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.
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…
Japanese paper art inspires new 3-D fabrication method
A cut or tear in a material is typically a sign of weakness. Now, a Northwestern University, University of Illinois and Tsinghua University research team has…
Paper tubes make stiff origami structures
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Tokyo have developed a new “zippered…