Materials Science

Two years of experimentation taught a Nashville guitarist not every musical myth makes sense

A science photo book probes the colors we can see—and even “forbidden” colors we can’t

Food science can explain why mozzarella melts like a dream while feta and ricotta don’t

The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, owes his superstar success to self-satisfied competitors who blew obvious opportunities

A novel way of making superheavy elements could soon add a new row to the periodic table, allowing scientists to explore uncharted atomic realms

A California company says it has developed a novel way of making concrete that doesn’t contribute to global warming

Ultrathin gold was achieved with the help of a century-old sword-making technique

Inspired by headphone technology, silk sewn with a vibrating fiber acts as a lightweight sound barrier

Recycled materials contribute to a pollutant-neutralizing paint

This beer-making by-product could offer a sustainable way to isolate metals for recycling electronic waste

A 3D-printing ink developed from wood waste recombines its natural components back into wooden products

Tricks to produce strange “ordered” ice could reveal new ice forms