Early automakers embraced faster and cheaper manufacturing using metal-stamped parts during the early 20th century. While ...

What would it take to instantly transform a material from an electrical insulator into a conductive state without ever ...

Material science, at its core, is an interdisciplinary field focusing on the discovery and design of new materials. It combines elements of physics, chemistry and engineering to understand and ...

One of the most fascinating aspects of physics is that nature often behaves in ways that seem completely counterintuitive. A good example comes from ultrathin materials. If I take a sheet of material ...

Paloma Gormley is leading Material Cultures, which has a DIY approach to material sustainability in architecture, to build the future from the ground up. Despite decades of green certifications, ...

Chemical engineers have created a new material that is stronger than steel, as light as plastic, and can be easily manufactured in large quantities. Using a novel polymerization process, MIT chemical ...

Nike believes the new Forward material will do for its apparel line what Flyknit did a decade ago for footwear. And they believe creating an all-new fabric material also offers a sustainably minded ...