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Materials Science and Engineering

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USM Named to Top 10 of Nation’s Patent-Producing Universities

University of Maryland, College Park Awarded 59 Patents in 2023

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UMD Researchers’ ‘Cooling Glass’ Blasts Building Heat Into Space

New Coating Can Be Applied to Exterior Surfaces to Reduce AC Use, Fight Climate Change

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$2M NSF Grant to Advance Future of Semiconductor Technology and Workforce

UMD Researchers Will Work to Discover New Materials to Safeguard Nation’s Supply of Crucial Tech Hardware

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Tracking Nazi Germany’s Failed Atomic Bid

Alumna’s Book Explores ‘Lost Relics’ That Spurred the Nuclear Era

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Three Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Innovators in New Materials, Rotorcraft Design, AI Honored; Former Vice President for Research Also Recognized

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Physical Sciences Complex

Maryland Engineers Named to National Academy of Inventors

Inductees Wachsman, Zhao Recognized for ‘Significant Impact’

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Engineers’ New Capsule Aims to Deliver Drugs—and Hope—to GI Patients

Innovative Technology Incorporates 3-D Printing, Spring Action, Wi-Fi Commands to Direct Medication

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The Wood That Could—and Did—Receive a $20M Award

DoE Grant Supports Researcher’s Efforts to Introduce Ultra-strong Wood for Construction

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UMD Engineers Get Cracking on Sustainability With Crab Shell-based Battery

Biodegradable Electrolyte Could Lessen Pollution Burden of Electric Vehicles

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A Peak of Pickle Players

With Pingpong-Tennis-Badminton Mashup on the Upswing, Terp Pro Leads the Way

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$30M Investment Charges Up Battery Company Founded at UMD

Ion Storage Systems Beginning Commercial Production of New Breed of Lithium Metal Batteries

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Wood That Can Cut Like Steel, Be Molded Like Plastic or Build Batteries?

UMD Researchers Discover More New Dimensions of an Ancient Material

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