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.

Soft, living materials made with algae glow under stress

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has developed soft yet durable materials that glow in response to mechanical stress, such as compression, stretching or…

Electron-rich metals make ceramics tough to crack

Researchers have discovered a way to make ceramics tougher and more resistant to cracking. By building these materials using a blend of metal atoms possessing more electrons in their outer…

Wearable device makes memories and powers up with the flex of a finger

Researchers have invented an experimental wearable device that generates power from a user’s bending finger and can create and store memories, in a promising step towards health monitoring and other…

‘Revolutionary’ multi-material for light-based 3D printing

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is looking for materials that “revolutionize and engineer our future.” Researchers at Iowa State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara think they…

Tiny memory cell withstands extreme temperatures

Novel ferroelectric material enables smaller and better semiconductors for microelectronics. Materials scientists at Kiel University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology (ISIT) in Itzehoe have cleared another hurdle in…

Move over carbon, the nanotube family just got bigger

Transition metal dichalcogenide nanotubes promise leap beyond carbon nanotubes. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have engineered a range of new single-walled transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) nanotubes with different compositions, chirality,…

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