In this video, see how researchers at Georgia Tech’s Aerospace Robotics Lab simulate the moon’s surface to build rovers that can explore, build, and navigate the difficult lunar environment.

This video uses ball bearings in a matrix to explain crystal structure and how heat treatment affects grains, and demonstrates annealing.

Paul Canfield is a talented cook, whether it’s food or new materials for scientific study. He’s also a senior physicist and distinguished professor at Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University. Canfield knows that tomorrow’s inventions, whether next-generation wind turbines or supercomputers, need materials that don’t yet exist or haven’t been perfected. His lab along and […]

In this video, see how researchers at University of Colorado Boulder create thin-film holograms by using a rubbery substrate that allows monomer movement during laser writing, then add a curing step that locks the pattern in place by turning the film from rubbery to glassy.

The Materials Innovation and Learning Laboratory (The MILL) at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), is a student-led, open-access “make-and-measure” space for creating materials, characterizing their structure, and measuring their properties. The MILL not only empowers students to create but to analyze and evaluate their creations, and this emphasis on analytical assessment in a […]

Rice University researchers create a novel “metamaterial” that can potentially revolutionize implantable and ingestible devices. The team, led by Yong Lin Kong, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing, have developed a soft but strong metamaterial that can be controlled remotely to rapidly transform […]

See how the National Laboratory of the Rockies uses the ARIES platform to demonstrate how integrated energy resources can reliably power large, unpredictable loads like data centers, AI, and crypto facilities on the modern electric grid.

See how this kirigami-inspired parachute starts as a flat disc and transforms into a spring-like 3D cone as air flows through it, using slits to improve accuracy and stability in descent, while its simple, low-cost design could make it ideal for mass production and delivering humanitarian aid.

Berkeley Lab is accelerating the pace of science. Their teams and facilities are powering a new era of discovery, combining artificial intelligence, automation, and advanced data processing into integrated systems of rapid discovery. From robotic labs that rapidly test new materials to AI-optimized lasers and supercomputers that analyze experimental data in real time, they are […]

Discover how Harvard University’s innovative Redox flow battery technology offers a safer alternative to traditional lithium-ion options, especially for storing renewable energy.