One of the most discussed points of attraction at this year's Mobile World Congress was the demonstration of Motorola's bendable phone concept. The phone could wrap...
A Mundane Revolution Some Nobel Prizes in Physics are attributed to a revolution in the fundamental way we understand the universe, from black holes (2020) to...
An Accidental Discovery Most physical items are made of 3D materials. Solid materials are often made of either organized atoms in per-determined 3D structures forming metals...
The Potential of Spintronics Electronic components like transistors are traditionally built out of silicon and rely on semiconductors. The 0 and 1 signals in binary indicate...
Materials science is changing fast with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). These tools are transforming how we discover, design, and optimize...
BioTechnology Beyond The Medical Sector Most of the attention in the BioTechnology sector is directed toward medicine and pharmaceuticals. The reasons are rather obvious: Biotechnologies can...
The human quest for the optimal is insatiable and never-ending. Material scientists are always in search of the thinnest, the strongest, or the most lightweight. In...
The Forgotten Strategic Metal Investing in commodities tends to be centered around the largest ones by volume and total value: oil, gas, foodstuffs, iron, copper, etc.,...
Auxetic materials shrink and expand in the transverse direction when subjected to axial compression and tension, respectively. They respond in a way that is counter-intuitive to...
Solving HVAC Energy Use HVAC, or Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning is responsible for major global energy use, cooling buildings in summer and warming them in...
Over the years, graphene has earned many adjectives. Some have called it the ‘mind-boggling wonder material,' while others have termed it a ‘proven supermaterial.' The world...
We often recognize materials based on their properties. However, the advances achieved in material science and engineering have made it possible to produce materials that combine...
Silence is precious. According to the American Institute of Stress, as much as 77 percent of people in the United States show some physical signs of stress when...
LiDAR is a crucial component of today's autonomous vehicles as it's used to create 3d maps of the environment. Despite recent advancements in LiDAR sensing capabilities,...
Fusion energy has been in the news for the last couple of years, and the scientific fraternity is buzzing about futuristic reactors. But behind the scenes,...