Since its establishment as the world’s first materials science academic department, Northwestern Engineering has led and defined the frontier of material research, enabling transformative technologies ...

Materials Advances published a number of themed collections every year on timely and important topics, guest edited by members of the materials science community. Previous themed collections are ...

Two-dimensional materials are substances with a thickness of a few nanometres or less. Electrons in these materials are free to move in the two-dimensional plane, but their restricted motion in ...

The bachelor of science in materials science and engineering is broad-based, encompassing a wide range of materials, and enables students to understand the scientific principles that govern the ...

Oct. 16, 2024 — Researchers have developed a method to control the direction of heat flow in crystals. This miniature device could eventually be used to create advanced thermal-management ...

If you need high-quality printing in a snap, a laser printer can produce clean, sharp prints in as little as a few seconds. But, after three weeks of testing each device, not all laser printers ...

PLEASE NOTE: Beginning in January 2021, Volume 36, Journal of Materials Research will be published in alliance with Springer Nature. Any submitted manuscripts currently under review in JMR's ...

When the first laser and inkjet printers for PCs arrived—in the mid-1980s—each could print only in monochrome, and their respective advantages were obvious. The differences are more nuanced ...

Producers of metals and other raw materials rose after muted wholesale inflation. The producer-price index rose 0.2% last month, in line with economists' forecasts, and continuing a trend of ...

The annual Materials Market Report, which tallies the global assortments of fiber production, found that virgin, fossil-based synthetic fibers increased from 67 million tons in 2022 to 75 million ...

Asphalt shingles are the most common roofing material, striking a balance between performance and initial cost. Clay, metal and slate last long but cost more and require more specialized ...

Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Producer Price Index for final demand, a measure of wholesale prices, stayed flat in September after rising 0.2% in August, beating ...