#materials-science

Researchers say a new solid-state polymer electrolyte helped lithium metal batteries operate in tests spanning deep cold to high heat.

Researchers say a new AI framework can transfer knowledge across catalyst families, opening a different path to better materials for hydrogen production.

Startup Radical AI says its self-driving lab can run dozens of materials experiments a day, using AI to propose and test new alloys and other compounds at far higher speed than human teams alone.

Researchers in China say a new textile coating forms an ultrathin protective water layer that helps prevent stains and microbes from sticking, potentially slashing laundry water and energy use.

Scientists in China say a targeted passivation technique improved both efficiency and durability in a new solar cell design that reached 33% efficiency.

Researchers at NTU Singapore say they have built semi-transparent perovskite solar cells thin enough for window integration while still delivering unusually high efficiency for devices in this ultrathin class

A team from the University of British Columbia says an electrochemical preheating step and recycled cement inputs could lower the emissions burden of one of the world’s dirtiest industrial materials.

Researchers have shown that natural silk fibers can be fused under controlled heat and pressure into a strong bio-derived material, opening potential uses in implants and other advanced devices.

Scientists at the University of Cambridge say they found a way to electrically power insulating nanoparticles, opening a path to ultra-pure near-infrared LEDs for imaging, sensing, and communications.

Researchers in Germany are developing a running shoe concept built almost entirely from a single material, aiming to make footwear more recyclable without abandoning performance-focused design.

Researchers at RMIT University used high-frequency sound waves to form ultra-thin protective coatings from covalent organic frameworks, demonstrating the method on plant leaves without blocking photosynthesis.

A study in Nature Communications describes a nontoxic aqueous battery design built around covalent organic polymers that researchers say can run for about 120,000 charge cycles without the safety drawbacks associated to火

An attempt to avoid fossil-fuel-derived products for a single day turned into a vivid demonstration of how deeply hydrocarbons are embedded in transport, packaging, agriculture, and modern materials.

Researchers are examining how sulfur oxidation states shape the behavior of sugar-based surfactant molecules, a subtle molecular change that could matter for how soft materials organize in water.

A Nature Communications study suggests carbon and hydrogen can form a quasi-1D superionic phase at extreme pressures and temperatures, potentially reshaping models of ice-giant interiors.

Texas A&M researchers say nanoscale metasurfaces let tiny devices lift and maneuver under laser illumination alone, suggesting new possibilities for light-based propulsion.

Researchers have discovered three new kinds of ice in the past year, including two of the most complex yet observed, adding to a rapidly expanding map of water’s possible solid forms.

A Tohoku University-led team says its physics-based AI screened more than 8,000 oxide materials and pinpointed 31 previously unknown high-dielectric candidates.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis report a phosphide-based catalyst for water electrolysis that ran for 1,000 hours at industry-standard conditions without relying on platinum-group metals.

Researchers at Kyushu University report that iron ions, methanol, sodium hydroxide, and UV light can generate hydrogen with performance comparable to some catalyst-based systems, using abundant materials and extending to