Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Matthew Lloyd, Malliaras Group, featured on Discovery Channel website.

In 'novel playground,' metals are formed into porous nanostructures for better fuel cells and microchips

Cornell researchers have developed a "one-pot" process to create porous films of crystalline metal oxides that could lead to more efficient fuel cells and solar cells.

The two lightest metallic elements, lithium and beryllium, do not interact with each other to form an alloy in ambient conditions. But the structure and also the reactivity of many compounds can be altered fundamentally by subjecting them to high pressure. A new computational study suggests that in the case of lithium and beryllium, four alloys — LiBe, LiBe2, LiBe4 and Li3Be — should be stable at readily accessible pressures. Intriguingly, two-dimensional layers of almost ideal free-electron-like states appear within the three-dimensional crystal environment of one of the alloys, which may also have interesting superconducting properties.

Students use materials to create pedal-powered refrigerator for Innovate or Die Contest.

Oxides as Semiconductors

New student group founded by MS&E students to increase understanding of the technology entrepreneurship process and exposure to opportunities that exist outside academia.

Research Proposals from Four Universities Selected for Global Significance and Potential Economic Impact
 

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering announces the appointment of Professor Michael Graetzel of Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne as the Mary Upson Visiting Professor.