In the decade since their discovery at Drexel University, the family of two-dimensional materials called MXenes has shown a great deal of promise for applications ranging from water desalination and ...

Your countertops make a big impression on your kitchen's overall look because they're so prominent and eye-catching. When buying new kitchen countertops, your budget is often a deciding factor in what ...

Everything old is new again, as the saying goes. In this case, it’s hydroxyapatite, a material that is at least as old as humankind, since it naturally occurs in our bodies. Because it is ...

MXenes are an emerging class of two-dimensional materials whose properties depend sensitively on the atoms bound to their surfaces. A new synthesis approach now allows researchers to control these ...

Choosing a kitchen countertop is a bit like dating—you want something attractive, reliable, low-maintenance, and preferably not prone to cracking under pressure. Maybe you're into the cool confidence ...

The surface of a material plays a pivotal role in determining its mechanical properties (e.g., friction and wear), the interaction with the environment (e.g., wettability), optical appearance, ...

Many materials involved in manufacturing, handling, and using microelectronic parts easily become electrostatically charged when rubbed. If charged surfaces come near static-sensitive devices, the ...

Researchers devised a machine-learning-based method to investigate how materials behave at their surfaces. The approach could help with developing new compounds or alloys for use as catalysts, ...

Surface modification of medical devices allows manufacturers to maintain the mechanical properties of materials while adding specific functionalities at biological interfaces. This optimization is ...