Self-healing materials can autonomously repair damage and make bridges, roads, and aircraft more durable and sustainable.

The Conversation reports on winter jackets, blending old physics and modern materials to efficiently trap heat, ensuring ...

Younan Xia was elected to the 2026 Class of the National Academy of Engineering, one of the engineering profession’s highest ...

Ioanna Kakoulli, a professor of materials science and engineering, died Jan. 1. She was 57. Kakoulli was the first female professor hired by UCLA’s materials science and engineering department, ...

Tungsten carbide–cobalt (WC–Co) is prized for its hardness, but that same property makes it unusually difficult to shape. The ...

Proteins are the building blocks of life. These biomolecules comprise chains of amino acids that fold into precise shapes to ...

Electrically heated elements turn from solids to liquids to provide flexibility to robotic building blocks. We use cookies to ...

Dr. Bruce Gnade, professor emeritus of materials science and engineering and director of workforce development at the North Texas Semiconductor Institute at The University of Texas at Dallas, was ...

Metal alloys crack and fail through a mechanism called "fatigue" when repeatedly loaded and strained. While it is well known how to design alloys to withstand static loads and pressures, it is very ...

Professor James Rondinelli collaborated with IBM to help turn simulations into potential practical chip designs.

Graduation with Departmental Distinction gives MEMS undergraduates the skills and confidence to take their next step in academia, industry, medicine and beyond.