Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...

Winter jackets keep you warm by managing heat through the three classical modes of heat transfer – conduction, convection and ...

Technologies that underpin modern society, such as smartphones and automobiles, rely on a diverse range of functional ...

The University of Iowa has been awarded $1.5 million to advance materials science research by leveraging various materials’ ...

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering ...

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the realm of physics: a material exhibiting antigravity properties. This discovery has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of gravity ...

Princeton University will be one of five higher education partners in a new National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence Materials Institute (NSF AI-MI), marking a major investment in AI-driven ...

That’s a wrap on harmful plastic? Microplastics — which slough off larger plastics — plague everything we touch, from our food to our cleaning tools, increasing the risk of heart attacks, strokes and ...

History has shown that materials science has long prized symmetry and stability, celebrating crystals whose atoms lock into place like repeating tiles on an infinite floor. It is this type of order ...

Researchers have discovered quantum oscillations inside an insulating material, overturning long-held assumptions. Their work at the National Magnetic Field Laboratory suggests that the effect ...

Understanding the properties of different materials is an important step in material design. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is an important technique for this, as it reveals detailed insights ...