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.

A new wrinkle in thin film science

A remarkably simple experiment devised by scientists yields important information about the mechanical properties of thin films–nanoscopically thin layers of…

Nanoparticle technique could lead to improved semiconductors

Devices made from plastic semiconductors, like solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), could be improved based on information gained using a new…

Protection for cash dispensers from being blown-up by explosive gas mixtures

The number of attacks on cash dispensers in banks has considerably increased during the last few years. The perpetrators usually use explosive gas mixtures,…

Materials in Medicine – Latest issue of Materials World magazine

This month’s issue focuses on materials in medicine, and includes:•A timely delivery – Roy Carter, Director of Celsum Technologies, and Mike Newton, Emeritus…

Graphene oxide paper could spawn a new class of materials

In a paper to be published July 26 in the journal Nature, researchers led by Rod Ruoff, John Evans Professor of Nanoengineering in the Robert R. McCormick…

New metal alloys boost high-temperature heat treatment of jet engine components

Aircraft engines are more efficient at higher temperatures, but this requires thermal treatment of engine components at very specific high temperatures in…

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