Scientists shave ‘hairs’ off nanocrystals to improve their electronic properties. Breakthrough by UChicago chemists could…
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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.
Once used to preserve bodies, plastination now strengthens biocomposites. UBC Okanagan researchers have adapted a…
Physicists find direct evidence of strong electron correlation in a 2D material for the first…
Findings could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets. Researchers from the University…
Zentropy, a new theory developed by Penn State researchers, predicts material behavior by combining entropies…
Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals.…
Researchers discovered that magnetism causes electrons to vanish at a critical point in high-temperature superconductors,…
Organic, carbon-based, materials already see widespread use in displays today, but they are also promising…
Atom by atom: new silicon computer chip technique opens up quantum computing construction possibilities. Quantum…
X-ray laser experiments show that intense light distorts the structure of a thermoelectric material in…
University of Houston Researchers Exploring the Bounds of Room-Temperature Superconductivity. In the simplest terms, superconductivity…
A method for stabilizing the interfaces in solid-state lithium-ion batteries opens new possibilities. In the…
University of Pittsburgh Engineers Create Insect-Inspired Robots That Can Monitor Hard-to-Reach Spots. These ancient creatures…
A novel and better approach at detecting non-uniformities in the optical properties of two-dimensional materials…
Researchers have developed a green and cost-effective cleaning system for wastewater filters using glucose oxidase…
Discovery shows for the first time that multiferroic properties can exist in a two-dimensional material;…
The material could replace rare metals and lead to more economical production of carbon-neutral fuels.…
Improvements in the material that converts X-rays into light, for medical or industrial images, could…