Composite metal foams can pass so-called "simulated pool fire testing" with flying colors, report researchers.

War refugees from Syria and Iraq show biomarkers for post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems, a new study shows.

Researchers have used femto-second laser pulses to etch nano-sized designs onto black metal, turning it into a solar energy absorber.

Like a chameleon changing color in response to its environment, researchers have found a way to use heat to change the surface structure of liquid metal.

Love gold but not how heavy it is? Researchers used plastic to create an incredibly lightweight 18-carat gold that weighs about five to 10 times less.

Understanding why platinum is the best catalyst for splitting water could lead to cheaper ways to make hydrogen fuel.

MIT graduate student Seth Cazzell shows controlling pH enables reversible hydrogel formation in wider range of metal concentrations.

3D-printing has created two tiny versions of Michelangelo's "David," one 1 mm tall, and the other just one-tenth the size of that.

Newly synthesized compound of iron and tin atoms in 1-to-1 ratio displays unique behavior.