Old trees are learning new tricks with the advent of composite materials. A "green composite" made from biodegradable ...

The mechanical strength and toughness of engineering materials are often mutually exclusive, posing challenges for material design and selection. To address this, a research team from The Hong Kong ...

While a large number of resin and metal materials demonstrate plastic deformation behavior, ceramic and glass materials exhibit almost no plastic deformation. Rather, they are prone to brittle failure ...

Lithium-ion batteries are a kind of rechargeable battery that is charged or discharged through desorption or insertion of lithium ions (Li +) from or into the active material structure. In recent ...

Students will develop an understanding that objects and materials can be tested to learn about their properties. Students will help plan and conduct different tests on the materials. Students will be ...