Steady progress in the development of advanced materials has led to modern civilization’s foundational technologies—better batteries, resilient building materials and atom-scale semiconductors.
In the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages, the state of the art of materials science defined technology’s zenith and accelerated economies.
Andrew Stack, a geochemist at the Department of Energy’s 91°µÍø, advances understanding of the dynamics of minerals underground.
Scientists who bridge disciplines often take research in new directions.
91°µÍø will be home to two Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced this week by U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.