Painstakingly woven from the cocoons of silkworms, silk has been valued for more than 4,000 years as a luxury material. More ...

An injectable hydrogel derived from silk proteins along with a plant-derived compound for wound closure applications has been ...

Researchers create strong 'super silk' that maintains shape after wetting Painstakingly woven from the cocoons of silkworms, silk has been valued for more than 4,000 years as a luxury material. More ...

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and application of the properties of matter. Materials scientists study the connections between the underlying ...

The U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will lead a Genesis Mission project to help secure the nation’s critical mineral supply by developing AI tools to improve recovery ...

Most people can get all the iron they need by eating a nutrient-dense, well-rounded diet. But if you have inadequate iron intake, increased need, or impaired absorption, you may be at risk of low iron ...

Materials for energy and catalysis are materials with electrochemical properties that makes them suitable for use in energy storage applications, such as batteries, and electrocatalysts. Stack ...