Michigan Engineering | University of Michigan Lighter, stiffer glass fibers could make composite materials thinner without sacrificing strength.
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Designing lightweight glass for efficient cars and wind turbines
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Researchers gain control over internal structure of self-assembled composite materials
Researchers new templating technique instills greater order and gives rise to new 3D structures in a special class of high-performance materials, called eutectics.
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How an age-old process could lead to new materials and even invisibility
A Q&A with Ashwin Shahani, U-M assistant professor of materials science and engineering
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Post-silicon computing gets one step closer
Tunable semiconductor could lead to faster, more efficient computers.
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Cracking the mystery of nature’s toughest material
How mollusks engineered the most advanced nanostructure on Earth
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Hard as ceramic, tough as steel
Newly discovered connection could help with designing nextgen alloys.
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The “Magic Ratio” that could power tomorrow’s solar cells
A Q&A with Rachel Goldman
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University of Michigan launches Michigan Materials Research institute
Center to unite disciplines, spur new collaborations with government and industry
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What’s really behind baseball’s home run surge?
Some pitchers are convinced the balls are being messed with behind the scenes.
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Immortal switches, quantum computers could stem from new semiconductor
Material’s polarity, conductivity change with temperature.
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