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.

Soft materials buckle up for measurement

The new method uses “sensor films” with known properties to report the stiffness (or “modulus”) of the soft substrates to which they are attached. Compressing…

Sticky surfaces turn slippery with the flip of a molecular light switch

The new material, which is described in the June 19 issue of the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, could have a wide variety of applications,…

Bacterium takes a shine to metals

Exposed metal surfaces are highly vulnerable to corrosion, but paint or other protective coatings can interfere with some uses, as well as add significant…

MIT: beetle spawns new material

When that fog rolls in, the Namib Desert beetle is ready with a moisture-collection system exquisitely adapted to its desert habitat. Inspired by this…

Triple threat polymer captures and releases

Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D., Washington University James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences, has taken the same materials that she…

'Prettier world' of computer modeling provides key details, says Sandia researcher

The invited talk by Eliot Fang was delivered to members of the Materials Research Society at its recent semiannual general meeting. Sandia is a National…

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