What is Superwood?” you might be asking. Well, it’s a new material inspired by naturally occurring wood that is actually much ...

Bacterial Cellulose Supermaterials Break Strength Barriers Scientists at Rice University and University of Houston have ...

MIT engineers have developed a printable aluminum alloy that can withstand high temperatures and is five times stronger than ...

Incorporating machine learning, MIT engineers have developed a way to 3D print aluminum alloys that are five times stronger.

Two-dimensional metal borides have long been predicted to possess exceptional properties but have remained experimentally inaccessible due to the lack of a viable synthesis method. Northwestern ...

Modern industry requires multi-dimensional performance design of protective structural materials. In nature, many organisms ...

In what they hail as a “new frontier in materials,” engineers at Northeastern University have developed a new type of ceramic that can be fashioned into thin and complex shapes, opening up expansive ...