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 chair made from human hair? It’s a cut above the rest!

Ronald Thompson, ex-assistant hairdresser to John Frieda and Nicky Clarke, has invented an eco-friendly material from hair clippings that could eventually…

Fibers used in bullet-proof vests quadruple toughness of dental composites

Vistasp Karbhari, a professor of structural engineering at UC San Diego, has developed fiber-reinforced polymer composites as strong, lightweight materials for…

Never-before-made material similar to diamonds and ice

Not since the use of germanium in the first transistor radios and the discovery of its crucial role in semiconductor research more than 50 years ago has the…

Agile plastics change shape with heat

The new materials, known as “triple-shape materials,” can assume three different shapes, each shape depending on how much heat is applied. This landmark…

Heraeus Innovation Award 2006: Smart Sensor Sets Standards in Steel Production

A fast sensor that makes steel production more efficient, a filling material that restores defective teeth even better and safer than existing materials, and a…

New technologies for sustainable use of wood: COST Action E37 in the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)

Key targets of this action are quality assurance and performance classification for modified wood and wood products as potential alternatives to wood treated…

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