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The study of the properties and applications of solid matter, including metals, ceramics, and semiconductors.
Materials science combines elements of physics and chemistry to understand how substances behave at a microscopic level. It plays a major role in developing new technologies for electronics, energy storage, and manufacturing.
A new platform called EvoMaterials aims to rethink how critical metals are extracted, moving away from century-old techniques to improve efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.
A young startup backed by Y Combinator is offering one million dollars in prizes to test artificial intelligence on five unsolved problems in materials science.
Researchers and industry leaders gathered at MIT to discuss scalable carbon capture, nuclear energy revival, and new tools for the clean energy shift.
