Engineers have developed self-cooling fabrics from polyethylene, a material commonly used in plastic bags. In…
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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.
Confirmed spontaneous currents in Sr₂RuO₄ may rewrite the physics of superconductivity. Superconductivity is a complete…
Researchers show how shapes and movements of halide perovskites create desirable renewable energy properties. Researchers…
Technology paves way for intelligent solar cells, other highly efficient devices programmed at the macro…
YH6 ranks among top superconductors but shows unusual magnetic performance, hinting at unexplained physics and…
Proteins choreograph the infinitesimal dance of living cells and functional biomaterials. An interdisciplinary research team…
Hetero-nanotubes offer a new path for miniaturized electronics, and hyperspectral imaging confirms their complex inner…
New moiré-patterned carbon nanotubes may revolutionize materials science and superconductivity. Material behaviors depend on many…
Researchers found that vortex structures in Cold Spray coatings form due to particle rebound under…
Breakthrough Discoveries Could Pave Way for New Applications of Liquid Crystals Exciting new technologies could…
Cutting-edge microscope helps reveal ways to control the electronic properties of atomically thin materials. In…
Electron Microscopes Used to Precisely Dope Graphene Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists demonstrated that an…
Surprise in solid-state physics: The Hall effect, which normally requires magnetic fields, can also be…
UC Riverside-led study observed unexpected insulating phases by placing electrons on stacked monolayers of 2D…
Rice engineers develop polymer cores that redirect light from any source to solar cells. Rice…
Periodic pattern consisting of magnons is formed at room temperature. A team of researchers has…
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering research could help make hydrogen useful, sustainable fuel. Hydrogen is…
Researchers created a new sodium-ion battery electrolyte, NYZC, which significantly boosts battery lifespan and efficiency.…