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.

Multiferroics — making a switch the electric way

They are potential cornerstones in future magnetic data storage and spintronic devices provided a simple and fast way can be found to turn their electric and…

MIT replaces chrome coatings with safer metal alloys

Chrome adds beauty and durability, but those features come at a heavy cost. Though it's cheap to produce and harmless to consumers, the industrial process to…

Coating Could Strengthen Nation's Infrastructure

Currently, the U.S. market for polymer-coated and galvanized rebar in the construction industry is more than $4 billion per year. But research has shown that…

Flue gas coolers with AlWaFlon® pressure hoses based on DuPont Teflon® PTFE maximize power plant efficiency

Upon completion at the end of 2010, it will be one of the country’s most productive and efficient lignite-fired plants with an efficiency rating of around 42…

UIC Engineers to Develop Models for 'Self-Healing' Materials

While prototypes of materials that self-seal cracks in buildings, roadways, airplanes, spacecraft and other devices are now under development, engineers still…

New fuel cell catalyst uses 2 metals

Material scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a technique for a bimetallic fuel cell catalyst that is efficient, robust and two to…

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