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.
Fabricating inexpensive, high-temp SQUIDs for future electronic devices
High-transition-temperature superconductivity within copper-oxide materials was discovered in 1986, and quickly set into motion an intense research effort by…
A Diode a Few Atoms Thick Shows Surprising Quantum Effect
The quantum transport effect, called negative differential resistance (NDR), was observed when a voltage was applied to structures made of one-atom-thick…
300 kilometres per second to new electronics
It may be significantly easier to design electronic components in future. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids have discovered…
UCLA chemists devise technology that could transform solar energy storage
The new design is inspired by the way that plants generate energy through photosynthesis.
Scientists film shock waves in diamond
Researchers have used ultra-short pulses of X-rays to film shock waves in diamonds. The study headed by DESY scientists opens up new possibilities for studying…
KAIST research team develops the first flexible phase-change random access memory
Phase change random access memory (PRAM) is one of the strongest candidates for next-generation nonvolatile memory for flexible and wearable electronics. In…