Industrial and automotive machinery, such as automotive engine parts, contain materials that are, heat-, wear-,…
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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.
The efficiency of solar panels is hampered by a ‘Goldilocks’ problem: the light needs to…
A new type of material generates electrical current very efficiently from temperature differences. This allows…
The world of aerospace increasingly relies on carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composites to build the structures…
In a finding that reveals an entirely new state of matter, research published in the…
Theoretical tubulanes inspire ultrahard polymers: Rice University-printed sample is full of holes, but stops bullets…
Using crystallographic analyses at the Diamond Light Source (DLS) synchrotron in the United Kingdom, an…
New research by engineers at the University of Illinois combines atomic-scale experimentation with computer modeling…
A magnetic skin that is safe and comfortable to wear could open the door to…
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) involves stacking layers of atoms on top of each other like…
Researchers at Linköping University and RISE, Campus Norrköping, have shown for the first time that…
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have improved a method for small-angle X-ray scattering…
Non-volatile control of magnetic anisotropy through change of electric polarization: Researchers from Kanazawa University use…
A group of scientists led by Artem Oganov of Skoltech and the Moscow Institute of…
A new technique to change the structure of liquid crystals could lead to the development…
In this episode of American Chemical Society Reactions, they head to Portland, Oregon, to learn…
University of Rochester researchers, inspired by diving bell spiders and rafts of fire ants, have…
Rice University materials scientists use inorganic ingredients to limit defects, retain efficiency. Rice University scientists…