In biology, defects are generally bad. But in materials science, defects can be intentionally tuned to give materials useful ...

Concrete structures like roads and bridges require nondestructive testing methods to identify interior defects without destroying their structure. Most methods send sound waves into the material and ...

A new model measures defects that can be leveraged to improve materials' mechanical strength, heat transfer, and ...

Full-blown process excursions that affect every wafer are comparatively easy for fabs to detect and fix. However, “onesie-twosie,” lower-volume excursions can go unresolved for months or even years.