"The smaller the crystals, the bigger the possibilities." So goes one of the mottos of Fadi Abdeljawad, an associate professor of materials science and engineering at Lehigh University. Abdeljawad ...

Your clothes. Your water bottle. The screen you’re looking at right now. They're all made from materials. Now imagine if you could make these materials stronger, safer and more sustainable. Sound ...

Would you rather run into a brick wall or into a mattress? For most people, the choice is not difficult. A brick wall is stiff and does not absorb shocks or vibrations well; a mattress is soft and is ...

Material science, at its core, is an interdisciplinary field focusing on the discovery and design of new materials. It combines elements of physics, chemistry and engineering to understand and ...

Thanassis Rikakis, the dean of IYA, said in underserved communities, students face numerous challenges that prevent them from accessing the “innovation economy.” (Jake Berg / Daily Trojan) The Iovine ...