Ceramic materials are renowned for their unique properties including high compressive strength, thermal insulation and chemical stability, yet they are inherently brittle. Advances in materials ...

Carbon fibre materials are renowned for their exceptional strength-to-weight ratio, high stiffness and resistance to chemical and thermal degradation. The evolution of carbon fibre production has led ...

Modern engineering is still in pursuit of the materials that give more with less weight and bulk. High-performance foam ...

Researchers in Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Department of Chemical Engineering and at the University of Akron have published research in Chemical Engineering Journal about a new technology that ...

A review on nano-architected mechanical metamaterials reveals how nanoscale geometry transforms material properties for ...

An introductory course focused on the new and existing materials that are crucial for mitigating worldwide anthropogenic CO2 emissions and associated greenhouse gases. Emphasis will be placed on how ...

A new microscopy method has allowed researchers to detect tiny changes in the atomic-level architecture of crystalline materials -- like advanced steels for ship hulls and custom silicon for ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2025.240139, discusses ferroelectric domain engineering of Lithium Niobate. Lithium niobate (LN) is widely recognized for its ...

To help his students conceptualize the method of concurrent materials design, one of 10 priority research areas outlined in Northwestern Engineering’s new strategic vision, the McCormick School of ...

Hypersonic vehicles — aircraft that can reach speeds of Mach 5 and beyond — are subject to extreme conditions while they are in flight, requiring strong yet aerodynamic materials to keep them both in ...

Floquet engineering begins with an idea that is both simple and complex, but surprisingly powerful in practice. If you drive a quantum system with a perfectly time-periodic force, that drive can ...