For a long time, material development has focused on enhancing performance and reducing costs. Efforts have been directed toward making products lighter, tougher, better insulated, more beautiful, ...

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have developed new hybrid materials that challenge conventional thinking about how ...

Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery: a material capable of bending light in unprecedented ways. This advancement opens up possibilities for innovations in optics, including superlenses ...

CD BioSustainable launches a material system bridging 3D printing performance and sustainable packaging for advanced ...

Scientists have developed artificial heterostructures made of freestanding 2D and 3D membranes that have an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available capacitors. Electrostatic ...

Understanding what complex chemical measurements reveal about materials and reactions can take weeks or months of analysis. But now, an AI-powered platform developed by researchers at the Department ...

An introductory course focused on the new and existing materials that are crucial for mitigating worldwide anthropogenic CO2 emissions and associated greenhouse gases. Emphasis will be placed on how ...

The integration of self-driving laboratories and advanced automation software is revolutionising the fields of chemistry and materials science. By harnessing the power of robotics, artificial ...

Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into any 3D structure you'd like. The cloak can shield objects of any shape from ...

Since establishment as the world’s first materials science academic department, Northwestern Engineering has led and defined the frontier of material research, enabling transformative technologies ...

The Conversation reports on winter jackets, blending old physics and modern materials to efficiently trap heat, ensuring ...