Self-healing materials can autonomously repair damage and make bridges, roads, and aircraft more durable and sustainable.

Tungsten carbide–cobalt (WC–Co) is prized for its hardness, but that same property makes it unusually difficult to shape. The ...

Your second and third years have distinctive course requirements and electives. Here we can compare four related majors through select second and third year courses. MSE 2110 - Introduction to ...

Materials engineering involves the development, production, modification, and application of engineering materials to meet the specific needs of society. It is based on an understanding of the ...

Editor’s note: First-year students, prospective students (and some of their parents) wonder and worry how they will handle the academic transition from high school to college. In a series of stories, ...

From creating lightweight yet durable prosthetics to designing new types of solar panels and batteries, materials engineers combine their expertise in physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering to ...

The undergraduate minor in materials science and engineering provides students with a foundation of engineering, science and mathematics to address challenges that impact public health, safety and ...

At Northwestern University, our first-of-its-kind materials science department collaborates extensively with our leading mechanical engineering department, resulting in a strong history of ...

Northwestern University’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (NU-MRSEC), which is among the longest continually funded materials research centers in the country, has received a six-year ...

This course is no longer taking applications for 2026-27 entry. Find another undergraduate course. Bridging theory and practice, your artefacts project empowers you to explore the use of different ...

Ioanna Kakoulli, a professor of materials science and engineering, died Jan. 1. She was 57. Kakoulli was the first female professor hired by UCLA’s materials science and engineering department, ...

Materials engineers work with metals, ceramics, polymers, semiconductors and composites to improve existing materials, develop new ones, and solve engineering challenges in industries like ...