Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • NATURE INDEX

Four game-changing researchers in materials science

These scientists are bringing fresh perspectives to solving the world’s big challenges in materials.
By
  1. Esme Hedley

    1. Esme Hedley is a science writer based in London.

  2. Sandy Ong

    1. Sandy Ong is a freelance writer based in Singapore.

Global issues, such as climate change and improving sustainability in manufacturing, and technological opportunities, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing, are driving forward the frontiers of research in materials science. These four scientists are among a new generation of researchers helping to push forward these boundaries while also bringing diverse skills to the field, ensuring a broader range of views are included in tomorrow’s solutions.

Access options

Rent or buy this article

Prices vary by article type

from$1.95

to$39.95

Learn more

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Nature 636, S11-S14 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-04002-z

This article is part of Nature Index 2024 Materials science, an editorially independent supplement. Advertisers have no influence over the content. For more information about Nature Index, see the homepage.

References

  1. Jung, J., Chen, A., & Gu, G. X. Mater. Today 73, 1–8 (2024).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Smith, D., Myers, J. S., Kaplan, C. S. & Goodman-Strauss, C. Comb. Theory https://doi.org/10.5070/C64163843 (2024).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Gu, G. X., Chen, C.-T. & Buehler, M. J. Extreme Mech. Lett. 18, 19–28 (2018).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Bruch, M. et al. Green Chem. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4GC04228J (2024).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Zanatta, M., García-Verdugo, E. & Sans, V. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 11, 9613–9619 (2023).

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Marchetti, S, et al. Addit. Manuf. 89, 104304 (2024).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Liu, H. et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 277202 (2021).

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Otoni, C. G. et al. ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2, 1975–1986 (2019).

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Subjects

Latest on:

Nature Careers

Jobs

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing

Search

Advanced search

Quick links