fuels (ATFs) has emerged as a central direction for next-generation advanced nuclear materials. Among the various ATF concepts, chromium (Cr) coatings have attracted particular attention owing to their excellent corrosion resistance, strong tolerance to neutron irradiation,...

Metal additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as metal 3D printing, has attracted increasing attention in recent years. Its advantages extend beyond the direct fabrication of components with complex geometries to the generation of unique microstructural features. Among these, a particularly striking characteristic is the emergence of cellular sub-grain structures with a honeycomb-like morph...

Nature Reviews Materials (Impact Factor 86.2) has recently celebrated its 10th anniversary by inviting 12 early-career scientists to reflect on the most transformative breakthroughs over the past decade in key subfields of materials science and to outline critical directions for future research. These 12 focal areas are highlighted in the journal’s latest cover feature (Fig. 1).Among the invit...

Research BackgroundWith the rapid growth of electric vehicles, fast-charging all-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLBs) are widely regarded as a key candidate for next-generation energy-storage technologies. Compared with conventional liquid-electrolyte batteries, all-solid-state batteries offer substantially improved safety and hold great promise for higher power density, enabling much shorter...

Materials informatics leverages advances in computer science and information technology to enhance the understanding, utilization, selection, and design of materials. The field encompasses a wide range of machine-learning approaches, including (but not limited to) machine-learning interatomic potentials and large language models (LLMs).Recently, a research team from the School of Materials Scie...