The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of aircraft, new research has found. Scientists from The University of ...

Rice University researchers have revealed novel sequence-structure-property relationships for customizing engineered living ...

Materials Science and Engineering is the broad interdisciplinary field that uses the principles of physics, chemistry, biology and engineering to develop better, safer and more sustainable materials.

In 2003, Schauer joined the faculty in the Department of Materials Science ... of topics including processing natural polymers, structural color thin films, electrospun nanoyarns, wound healing ...

Researchers from Rice University have identified new sequence-structure-property relationships for tailoring engineered living materials (ELMs), allowing for more precise control over their structure ...

biomedical implant materials to replace natural structures; biomimetic materials applying biological concepts to the design of new engineering materials; and the application of materials science ...

A biomaterial that can mimic certain behaviors within biological tissues could advance regenerative medicine, disease modeling, soft robotics and more, according to researchers at Penn State.

Associate Professor Zhangxian “Dan” Deng becomes the College of Engineering’s 26th recipient of the prestigious National ...

The Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering program trains students in the study and application of various advanced materials — from metals, semiconductors and composites to polymers, ...