Silicon — the shiny, brittle metal commonly used to make semiconductors — is an essential…
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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 strong collaborative ethos of the Graphene Flagship is accelerating developments in new technologies based…
At the right ratio, a blend of water and cornstarch displays some mysterious qualities. It’s…
By shrinking samples of metallic glass to nanoscale size, Yale scientists have discovered they can…
Engineers from MIT have developed a 3D printing technique that uses a new kind of…
How a material breaks may be the most important property to consider when designing layered…
“Two-dimensional materials” — materials deposited in layers that are only a few atoms thick —…
Imagine a microscopic gold pill that could travel to a specific location in your body…
Smartphones and computers wouldn’t be nearly as useful without room for lots of apps, music…
The microscope is 1000 times more precise than current techniques, allowing the creation of wetting…
Phones, laptops, electric cars – batteries are everywhere. And to meet the expectations of today’s…
Los Alamos researchers have engineered quantum dots to create efficient, electrically pumped lasers, promising advancements…
Researchers from MIT have created a material that provides optically-controlled long-term storage and release of…
Researchers make considerable progress toward a device that directly converts sunlight into ionic electricity, which…
Bioengineers at the University of Illinois have taken a new look at an old tool…
New research from engineers at MIT shows that reconstituted silk can be several times stronger…
Researchers at MIT have developed a condensation-based method that could create stable nanoscale emulsions. The…
Engineers at MIT have developed a new material that can be repeatedly stretched and flexed…