Results from a new study by physicists with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory provide experimental…
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Materials science is the interdisciplinary study of the properties, structure, and performance of materials—from metals, ceramics, and polymers to nanomaterials and biomaterials. It combines principles of physics, chemistry, and engineering to understand how atomic and molecular structures determine a material’s behavior and functionality. Researchers in this field design and synthesize new materials for advanced technologies, including semiconductors, batteries, renewable energy systems, quantum devices, and medical implants. By exploring phenomena such as superconductivity, self-healing materials, and metamaterials, materials science drives innovation across industries and shapes the future of sustainable energy, electronics, and manufacturing.
Using an initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) process, a team of scientists at MIT has…
By applying a technology called SLIPS (slippery-liquid-infused porous surfaces) to solid surfaces, a team of…
Utilizing the electric field effect, a new technology called “screening-engineered field-effect photovoltaics,” or SFPV, reduces…
Using a pump-probe technique, scientists at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source used terahertz frequencies of…
After thoroughly studying jellyfish propulsion, including the arrangement of their muscles, how their bodies contract…
Using a photoactive plastic that converts infrared light into an electrical current, scientists developed a…
A newly published study from a team of engineers describes a strategy for building self-thermoregulating…
In an effort to improve the cycle life of lithium-sulfur batteries and to find new…
Using tiny posts to guide the patterning of self-assembling polymer molecules, researchers at MIT developed…
By detaching a freestanding macroporous silicon film from the underlying bulk silicon and combining it…
In an effort to provide a sustainable system for waste treatment and energy production, scientists…
A newly published study from scientists at Rice University found patterns in the way that…
Using terahertz metamaterials engineered from nanometer-sized gold strips with air as the dielectric, a team…
Using a bilayer of platinum and VOx for the anode, Harvard scientists have demonstrated a…
By using spray-painted layers, each representing the components in a traditional battery, researchers at Rice…
Using a “nanoscale sandwich” design with an ultra-thin active layer, scientists at NC State University…
A team of material science engineers from Harvard developed SLIPS (Slippery Liquid Infused Porous Surfaces),…