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.

Optical coating approach prevents fogging and unwanted reflections

Technology helps sensor and camera systems perform optimally by keeping optics transparent. Researchers have developed an optical coating system that combines antifogging and antireflective properties. The new technology could help…

Novel design helps develop powerful microbatteries

Translating electrochemical performance of large format batteries to microscale power sources has been a long-standing technological challenge, limiting the ability of batteries to power microdevices, microrobots and implantable medical devices….

An ecofriendly way to convert blue light into UVB

Researchers from Japan and Germany develop a new sustainable way to upconvert blue LED light to UVB. An international team of researchers from Japan and Germany has developed a new…

Humidity may be the key to super-lubricity ‘switch’

Sometimes friction is good, such as the friction between a road and a car’s tires to prevent the vehicle from skidding. But sometimes friction is bad — if you did…

Ultrathin vanadium oxychloride demonstrates strong optical anisotropic properties

Two-dimensional material could make novel strain sensors, photodetectors and other nanodevices a reality. The optical, electrical and mechanical properties of some materials change depending on the direction or orientation of…

Changing shapes at the push of a button

Programmable materials are true shapeshifters. They can change their characteristics in a controlled and reversible way with the push of a button, independently adapting to fit new conditions. They can…

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