Xiuyan Li and K. Lu discuss a strategy, alternative to alloying, to tailor the mechanical properties of metals. By engineering defects, metals with bespoke performance might be obtained while reducing the materials' compositional complexity.
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Li, X., Lu, K. Playing with defects in metals. Nature Mater 16, 700–701 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4929
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