materials

Stronger than steel, but as light as plastic.

Silver nanowires plus an electrical voltage equals a window that has an adjustable level of transparency.

MIT researchers have developed a way of 3D-printing materials that change their surface texture when squeezed.

A new metal composite material is light enough to float, but tough enough to cope with marine environments

In Depth There's a new super-material in town, and its name is nanocellulose. Here's why you should be excited about it.