Dotty graphene and doping: Whatever it takes for Russia’s record plasmonics to shine. Physicists from…
Browsing: Materials Science
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.
Self-assembly of Kevlar-inspired molecules leads to structures with robust properties, offering new materials for solid-state…
Researchers developed advanced ceramic light converters that outperform current LED phosphors in both energy efficiency…
A team at UMD has created a shape-changing 3D printing nozzle that controls fiber orientation…
Brown University researchers have shown a way to make bulk metals by smashing tiny metal…
Scientists from Bath’s Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies have made a sustainable polymer using…
Multidisciplinary research team develops new strategy for validating computer simulations. Computer simulations hold tremendous promise…
A new metamaterial can be reprogrammed after creation, changing its stiffness via magnetic fields. This…
A new synthetic collagen material from Emory can reversibly shift shape with pH changes, offering…
A symbiotic culture of specialized yeast and bacteria can generate tough materials able to perform…
A new one-step process creates self-assembling metamaterials with unique, tunable properties—opening paths to advanced optical…
An international team of researchers created nanodiamond sensors that can act as both heat sources…
Scientists discovered that nacre forms through a self-organizing process where spiral defects cancel each other…
Scientists set a record for the highest conversion rate of carbon dioxide at low temperatures…
Quantum oscillations have been detected in an insulator, revealing a potential new quantum particle called…
3D-Printed Smart Gel Changes Shape When Exposed to Light Inspired by the color-changing skin of…
Wyoming researchers have developed a simple microwave-based process to convert coal into valuable nano-graphite. Using…
‘Kirigami cuts’ can be used to create 3D microstructures and nanotools. Paper snowflakes, pop-up children’s…