Imagine camouflage that renders a subject almost invisible; prosthetic limbs that look and feel like real appendages; smartphone battery power that’s embedded throughout the thin fabric of your clothing; windows that direct light to different parts of the room throughout the day.

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All of these ideas and much more may be possible with a new age of material science that is now unfolding.

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Researchers at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology are learning to manipulate the basic properties of innovative materials to enable revolutionary new products. “We’re really trying to enhance voxel-level engineering,” says Travis Walker, Ph.D., assistant […]

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