Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into ...

As tough as medieval chainmail armor and as soft as a contact lens. This material is not taken from science fiction, it is a ...

A new kind of 3D-printable material that can stretch, flex and still stay friendly to living cells could change how medical ...

Chemists have developed a generative AI model that can make it much easier to determine the structures of powdered crystal materials. The prediction model could help researchers characterize materials ...

Fungi are master engineers capable of building vast networks underground. Now, researchers have harnessed their capabilities to create a living building material that could be a sustainable ...

Mesoporous materials are a class of nanomaterials characterized by their highly ordered porous structure with pore sizes ranging from 2 to 50 nanometers. These materials possess large surface areas, ...

Far beneath Earth’s surface, two enormous structures lie hidden at the edge of the planet’s molten core. These formations, each thousands of kilometers wide, aren’t just geological oddities—they might ...

Finding the right materials for a project isn’t easy. You have to factor in a lot of considerations. Take, for instance, building a house. Not only do you need the materials of that house to be able ...

Duplicates of crystal structures are flooding databases, implicating repositories hosting organic, inorganic, and ...

Materials scientists at Rice University and collaborators have developed a material that uses light to break down a range of ...