In a material such as aluminum, these collections of grains (called microstructures) determine properties such as hardness. New research is helping scientists better understand how microstructures ...

They've used it to produce all kinds of glass microstructures, including tiny lenses approximately the width of a human hair that could be used for medical imaging inside the body. Led by George W.

Researchers demonstrate a fabrication process of yttrium aluminum garnet doped with cerium 3D micro-objects, producing ...

Close shave: electron microscope image of a razorblade cutting human hair. (Courtesy: Gianluca Roscioli/Tasan Group/MIT) New insights into why a hard steel razor blade is dulled by cutting soft hairs ...

Researchers have developed a new way to 3D-print glass microstructures that is faster and produces objects with higher optical quality, design flexibility and strength. Researchers at UC Berkeley have ...