Using a hydrogel—a gelatin-like material in the form of a dry sheet—researchers have crafted a better picker-upper absorbing 3x more water.

Being lightweight, the material is strong enough to be molded into three-dimensional shapes, enabling one to transform it into a stretcher.

A new class of materials is capable of producing tunable plasmonic properties while withstanding incredibly high temperatures.

Researchers have developed a new kind of battery, made entirely from abundant and inexpensive materials, that could help to fill that gap.

Over-the-counter pain relievers, physical therapy, steroid injections -- some people have tried it all and are still dealing with knee pain.

Engineering researchers have developed a new self-healing composite that allows structures to repair themselves in place.

The result surprised even the research group: compared to pure barium titanate, the current flow was up to 1000 times stronger.

Scientists designed a new material system to overcome one of the biggest challenges in recycling consumer products: mixed-plastic recycling.

White Graphene can withstand higher temperatures than graphene, and is electrically insulating, rather than conductive.

A new nanophotonic material has broken records for high-temperature stability, potentially ushering in more efficient electricity production

‘Like conductive Play-Doh’: breakthrough new material could point way to new class of materials for electronics and devices.

Super-hard, high-temperature, “high-entropy” carbides demonstrate plasmonic properties useful for a wide range of aerospace applications

Renowned violin maker Antonio Stradivari and others treated their instruments with chemicals that produced their unique sound.

Polyurethane locks in the antimicrobial power of tea tree and cinnamon oils. The new technology could make public spaces safer within a year

Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.

Flexible implanted electronics are a step closer toward clinical applications thanks to a recent breakthrough technology.

The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased 1,000x if three different materials are arranged in a lattice.

Researchers have developed a simple method to make surfaces superhydrophobic — that is, very water-repellant — without chemicals.

Researchers identified how controlling the arrangement of atoms in a green material can allow it to harvest sunlight using very thin layers.

Researchers have discovered that Vanadium Dioxide (VO2), a compound used in electronics, is capable of “remembering” the entire history