Materials are a necessity for all engineering applications. Materials science and engineering seeks to understand the fundamental physical origins of material behavior in order to optimize properties ...

Most semiconductor materials are rigid and water-repelling, which aren’t ideal qualities for interacting with soft, wet biological tissues. Sihong Wang and his group at the University of Chicago ...

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 ...

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