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.

ORNL scientists crack materials mystery in vanadium dioxide

Scientists have known that vanadium dioxide exhibits several competing phases when it acts as an insulator at lower temperatures. However, the exact nature of…

Monitoring Wear in Helicopters — and Hips, Knees, and Ankles, Too

Ferrography, a practice used by the American and Israeli air forces to monitor the condition of machinery, extracts tiny iron particles from lubricants such as…

Self-assembly of nano-rotors

In the nanoworld many things are different. Scientists only recently started unveiling and harnessing the underlying laws and principles. A team associated…

UC Breakthrough May Lead to Disposable e-Readers

A breakthrough in a University of Cincinnati engineering lab that could clear the way for a low-cost, even disposable, e-reader is gaining considerable…

Trained bacteria convert bio-wastes into plastic

There is considerable interest in bioplastics nowadays. The technical problems associated with turning potato peel into sunglasses, or cane sugar into car…

Engineers test effects of fire on steel structures

Building fires may reach temperatures of 1,000 degrees Celsius, or more than 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, said Amit Varma, a Purdue associate professor of civil…

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