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"Nature Made" Computers

Computers don't grow on trees, but with a little prodding from engineers, nature can produce computer components. Read more...

Materials Scientists, Conservators Join Forces to Preserve Silver Artifacts and Art

We're working with conservators from the Walters Art Museum to develop and test a new way to protect silver art and artifacts, using coatings that are mere nanometers thick. Read more...

Tweezers So Tiny They Can Hold a Strand of DNA

Specialized device will benefit research in nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology, including advancing our understanding of the early stages of disease. Read more...

Reducing Our Lead Footprint

Clark School engineers have discovered a new material that may reduce lead in electronics and landfills. Read more...

Liquid Crystal Research Could Improve Targeted Drug Delivery

We're developing a new model for drug delivery testing using liquid crystals to simulate the behavior of cell walls. Read more...

Want Fuel Cells? Think Outside the Hydrogen Tank

University of Maryland Energy Research Center director Eric Wachsman explains how public perception and policy are holding back the widespread use of fuel cells, and proposes support for a fuel cell that doesn't need to run on hydrogen. Read more...

Better Bone Implants for Joint Replacement Surgeries

A new fabrication technique promotes stronger implant/bone interfaces, increasing in the life of the implant and reducing costs and patient stress. Read more...

Meet our graduate students!

What's their research about? What could it mean to society? Why did they choose the MSE at the University of Maryland? Read more...

Now That's Cool

Clark School engineers are out to thaw the mysteries of ice...and re-examine the Third Law of Thermodynamics. Read more...

MSE News

Smile! Clark School Commencement to Stream Live More»

Lyles to Speak at Commencement More»

Olatunji Godo, B.S. '11, Establishes Biomedical Research Scholarship More»

Daunheimer Wins MSE Graduate Research Award More»

Takeuchi, Collaborators Featured in NIST Annual Report More»

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The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Maryland offers an undergraduate program in Materials Science and Engineering which is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. For more information, see www.abet.org.

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