A new kind of laminate changes color to reveal damage. The material could be useful in buildings, vehicles, or aircraft, say the researchers.

New three-dimensional building blocks draw on kirigami techniques to make metamaterials that can be easily assembled and disassembled for different tasks.

Researchers have created an artificial spider silk that not only beats the real thing, but is also super strong and super tough.

New research confirms that shape-memory alloys could be helpful in cutting the annoying noise pollution created by airplane landings.

Similar to the way a car windshield's treated glass is less likely to shatter, a soft polymer shell can keep ceramics made with 3D printers from cracking.

A new alloy made from five metals acts as an excellent catalyst for reducing CO2 into CO, research indicates.

A blueprint for designing new materials using difficult combinations of nanocrystals could lead to previously impossible materials.

The new aerogels can be washed and reused at least 10 times without deforming. "They're pretty soft but you can squish them by hand and they spring back."

A new material will "allow the next generation of stealth aircraft to be faster, more maneuverable, and able to travel further."

The iconic shapes of pasta can make it hard to package and transport. Flat pasta that only forms shapes when cooked takes care of the problem.