A French company has found business success by blending high-tech fibres used in ESA space mission with old-fashioned denim to create comfortable, stylish protective gear for bikers. Like 75% of ...

A team of researchers at New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi discovered a new type of self-healing organic crystal. The new material repairs itself after sustaining damage, even at extremely low ...

A new approach to materials science research called MaterialsLab provides an unprecedented level of collaboration among stakeholders performing research on the International Space Station. With each ...

A unique new material that shrinks when it is heated and expands when it is cooled could help enable the ultra-stable space telescopes that future NASA missions require to search for habitable worlds.

Holly Shulman ’87, director of the Space Materials Institute at Alfred University (left), Gabrielle Gaustad ’04, dean of Alfred University’s Inamori School of Engineering (center), and David Gottfried ...

Composite materials are redefining what is possible in space exploration. Their high strength, light weight and versatility make them indispensable in current and future space missions. NASA’s Artemis ...

Scientists have developed a new material that could shield humans and critical technology from harmful radiation, and it's thinner than a human hair and stretches like rubber. Radiation is a major ...

When it comes to space debris, what goes up is coming down more often – and not safely. When spacecraft launch, some components, including nonreusable rocket boosters, are jettisoned to decrease ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Space equipment must perform complex functions while operating in extreme conditions. A telescope's sensors require protection from stray light that can ruin astronomical ...

The U.S. space agency has partnered with ICON, a pioneering construction company to build dwellings using 3-D printers and concrete made from space materials Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE.

Radiation-resistant, tough space materials are therefore a necessity for missions that go beyond our safe atmosphere. Modern spacecraft, space stations, and deep-space probes use such materials ...