Asphalt shingles are the most common roofing material, striking a balance between performance and initial cost. Clay, metal and slate last long but cost more and require more specialized ...

FAIRY GODMOTHER: "I must get shoes made of the lightest thing… I had better do this scientifically and test the materials." FAIRY GODMOTHER [WRITING]: "New: I must make it a fair test so had ...

Animation showing the atomic structure of a new material sporting wavy layers of atoms. Credit: Paul Neves, MIT "We essentially mix powders of material, expose them to temperatures of a few ...

Exceptional research opportunities, small class sizes, and caring faculty are just a few of the reasons we are 17th in the nation for Specialty Engineering programs. Industry partners have access to ...

This is where Leso, a tech startup in simplifying visa services, steps in. Founded by Abbas Abidi and Vivek Anandan, Leso is ...

Materials sector fluctuation is tied to economic changes, impacting prices and profitability. Supply disruptions, like the Ukraine conflict, push up material prices, affecting the economy ...

Soft materials are materials that can be easily deformed by thermal stresses or thermal fluctuations at about room temperature. Soft materials include liquids, polymers, foams, gels, colloids ...

Chemists have developed a generative AI model that can make it much easier to determine the structures of powdered crystal materials. The prediction model could help researchers characterize ...

The German government is launching a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) fund for investment in raw materials as it seeks to limit dependency on producers such as China for critical minerals. “Good news ...

The materials science graduate program seeks to provide solutions for several different fields, including energy, medicine, clothing, and equipment production. Chemistry and Biochemistry majors learn ...

The bachelor of science in materials science and engineering is broad-based, encompassing a wide range of materials, and enables students to understand the scientific principles that govern the ...

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