One of the most important ideas in physics is also one of the most misunderstood: entropy. It describes how energy naturally ...

Entropy is one of the most fundamental ideas in physics, yet it is often misunderstood. The concept explains why energy spreads out over time and why processes in nature seem to move in only one ...

The types of glass that we encounter in everyday life, such as window glass or smartphone screens, are disordered solids. This means that they consist of particles locked in place, like those in ...

Some solid materials can cool down or heat up when pressure is applied or released. This behavior enables cooling and heating ...

Densely packed polymer chains can spontaneously start moving in one direction, even without being pushed, a finding that could explain DNA behavior and inspire new smart materials.

Moments before a goal, the movement that created the chance often looks chaotic. A pass goes somewhere unexpected, defenders ...

Zirconium carbide (ZrC) ceramics, essential for hypersonic vehicles and next-generation nuclear systems, are notoriously difficult to sinter and are inherently brittle. Researchers have now developed ...

Some places feel wrong in a way you can’t quite articulate, and the Fairbank Historic Townsite in the San Pedro Riparian ...

February 2026: February saw the release of Mewgenics which one of our most anticipated releases of the year and has become one of the biggest rogue launches of all time on Steam. Other standouts ...

Read on for a brief market rundown and a few expert takes on how materials innovations are taking shape in 2026 and beyond..

What was your favorite toy growing up? This paradox claims that memory—and every other one—is just a random fluctuation.

This paper examines whether Chinese development finance is associated with faster progress toward Millennium Development Goal style targets in low- and middle-income countries. We combine AidData’s ...