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.

Rainbows without pigments offer new defence against fraud

The polymers do not use pigments but instead exhibit intense colour due to their structure, similar to the way nature creates colour for beetle shells and…

Sharpening the Nanofocus: Berkeley Lab Researchers Use Nanoantenna to Enhance Plasmonic Sensing

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), in collaboration with researchers at the…

New form of girl's best friend is lighter than ever

Aerogels are a class of materials that exhibit the lowest density, thermal conductivity, refractive index and sound velocity of any bulk solid. Aerogels are…

Improved electrical and mechanical performance for insulating intricate electronics

DuPont Fluoropolymer Solutions has announced the commercial availability of a new perfluoroalkoxy-based resin for insulation of wire, cable and intricate…

Virginia Tech announces football helmet ratings for reducing concussion risk

This biomechanical impact data study on football helmets represents the first time researchers have provided the public with comparative test results. The…

New method found for controlling conductivity

A team of researchers at MIT has found a way to manipulate both the thermal conductivity and the electrical conductivity of materials simply by changing the…

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