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I believe we are entering a period in which materials science, especially when it comes to alloys, will determine industrial ...

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory is quietly tackling one of fusion energy’s toughest engineering problems: turning raw neutron ...

Finding the next groundbreaking polymer is always a challenge, but now researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to shape and transform the future of the field. Nylon, Teflon, Kevlar. These ...

How can fungi be used as building construction materials? This is what a recent study published in Cell Reports Physical Science hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated how engineered ...

The Kiel University scientist discusses how advanced materials processing is shaping medical manufacturing and improving drug performance.