1+ hour, 55+ min ago  (475+ words) NASA's new heat-resistant material could enable astronauts to extract metals and oxygen from Moon rocks, revolutionizing lunar exploration. A team of researchers at NASA has discovered a previously unknown material capable of withstanding the extreme heat and corrosive properties of…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago  (348+ words) In a groundbreaking advancement that could reshape the landscape of photophysics and organic optoelectronics, researchers have unveiled a novel approach to achieving organic room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) in solution. The innovative study, conducted by Zhu et al. , explores the integration of…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago  (23+ words) Researchers at Rice University have developed a new nanoscale chip fabrication technique that uses stressed crystals to directly create ultra fine patterns on...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (913+ words) Polymers today have a bad reputation " the word brings to mind microplastics, pollution, sustainability concerns. But polymers changed materials science by showing that molecular structure could be engineered to produce entirely new kinds of performance." Saving this article for later?...

7+ hour, 39+ min ago  (932+ words) Custom-made empty spaces grant these materials many useful powers Much like the wooden framework of a house, the chemical structures of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are full of empty spaces. Those gaps allow MOFs to interact in specific ways with other…...

12+ hour, 56+ min ago  (780+ words) The Quest to Unlock High-Pressure Superconductors with Diamond Quantum Sensors In the rapidly evolving landscape of materials science, the pursuit of superconductors that operate at higher pressures and temperatures remains a crucial challenge. Among the avant-garde tools propelling this quest…...

13+ hour, 30+ min ago  (160+ words) Researchers at Princeton University developed Qumus, an AI-powered robotic laboratory system that autonomously creates graphene....

14+ hour, 46+ min ago  (566+ words) Lightweight metals are used in a wide variety of applications due to their low density, high strength-to-weight ratio, and excellent corrosion resistance. Various grades of aluminum (Al) and magnesium (Mg) alloys, each with distinct compositions and characteristics, are used across…...

14+ hour, 28+ min ago  (199+ words) Front. Mater. , 25 May 2026 Sec. Mechanics of Materials Mechano-X Labs, University of Trento, Trento, Italy Editorial on the Research Topic 10 years of Frontiers in materials: past discoveries, current challenges and future perspectives In 2024 we celebrated the 10th anniversary of Frontiers in Materials....

3+ week, 15+ hour ago  (140+ words) No recent Nature Portfolio content available. The graph below shows the total number of articles in in-situ stress assessment in geological formations across all publications each year (not limited to Nature Index journals). Borehole breakout: A shear-induced enlargement of the…...