Most solid materials we rely on, from steel, to plastics and ceramics, are designed to have specific properties. Whether a material is soft and flexible, or stiff and tough depends on how molecules ...

Here is why gallium nitride (GaN) is the natural successor to silicon MOSFETs in the 100–650 V class of power devices.

Researchers at Utrecht University have quantitatively mapped the three-dimensional structure of photonic supraparticles for the first time. Supraparticles are microscopic spheres composed of thousands ...

The rise of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and energy storage systems has led to a growing number of retired batteries, posing a significant challenge for sustainable energy development.

Researchers in Finland have experimentally realized a long-predicted class of quantum material: a two-dimensional topological ...

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a hydrogen-absorbing material shrinks in one direction ...

A hydrogen-treated metal alloy shrinks instead of expanding when heated, driven by magnetism, offering customizable materials ...

Innovative materials could help to reduce the energy consumption of electrical devices, allowing drones to fly longer and e-bikes to travel further. By introducing components made from metallic glass ...

(Jian Fan/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Physicists in the US say they have created a simulation that, for the first time, demonstrates "ideal glass" is possible, resolving a decades-old paradox. In some ...

Researchers in Europe are developing metallic glass materials that could significantly reduce energy losses ...

A team of researchers has reported the first laboratory synthesis and recovery of bulk hexagonal diamond, a crystal form long predicted to be harder than the conventional gems used in cutting tools ...