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.

ORNL Researchers Tune Friction in Ionic Solids at the Nanoscale

The research, which demonstrates a new physical effect, was undertaken at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at…

Making a tiny rainbow

A scheme for greatly increasing the number of colors that can be produced by arrays of tiny aluminum nanodisks has been demonstrated by A*STAR scientists1.

'Bulletproof' battery: Kevlar membrane for safer, thinner lithium rechargeables

The innovation is an advanced barrier between the electrodes in a lithium-ion battery.

How Ionic: Scaffolding Is in Charge of Calcium Carbonate Crystals

Nature packs away carbon in chalk, shells and rocks made by marine organisms that crystallize calcium carbonate. Now, research suggests that the soft, organic…

Improvements in Transistors Will Make Flexible Plastic Computers a Reality

The scientists reviewed the latest developments in research on photoactive organic field-effect transistors; devices that incorporate organic semi-conductors,…

Scientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applications

Sound waves passing through the air, objects that break a body of water and cause ripples, or shockwaves from earthquakes all are considered “elastic” waves….

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