Physicists have uncovered the fascinating world of “rotating crystals” — solids made of spinning particles that behave in ...

A new kind of shape-shifting material can twist, bend, and snap into more than a dozen three-dimensional forms—no motors or ...

What if a soft material could move on its own, guided not by electronics or motors, but by the kind of rudimentary chemical ...

Scientists have discovered rotating crystals with odd elasticity that twist, fragment, and self-reassemble, revealing new ...

At Northwestern University, our first-of-its-kind materials science department collaborates extensively with our leading mechanical engineering department, resulting in a strong history of ...

A “slight crosslinking” technique that gives ferroelectric materials elastic recovery has been proposed by a research team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of ...

A description of the terminology and methodology used in this supplement, and a guide to the functionality that is available free online at nature.com/nature-index ...

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 ...

Materials science and chemistry encompasses experimental and computational research that aims to understand and exploit relationships between structures and properties of materials. On this page, we ...

The Materials Science & Engineering minor is designed for students who want to expand their career opportunities and open new doors in the growing, interdisciplinary materials science field at the ...

Simulate the processes required to develop specific materials microstructures and properties. Develop skills and competencies in computational modeling and simulation. Simulate microstructural ...

Provides direct instruction in composition. Students examine and interpret communication practices and apply what they learn to their own written, aural, and visual compositions. Class projects ask ...