Materials Science

Folding a piece of paper makes it thicker. How many folds would it take to reach the moon—and beyond?

The extreme conditions of atomic bomb explosions create “uncontrolled microexperiments” that, in Hiroshima, forged a never-before-seen metallic alloy

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

The materials scientist describes how science is a contact sport

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

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