Materials research generates vast amounts of data, but the information often exists in manufacturer-specific formats and the terminology is inconsistent, making it difficult to aggregate, compare, and ...

Scientists are learning how to temporarily reshape materials by nudging their internal quantum rhythms instead of blasting them with extreme lasers. By harnessing excitons, short-lived energy pairs ...

For a long time, material development has focused on enhancing performance and reducing costs. Efforts have been directed toward making products lighter, tougher, better insulated, more beautiful, ...

Many natural compounds that act on the human body provide active ingredients for medicines or clues for developing them, and ...

Graphene has long been hailed as a "wonder material." It is incredibly strong, highly conductive and almost impossibly ...

Clinical expectations in minimally invasive interventions is rising, making collaboration in the medical value chain ...

Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...

The integration of self-driving laboratories and advanced automation software is revolutionising the fields of chemistry and materials science. By harnessing the power of robotics, artificial ...

Scientists have developed artificial heterostructures made of freestanding 2D and 3D membranes that have an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available capacitors. Electrostatic ...

Modern winter jackets are also a testament to centuries-old physics and cutting-edge materials science.

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Dhruv Shenai investigates how machine learning and lab automation are transforming materials science at Cambridge ...