The slowest part of a Mars mission is often not the driving, it is the waiting. A rover can only do so much when every move ...

Until now, self-healing materials have largely depended on external stimuli—such as heat, light irradiation, or solvent environments—to initiate repair.

A new model measures defects that can be leveraged to improve materials' mechanical strength, heat transfer, and ...

Scientists studying Bennu samples have discovered that its chemistry is far from uniform. Organic compounds and minerals ...

Learn how nanoscale scans of Bennu reveal a diverse chemical landscape shaped by ancient water, and reshaping our ...

In biology, defects are generally bad. But in materials science, defects can be intentionally tuned to give materials useful ...

In biology, defects are generally bad. But in materials science, defects can be intentionally tuned to give materials useful new properties. Today ...

Understanding the hidden interfacial coupling in two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as multilayer graphene and hexagonal ...

A novel method detects hydrogen at extremely low concentrations by enhancing molecular signals, enabling accurate monitoring, and advancing safety in hydrogen-based energy systems.

As a promising clean energy source, hydrogen (H2) requires reliable safety monitoring. However, lacking a permanent dipole ...

TERS continues to see widespread and beneficial use in the analysis of nanoscale heterogeneities and defects in ...

Explore how Raman spectroscopy supports quantitative pharmaceutical analysis by enabling accurate measurement of active ...