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.
Heraeus Innovation Award 2006: Smart Sensor Sets Standards in Steel Production
A fast sensor that makes steel production more efficient, a filling material that restores defective teeth even better and safer than existing materials, and a…
New technologies for sustainable use of wood: COST Action E37 in the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)
Key targets of this action are quality assurance and performance classification for modified wood and wood products as potential alternatives to wood treated…
Neural networking nanotubes
New implantable biomedical devices that can act as artificial nerve cells, control severe pain, or allow otherwise paralyzed muscles to be moved might one day…
MIT engineers probe spiders' polymer art
A team of MIT engineers has identified two key physical processes that lend spider silk its unrivaled strength and durability, bringing closer to reality the…
UWM research helps industry make stronger, lighter and cheaper alloys
Car engines that consume less energy and can keep running on low oil, lead-free plumbing fixtures, and tanks that are light enough to be airlifted, but are…
Ultraviolet Light Reveals Secrets of Nanoscale Electronic Materials
“We provide a complete picture of how the ferroelectric transition temperature changes when the electrical and mechanical conditions change within nanoscale…