Materials Sciences

Materials management deals with the research, development, manufacturing and processing of raw and industrial materials. Key aspects here are biological and medical issues, which play an increasingly important role in this field.

innovations-report offers in-depth articles related to the development and application of materials and the structure and properties of new materials.

How mussels make a powerful underwater glue

Discovery could advance production of high-performance next generation adhesives and plastics. Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) spend their days being buffeted by crashing waves. They manage to stay tethered to the…

Argonne materials scientists pursue a new generation of batteries

Progress in applied research at Argonne National Laboratory raises hopes that solid-state batteries will replace conventional lithium-ion batteries sooner rather than later. Recharging the batteries in electronic devices — as large as…

Smuggling light through opaque materials

Newly proven physics opens chalcogenide glasses to applications at visible and ultraviolet wavelengths. Electrical engineers at Duke University have discovered that changing the physical shape of a class of materials…

How will materials fail?

Basic simulations on experimental data… New research group on “Microstructure and Mechanics” starts at the MPIE. The Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung (MPIE) welcomes Prof. Erik Bitzek as new group head in…

Unprecedented view of a single catalyst nanoparticle at work

X-rays reveal compositional changes on active surface under reaction conditions. A DESY-led research team has been using high-intensity X-rays to observe a single catalyst nanoparticle at work. The experiment has…

Scientists create material that can both move and block heat

Unusual material could improve the reliability of electronics and other devices. Moving heat around where you want it to go—adding it to houses and hairdryers, removing it from car engines…

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