In a remarkable feat of chemistry, a Northwestern University-led research team has developed the first two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked material. Resembling the interlocking links in ...

The European Union said it will respond to any tariffs the US might impose on it, escalating a potential transatlantic trade dispute. “Unjustified tariffs on the EU will not go unanswered ...

Natural materials, such as wool and wood, come from living things or the ground. Synthetic materials, like plastic, are made from chemicals. Materials have different properties that make them ...

New chainmail-like material could be the future of armor First 2D mechanically interlocked polymer exhibits exceptional flexibility and strength Date: January 16, 2025 Source: Northwestern ...

A new study examines ways that carbon could be used as a key ingredient in building materials—particularly biomass plastics and cement. Obstacles still remain, as some of these technologies are ...

I'm watching a black disc of wonder material hovering over a bubbling bath of liquid nitrogen. "This is superconducting magnetic levitation," says magnet scientist Greg Brittles. "The closest you ...

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 ...

Feb. 5, 2025 — Physicists measured how readily a current of electron pairs flows through 'magic-angle' graphene, a major step toward understanding how this unusual ...

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Soft materials are materials that can be easily deformed by thermal stresses or thermal fluctuations at about room temperature. Soft materials include liquids, polymers, foams, gels, colloids ...

Their latest research, published in the journal Nature Materials, sheds light on how catalysts can stay in unanticipated forms during the process of nitrate ...