Is it wizardry? Physicists at the University of Konstanz have succeeded in changing the properties of a material in a ...

Moiré effect: How to twist material properties Date: March 23, 2021 Source: Vienna University of Technology Summary: 2D materials like graphene have revolutionized materials science. Now a new ...

A new material that could change its physical properties signals a huge shift, and could be crucial to the pursuit of a sustainable future.

New research validates theoretical models about how elasticity is scale-dependent -- in other words, the elastic properties of a material are not constant, but vary with the size of the piece of ...

Architected materials – like this 3D lattice – get their properties not from what they are made out of, but from their structure. Ryan Lee, CC BY-ND The new material is a type of architected ...