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.

Tailor-made functional garments for top athletes of the four-legged kind

When the horses and competitors go through their paces at the Summer Olympics in Hong Kong in 2008 it will be very hot and very humid – just as it is every…

Southampton wind tunnel blows Gold in Beijing

The world-renowned Wolfson Unit for Marine Technology and Industrial Aerodynamics (WUMTIA) has carried out wind tunnel testing to accelerate the development of…

DuPont at Fakuma 2008: Tailored thermoplastics exceeding traditional materials

articular emphasis will be placed on the application of non-halogen flame retardant polymers in the electrical and electronic industry, as well as the use of…

Aluminum Leaders Discuss Sustainability Issues in New Webcast Series

Aluminum’s light weight can be used to make more fuel-efficient vehicles, and its high recycling rate makes it an environmentally appealing choice. But to be…

New metamaterials that bend light backwards bring invisibility cloaks 1 step closer

Two breakthroughs in the development of metamaterials – composite materials with extraordinary capabilities to bend electromagnetic waves – are reported…

Scientists Discover Networks of Metal Nanoparticles Are Culprits in Alloy Corrosion

Oxide scales develop on the outer surface of alloys at high temperatures creating a protective barrier that keeps destructive carbon-bearing molecules from…

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