Key opportunities in the smart materials market include growth in shape memory materials, actuators, motors, and defense and ...

The Nanotechnology Revolution in Advanced Materials It’s pretty wild to think about how much materials science has ...

This starts at the chemical level: scientists can design a material’s structure to define how it reacts, binds, or transforms under specific conditions. Surface functionalization adds further ...

Over the past few decades, food packaging markets have captured the attention of researchers due to their direct impact on human health. Both metallic and nonmetallic materials find use in the food ...

Smart or intelligent materials possess unique capabilities, such as self-adaptability, memory, self-sensing, and multi-functionality, making them attractive across many industries, including aerospace ...

Responsive polymers and smart materials adapt to stimuli, providing solutions to drug delivery, tissue engineering, and even ...

New perovskite-related material could find applications in sensors, wearables, and printed electronics ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Scientists have struggled to create synthetic materials that can sense and respond to their environment with the precision needed for advanced robotics and smart devices. A key ...

Scientists are developing materials that adapt to their surroundings, helping to clean water more efficiently and more ...