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

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

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 ...

MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration ...

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

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, ...

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

Mono-material flexible film packaging structures based primarily on polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or even polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are being promoted as an effective means of ...

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