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.
Identification of Atomic Species at the Surface of Anatase Titanium Dioxide by Scanning Probe Microscopy
The study contributes to formulate novel approaches for the development of photo-catalysts and solar energy conversion materials.
Power of marine inspiration
Scientists at Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have drawn on nature for a breakthrough that significantly enhances the…
Science provides new way to peer into pores
Rice University scientists led a project to “see” and measure the space in porous materials, even if that space is too small or fragile for traditional…
Graphene as an alternative transparent electrode for OLEDs
Until now transparent electrode materials for OLEDs have mainly consisted of indium tin oxide (ITO), which is expected to become economically challenging for…
Half Diamond, Half Cubic Boron, All Cutting Business
Diamonds are forever, except when they oxidize while cutting through iron, cobalt, nickel, chromium, or vanadium at high temperatures. Conversely, cubic boron…
A Close-up View of Materials as they Stretch or Compress
Materials scientists are busy developing advanced materials, while also working to squeeze every bit of performance out of existing materials. This is…