Space is a hostile environment, with huge variations in temperature and ionizing radiation that degrades spacecraft surfaces. A research team has now developed a multifunctional, lightweight skin for ...

Scientists turn waste polyethylene into stronger, multifunctional materials using innovative two-step modular assembly ...

Academician Yu-Zhong Wang's team at Sichuan University proposed an innovative "LEGO" strategy, successfully upgrading and ...

This study presents a flexible strategy to convert polyethylene waste into advanced materials, featuring tunable properties ...

Materials Sciences Corp. (MSC, Horsham, PA, US) was established in 1970 by a group of scientists who helped develop the constituent relations that describe the behavior of composites. Performing ...

Taking a cue from nature, scientists have deciphered how the biomineral making up the body armor of a chiton mollusk has evolved to create functional eyes embedded in the animal's protective shell.

Designing structural components that can power an electric vehicle requires a comprehensive testing regime to assess the strength, stiffness and thermal stability of battery materials Structural power ...

Dr. Thomas explains that multifunctional materials began to take form in the late 1990s. “NRL was doing research, sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA, Arlington, VA, US), on ...

NATICK, Mass. -- It is well known that Soldier lethality, performance, and protection are part of the fabric of a successful Army. It also turns out that fabrics and other materials themselves play a ...

Kevlar and Twaron are famously tough materials, but there’s a bit of a trade-off to be made between strength, heat resistance and weight. Now, researchers have created a new nanofiber version of the ...