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.

Stripes in a flowing liquid crystal suggest a route to “chiral” fluids

Study finds chiral structures, with mirror-image configurations, can emerge from nonchiral systems, suggesting new ways to engineer these materials. Hold your hands out in front of you, and no matter…

Fluorinated Ski Wax Ban

Skis with Functional Surfaces as an Alternative. The winter sports industry is seeking a replacement for the prohibited fluorinated ski wax. Scientists at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) have…

Springs Aboard – Gently Feeling the Way to Grasp the Microcosmos

Researchers from Chemnitz, Dresden und Shenzhen (China) describe in an article in the prestigious journal “Nature Nanotechnology“, how tiny magnetic springs can significantly advance medical applications. The integration of mechanical…

First functional semiconductor made from graphene

The technology could allow for smaller and faster devices and may have applications for quantum computing. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world’s first functional semiconductor…

Computational method discovers hundreds of new ceramics for extreme environments

A new computational method unveils hundreds of new ceramic materials with a wide range of potentially industry-disrupting properties like electronics that could function in a lava bath. If you have…

Development of zinc oxide nanopagoda array photoelectrode

Toward photoelectrochemical water-splitting hydrogen production. A research team consisting of members of the Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute and the Functional Materials Engineering Laboratory at the Toyohashi University of Technology, has…

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