Imagine a material cracking—now imagine what happens if there are small inclusions in the material. Do they create an ...

Despite rare earth elements' importance in manufacturing cell phones, magnets and a host of other consumer and commercial ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Carbon is one of the most fascinating elements in all of nature, with ...

Scientists may have found a material "more remarkable" than graphene that presents a wealth of medical potential. Borophene is thinner, more conductive, lighter and stronger than graphene. Scientists ...

A new study led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) has unveiled the first biomaterial that is not only waterproof but actually becomes stronger in contact with water. The material ...

For years, researchers have known that carbon, when arranged in a certain way, can be very strong. Case in point: graphene. Graphene, which was heretofore, the strongest material known to man, is made ...

Australian researchers have created what may be one of the most thermally stable materials ever discovered. This new zero thermal expansion (ZTE) material made of scandium, aluminum, tungsten and ...

Data center servers, powerful smartphones, and your computer's motherboard have one thing in common. When these devices get too hot, their performance takes a hit, and we can't have that. That's why ...