Physics grants saw a smaller drop in grants awarded this year compared to other fields within NSF’s Mathematical and Physical ...

Penn State and Battalion Advanced Technology Ltd. have entered into two research agreements worth up to $6 million to develop ...

This chapter is divided into two sections. The first section is an overview of the materials-science microgravity research program implemented by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...

Today, a new multi-user materials science laboratory began its journey to the International Space Station, leaving NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., for NASA’s Kennedy Space ...

A new approach to materials science research called MaterialsLab provides an unprecedented level of collaboration among stakeholders performing research on the International Space Station. With each ...

Chinese researchers have unveiled a lightweight dual-model collaborative AI agent for materials research, enabling AI not only to "think" but also to "act." The agent, named MatBrain, improves ...

Since their discovery at Drexel University in 2011, MXenes — a family of nanomaterials with unique properties of durability, conductivity and filtration, among many others — has become the largest ...

Led by Northwestern Engineering’s Cécile Chazot, the Materials Initiative for Comprehensive Research Opportunity (MICRO) allows undergraduates from universities without materials science programs or ...

A research team has devised a unique method to observe changes in materials at the atomic level. The technique opens new avenues for understanding and developing advanced materials for quantum ...

Materials science is a major priority in China, and underpins many growing industries, including advanced composites for wind turbines blades, next-generation semiconductors for solar cells, and ...