University of Texas at Dallas researchers and their collaborators have developed and patented a wood-based material that can store and discharge heat to help make building temperatures more ...

Researchers from Washington State University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte have discovered a hybrid zinc telluride-based material, β-ZnTe(en) 0.5, that undergoes significant ...

The toughness, ductility, and wear resistance of metallic alloys are dictated by the phases present in their microstructure and how these phases are distributed. During heat treatments such as ...

We need to rethink how homes interact with heat – and the incorporation of smart materials within elements such as bricks and ...