Scientists have found a way to use defects in crystals to engineer stronger materials, according to a new study.

In a leap forward for materials science, a multi-institutional team of researchers has developed a pioneering method of 3D printing cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs), enabling complex, ...

Dr. Michael Ponting is Chief Scientific Officer at Peak Nano, a leading innovator in advanced capacitor films, specialty films, and optics. "One word: plastics." That single line from The Graduate ...

From computer chips to image sensors in cameras, today's technology is overwhelmingly based on a semiconductor called silicon. This technology has been shrinking for decades—think of early room-sized ...

Extremely thin (one atom thick) 200 times stronger than steel Excellent conductor of heat and electricity Nearly transparent and highly flexible Aerogel is a synthetic, highly porous material derived ...

Inspired by the shape-shifting skin of octopuses, Penn State researchers developed a smart hydrogel that can change appearance, texture, and shape on command. The material is programmed using a ...

MIT researchers have developed a generative AI model that predicts viable synthesis routes for complex materials, addressing one of the most persistent bottlenecks in materials research: translating ...