This prize of € 5000 is awarded to a young researcher who has made an outstanding contribution to scientific progress in fatigue and damage tolerance (*) as…
The search tool enables- national and international users of dangerous goods packagings to quickly find packagings approved by BAM for their own special…
The research, which could lead to a brighter polarized light source for LEDs in laptop computers, cell phones and other consumer electronics devices, currently…
What they got for their efforts, as detailed in the Sept. 12, 2007, Nano Letters,* was an unexpected bonus: a unique annealing process that may make practical…
Their work, one of the very few studies of this particular spin state, which has been postulated as a possible underlying mechanism for high-temperature…
Concrete is an artificial rock produced from cement, aggrgates (sand and gravel or broken stone) and water. It cannot be considered as a material with…
As world markets expand, especially in developing countries, the need for new materials to satisfy production requirements continues to grow. At the same time,…
A remarkably simple experiment devised by scientists yields important information about the mechanical properties of thin films–nanoscopically thin layers of…
Devices made from plastic semiconductors, like solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), could be improved based on information gained using a new…
The number of attacks on cash dispensers in banks has considerably increased during the last few years. The perpetrators usually use explosive gas mixtures,…
This month’s issue focuses on materials in medicine, and includes:•A timely delivery – Roy Carter, Director of Celsum Technologies, and Mike Newton, Emeritus…
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…
Aircraft engines are more efficient at higher temperatures, but this requires thermal treatment of engine components at very specific high temperatures in…
High-viscosity paraffin oil is currently the only alternative if families with infants still want to use oil lamps and torches.Low-viscosity mineral oil-based…
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) surgeons have performed the first total hip replacement using a joint socket lined with a novel material invented at the…
Imagine cleaning out your refrigerator and being able to tell at a glance whether perishable food items have spoiled, because the packaging has changed its…
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