Materials Science

Poor preparation and a failure to properly apply the coating may be just a few of the reasons why the Reflecting Pool’s new paint job appears to be peeling off

A new study captures how cork, wine and air interact over time

The University of California, Berkeley, materials scientist on the hope the next generation of scientists represents

The materials scientist describes how science is a contact sport

The M.I.T. professor and expert on innovation on why science is worth celebrating

Gold doesn’t tarnish like similar metals do. A new paper says that the key is the intricate “herringbone” pattern of its atoms.

Scientists thought glassy substances had to be either moldable or impact-resistant—but compleximers are both

This familiar phenomenon has puzzled researchers for centuries, but experiments are finally making sense of its unruly behaviors

After decades of debate, researchers say that they have found the clearest evidence yet for this rare form of carbon

A small design flaw in the medals for the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina turned a durability promise into a very public stress test

The reason we slip and slide on ice—a phenomenon central to figure skating, curling and other Winter Olympic events—is a centuries-old physics mystery that may have finally been cracked

Researchers mimicked the air-trapping tricks of diving bell spiders to create aluminum that stays afloat—even when punctured