Since his postdoctoral days at MIT, Hang Yu, associate professor of materials science and engineering, has been wrestling ...

Recent breakthroughs in scientific research have opened up a fascinating world where materials can “heal” themselves. A pioneering group of scientists has successfully developed a metal with ...

In a quiet corner of Switzerland, researchers have stopped treating metal like something to be melted and poured, and started treating it like something that can be grown. Instead of blasting powders ...

UF engineers, backed by DARPA and NASA, are perfecting laser-forming techniques that let metal sheets fold themselves into giant solar arrays, antennas, and even space-station parts right in ...

UL’s Bernal Institute hosts materials scientists collaborating with Kyoto University’s Prof Susumu Kitagawa, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

A research team has developed a method to recycle valuable metals from electronic waste more efficiently while significantly reducing the environmental impact typically associated with metal recycling ...

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

As aerospace continues its pursuit of higher performance, lower weight, and improved lifecycle efficiency, metal-to composite component conversion is a key enabler of innovation. Whether in commercial ...

Squeaking metal can be grating on the nerves, but it serves an important purpose. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The slow squeak ...

WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) - In the 1991 film "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," a malevolent time-traveling and shape-shifting android called T-1000 that was made of liquid metal demonstrated a unique ...

Sometimes science advances at a snail's pace, but in this case that's a good thing: researchers have created a squishy material that combines polymers with liquid metal, demonstrated in a snail-like ...