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A team of researchers from the University of Amsterdam has discovered a way to create a new class of materials that are stiff, but also good at absorbing vibrations - two characteristics which are…

A research team from the Sandia National Laboratories and Texas A&M University have - for the first time ever - witnessed pieces of metal crack, and then fuse back together without any human…

A team of scientists from MIT and Duke University have discovered a counterintuitive way to make polymers stronger; by introducing weaker bonds into the material. The scientists made the discovery…

Metals have been prized for their unique characteristics for millennia, when the Stone Age ended with human metalworking. Obviously, since then techniques for refining, identifying, and utilising…

As governments across the world seek to achieve a ‘Net Zero’ future, policymakers are looking at ways in which transport can be decarbonised. Amongst the options being discussed are hydrogen fuel…

At the 2024 NASCC: The Steel Conference, Christian Crosby highlighted a critical yet often overlooked aspect of structural fabrication: the cost of connections. Senior vice president of fabrication…

The Fronius iWave is setting new standards in industrial welding with its advanced features, making it an indispensable tool in robot applications and automation systems. The Fronius iWave, a new…

A team of researchers involving scientists from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard, the…

Read any form of news media these days and artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be transforming everything it touches. And it appears that the world of material science is no exception as it has…

Microscopes are arguably one of the most important technological inventions in the scientific world. But, they’ve come a long way from using glass lenses to magnify objects that are otherwise…