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.
Speedier and less expensive production of nano-geometries
VTT and SUSS MicroTec S.A.S. have developed the most versatile nano imprinting stepper on the market. The stepper and new methods form enabling technology for…
Researchers produce insulation with lowest thermal conductivity ever
A new insulation material with the lowest thermal conductivity ever measured for a fully dense solid has been created at the University of Oregon and tested by…
Taking Nanolithography Beyond Semiconductors
The process allows scientists to create surfaces with varied chemical functionalities and promises to extend lithography to applications beyond traditional…
Butterfly wing scales provide template for complex photonic structures
Using a low-temperature atomic layer deposition (ALD) process, materials scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology produced aluminum oxide (alumina)…
ORNL aids diesel parts manufacturers
Laboratory researchers are helping companies characterize materials and test components as part of the industry's preparation for the new emissions mandates….
A chair made from human hair? It’s a cut above the rest!
Ronald Thompson, ex-assistant hairdresser to John Frieda and Nicky Clarke, has invented an eco-friendly material from hair clippings that could eventually…