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 ...

From creating lightweight yet durable prosthetics to designing new types of solar panels and batteries, materials engineers combine their expertise in physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering to ...

Princeton Engineering researchers are combining their expertise in chemical engineering, materials and computation to design crystalline materials that can be used to mitigate pollution or make ...

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 ...

Northwestern Engineering’s Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering share a strong history of interconnected research activities, established research centers, and ...

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, ...

Since its establishment as the world’s first materials science academic department, Northwestern Engineering has led and defined the frontier of material research, enabling transformative technologies ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...