In a new study, Texas A&M University researchers have discovered that a class of ceramics called MAX phases can self-heal cracks even at room temperature by forming kink-bands under external loading.
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a team of researchers at Texas A&M University $1.8 million to explore multi-principal element multi-functional alloys as a part of the Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future program.
Dr. Emily Pentzer and her team have created novel 3D printable phase-change material composites that can regulate ambient temperatures inside buildings using a simpler and cost-effective manufacturing process.
Materials engineering is an applied field that seeks to design materials with some desired physical properties to serve a particular engineering function.
