Materials make up everything. As our ability to examine materials in greater detail and at higher resolutions has increased, so has our understanding of what impacts the properties and performance of ...

It's the start of a new era for the University of Tennessee's one-of-a-kind materials research center. Located at the UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm on Alcoa Highway, the Institute for Advanced ...

Similar to the widespread interest in “graphite” and “diamond,” there is growing interest in metastable phases, which have different physical properties than those of stable phases. However, processes ...

Graphene is often described as a wonder material. It is strong, electrically conductive, thermally efficient, and remarkably ...

How can advanced materials of the 4IR have a major beneficial impact on combating global warming, a more streamlined manufacturing process, and cleaner, more efficient energy usage? originally ...

A prominent diagnostics device company received emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 rapid test device. The device offered several enhancements over competing COVID-19 testing kits, as it ...

For the first time, researchers have made niobium sulfide metallic nanotubes with stable, predictable properties, a long-sought goal in advanced materials science. According to the international team, ...

Advanced materials are a class of innovative substances deliberately engineered to possess superior properties, enabling them to deliver exceptional performance. The advancements in materials science ...

Dendritic structures that emerge during the growth of thin films are a major obstacle in large-area fabrication, a key step towards commercialization. However, current methods of studying dendrites ...

Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. This gives the biomaterial ...

Scientists at Ames National Laboratory, in collaboration with Indranil Das's group at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics ...

We apply materials science to develop sustainable solutions that address critical industry needs for energy efficiency, resource conservation, and material performance. The Materials Science ...