Programmable material systems are emerging architectural structures but the co-design of structure, material, and external stimuli present grand challenges. A team with Northwestern Engineering’s Wei ...

A new study proposed a deep neural network-based forward design approach that enables an efficient search for superior materials far beyond the domain of the initial training set. This approach ...

For coastal solar and storage projects, complying with minimum code requirements is not sufficient to ensure long service ...

Researchers explore how safe and sustainable by design principles can be applied to graphene to assess safety and ...

The AI-driven framework of optimizing the mechanical property of 2D-PHS. Two-dimensional patterned hollow structures (2D-PHS) are an advanced class of metamaterials known for their unique mechanical ...

Framework for nanoscale material design using programmable DNA systems enables precise control over structure, function, and immune signaling in soft materials. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Nucleic acids ...

There is a slide I like to show at the beginning of the architecture courses I teach that provides an overview of the last hundred years or so in design and technology. In the left column, a car from ...

Material You, also known as Material Design 3, is Google’s latest design language and framework. Besides Android, you’ll find it applied across Google products like the Pixel Watch and even smart ...

Safe and Sustainable by Design: graphene as a showcase. St. Gallen, 04.06.2026 — Safe and sustainable from the outset – how ...