A new one-step process creates self-assembling metamaterials with unique, tunable properties—opening paths to advanced optical…
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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.
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…
These fleeting disruptions, seen for the first time in lead hybrid perovskites, may help explain…
A new study led by scientists from Incheon National University in Korea shows how to…
A new graphene-MOF hybrid supercapacitor boasts impressive energy and power density, rivaling some batteries. A…
Researchers have demonstrated that diamonds can be uniformly stretched at the microscale, significantly tuning their…
NUS researchers developed a sweat-absorbing film that keeps users cool and generates electricity, powering wearables…
Organic chemists from the University of Groningen and the Dutch multinational company AkzoNobel, a major…
Analyses of the materials in the scrolls helps put the object into a historical context…
Researchers discovered new effects in magnetic fluids, which will increase their effectiveness for medical purposes.…
A research team led by Northwestern engineers and Argonne National Laboratory researchers have uncovered new…
NUST MISIS scientists found a way to reduce the cost of industrial and electronics heatsink…