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.

Nature, Nanotechnology Fuse in Electric Yarn That Detects Blood

“Currently, smart textiles are made primarily of metallic or optical fibers. They’re fragile. They’re not comfortable. Metal fibers also corrode. There are…

Theory May Help Design Tomorrow's Sustainable Polymer

The work, which researchers believe may lead to a new class of materials, is described in a paper appearing in the Dec. 18 issue of the Journal of Physical…

Carbon Nanofibers Cut Flammability of Upholstered Furniture

Laws require mattresses and upholstered furniture sold in California and used in public spaces such as hotels and offices be treated with fire retardants or…

Enhanced properties for polymer-based conveyor belts used in materials handling

DuPont Engineering Polymers and the materials handling department of the Technical University of Chemnitz have agreed a three-year joint development program…

Toys made of liquid wood

Toys have to put up with a lot of rough treatment: They are sucked by small children, bitten with milk teeth, dragged along behind bobby cars, and every now…

Fast Molecular Rearrangements Hold Key to Plastic’s Toughness

This property, described as “plastic flow”, allows many plastics to change shape to absorb energy rather than breaking apart, says University of…

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