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, ...

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 ...

Removing excess iron reveals FeTe as a superconductor, and its properties can be engineered using layered structures and moiré effects.

AI is on track to more than double datacenter electricity demands by 2030. If we want large-scale intelligence and a livable planet, every tera-operation of compute must consume far fewer joules. For ...

Researchers have revisited a long-known material and uncovered a way to dramatically enhance its performance by altering its structure at the nanoscale.

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

The Materials Science & Engineering minor is designed for students who want to expand their career opportunities and open new doors in the growing, interdisciplinary materials science field at the ...

Materials engineering spans the design, synthesis and deployment of substances whose structures and interfaces are tailored to specific functions. From atomic-scale lattice control in advanced ...

Composites is an emerging field of high-performance materials that are increasingly being used in many applications throughout society, including aerospace, marine (boats), infrastructure (bridge ...

Materials engineers are at the forefront of nanotechnology, biomaterials and microelectronics, as well as traditional technical fields. A degree in this discipline equips you to analyze the structure ...