New research by engineers at the University of Illinois combines atomic-scale experimentation with computer modeling…
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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.
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…
New observations using state-of-the-art techniques could help to build better electronics in smartphones, GPS and…
High-entropy alloys, which are made from nearly equal parts of several primary metals, could hold…
Drexel University researchers’ program designs materials with human-like microvasculature. The complex network of veins that…
Discovery yields a new quantitative description of unusual behavior relevant to materials used in electronics,…
A new, cheaper method easily and effectively separates two types of carbon nanotubes. The process,…
An international team has developed a robust material that can selectively take in toxic sulfur…
Bacteria and other swimming microorganisms evolved to thrive in challenging environments, and researchers struggle to…