Integrating nanoscale fibers such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into commercial applications, from coatings for aircraft…
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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 team of researchers led by Northwestern University professor and fuel cell pioneer Sossina Haile…
Rice University scientists plan to employ the power of the sun to build functional synthetic…
To build more aerodynamic machines, researchers are drawing inspiration from an unlikely source: the ocean.…
Animals have evolved all manner of adaptations to get the nutrients they need. For nectar-feeding…
MIT engineers working with scientists in Kuwait have found that volcanic rocks, when pulverized into…
For decades, materials scientists have taken inspiration from the natural world. They’ll identify a biological…
New research has demonstrated how the nano-architecture of a silkworm’s fiber causes “Anderson localization of…
MIT researchers have devised a miniaturized system that can deliver tiny quantities of medicine to…
The iridescent shimmer of a string of pearls may one day be more than pretty…
New research led by WMG, at the University of Warwick has found an effective approach…
When it comes to processing power, the human brain just can’t be beaten. Packed within…
A type of battery first invented nearly five decades ago could catapult to the forefront…
MIT researchers have developed hardware that uses electric fields to move droplets of chemical or…
What if you could run your air conditioner not on conventional electricity, but on the…
Data travels through thousands of miles of fiber optic cables underneath the world’s oceans–via pulses…
The terms “handmade” and “high tech” are not commonly found in the same sentence, but…
Researchers at MIT have developed a process that can produce ultrafine fibers — whose diameter…