In a first for the field, materials scientists from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois ...

Your second and third years have distinctive course requirements and electives. Here we can compare four related majors through select second and third year courses. MSE 2110 - Introduction to ...

The undergraduate minor in materials science and engineering provides students with a foundation of engineering, science and mathematics to address challenges that impact public health, safety and ...

Editor’s note: First-year students, prospective students (and some of their parents) wonder and worry how they will handle the academic transition from high school to college. In a series of stories, ...

In biology, defects are generally bad. But in materials science, defects can be intentionally tuned to give materials useful ...

Northwestern University’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (NU-MRSEC), which is among the longest continually funded materials research centers in the country, has received a six-year ...

Since establishment as the world’s first materials science academic department, Northwestern Engineering has led and defined the frontier of material research, enabling transformative technologies ...

An introductory course focused on the new and existing materials that are crucial for mitigating worldwide anthropogenic CO2 emissions and associated greenhouse gases. Emphasis will be placed on how ...

Researchers have revisited a long-known material and uncovered a way to dramatically enhance its performance by altering its ...

Clathrate hydrates are crystalline structures formed at the bottom of seafloors, created by water molecules trapping methane, ...

Researchers activated the full basal plane of tungsten diselenide through atomic vacancies, achieving over 550 stable lithium ...