Materials Science News

Penn State materials researchers have reported the largest known energy storage capacity for a bulk glass, making it a potential new candidate for capacitors for electric vehicles and portable power applications.

Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division has created a “carpet cloak” from nanostructured silicon that conceals the presence of objects placed under it from optical detection.

Researchers in Japan are reporting development of a new so-called "photochromic" material that changes color thousands of times faster than conventional materials when exposed to light.

A concrete material developed at the University of Michigan can heal itself when it cracks. No human intervention is necessary---just water and carbon dioxide.

The technology of storing electronic information – from old cassette tapes to shiny laptop computers – has been a major force in the electronics industry for decades.

Just 1/30th of an ounce of the material has the approximate surface area of a football field.

For the first time, MIT researchers have shown they can genetically engineer viruses to build both the positively and negatively charged ends of a lithium-ion battery.

Physicists in Sweden have now developed a new and simple method for producing cheap electronic components.

MIT engineers have created a kind of beltway that allows for the rapid transit of electrical energy through a well-known battery material.

Tomorrow's fuel-cell vehicles may be powered by enzymes that consume cellulose from woodchips or grass and exhale hydrogen.