A recent study shows that by tearing tissue paper that’s loaded with nanocomposites and breaking the paper’s fibers, the paper acts as a sensor

Scientists create graphene patterns on food and other materials as a new class of edible electronics

World's first aerogel made from cotton fiber has wide-ranging applications, such as rapid hemorrhage control and heat insulation

Gold tab attached to skin converts mechanical energy into power for wearables, self-powered electronics

The device will be fundamental for studying new strategies to overcome the blood-brain barrier and treat brain diseases

New process could make wood as strong as titanium alloys but lighter and cheaper

Oxide electronics materials are poised to expand the way we think about the functions of traditional silicon-based electronic devices such as cell phones or computers

These synthetic diamonds, used in micro-anvils, have produced nearly twice the pressure found at the center of the Earth

Experiments confirm the first chiral phonon that could enable exotic forms of electronics

With this eye toward the future, the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Washington announced the creation of the Northwest Institute for Materials Physics, Chemistry and Technology

Bacterium C. metallidurans has found a way to extract valuable trace elements from a compound of heavy metals without poisoning itself

3D printing becomes 4D as objects morph over time and temperatures change