If an engineer makes an improper assumption while designing something, sometimes the consequences are fatal. An engineering ...

The millimeter-thick paperboard behaves just like plastic; it's strong, transparent, shapeable—and can hold boiling water.

A team of researchers has successfully predicted abnormal grain growth in simulated polycrystalline materials for the first time -- a development that could lead to the creation of stronger, more ...

For centuries, humans have made use of glass in their art, tools, and technology. Despite the ubiquity of this material, ...

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Sam Altman today revealed that OpenAI will release an open-weight artificial intelligence model in the coming months. “We are excited to release a powerful new open-weight language model with ...

Unlike the old models, these next-gen cells ... The journey toward fully transparent solar cells illustrates the power of interdisciplinary collaboration. Advances in nanotechnology, materials science ...

Researchers found a bizarre way to make wood as transparent as glass (bgr.com) — Researchers at Kennesaw State University have developed a groundbreaking transparent wood material. This innovative ...

And now they’ve developed a new kind of transparent wood that acts like glass but with surprising advantages. Not only is it strong and flexible, but this new material is also energy-efficient ...

A research team has successfully developed a technology that utilizes Large Language Models (LLMs) to predict the synthesizability of novel materials and interpret the basis for such predictions.

Or a house with wooden windows? Probably not -- unless you've heard of transparent wood. Made by modifying wood's natural structure, this material has been proposed as a sturdy, eco-friendly ...