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EWI and Oak Ridge Collaborate to Advance Welding Science and Technology

EWI announced today that it has teamed with the Materials Science and Technology Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to create innovative uses for new technologies in welding. The collaboration between t...

12 Jul 2006

Carnegie Mellon Scientist Discovers New Material for Next Generation Supercapacitors

A research team led by Carnegie Mellon University Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering Professor Prashant Kumta has discovered a nanocrystalline material that is cheaper, more stable and produces a higher quality...

11 Jul 2006

Kennametal Completes Acquisition of Ceramic Components Manufacturer Sintec

Kennametal Inc. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the Sintec Group, headquartered in Buching, Germany. The purchase of Sintec, which manufactures ceramic engineered components used in the aerospace...

11 Jul 2006

MIT Scientist Develop Sophisticated Optical System Made of Mesh-Like Webs of Light-Detecting Fibers

In a radical departure from conventional lens-based optics, MIT scientists have developed a sophisticated optical system made of mesh-like webs of light-detecting fibers. The fiber constructs, which have a number of adva...

10 Jul 2006

Australian Researchers Take X-Ray Technology to a New Level

Until recently, X-ray technology was unable to achieve high-resolution imaging results at the microscopic level, particularly on objects with very weak X-ray absorption characteristics. However, using powerful X-ray m...

7 Jul 2006

New Director of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems

After 23 years of research in the USA, most recently as a professor at the University of California in Berkeley, Eicke Weber is returning to Germany. On July 1, the 56-year-old materials researcher will become director o...

7 Jul 2006

Scientists Make New Soliton Discovery

Scientists have discovered something new about exotic particles called solitons. Since the 1980s, scientists have known that solitons can carry an electrical charge when traveling through certain organic polymers. A n...

7 Jul 2006

Oak Ridge Lab Wins Six R&D 100 Awards

Researchers and engineers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have won six R&D 100 Awards, presented each year by R&D Magazine in recognition of the year's most significant technol...

6 Jul 2006

Brown, Oak Ridge Team Up for Materials Science Research

Brown University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have established a collaborative relationship to advance research and teaching, with an emphasis in materials science. Under a memorandum of agreement, approve...

6 Jul 2006

University of Oregon Secures NSF Grant to Expand Workforce Training in Materials Science and Nanoscience

The University of Oregon has received a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will further unite Oregon universities with international technology companies. The expanded colla...

6 Jul 2006

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Materials Science News

EWI and Oak Ridge Collaborate to Advance Welding Science and Technology

Carnegie Mellon Scientist Discovers New Material for Next Generation Supercapacitors

Kennametal Completes Acquisition of Ceramic Components Manufacturer Sintec

MIT Scientist Develop Sophisticated Optical System Made of Mesh-Like Webs of Light-Detecting Fibers

Australian Researchers Take X-Ray Technology to a New Level

New Director of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems

Scientists Make New Soliton Discovery

Oak Ridge Lab Wins Six R&D 100 Awards

Brown, Oak Ridge Team Up for Materials Science Research

University of Oregon Secures NSF Grant to Expand Workforce Training in Materials Science and Nanoscience

A New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Advanced Masterbatch and Compounding for Polymers and Plastics

AirBreather Platform for Continuous Gas Analysis

SU7000 & SU8700 Schottky Field Emission SEMs: Ultra High-Resolution & Analytical Imaging

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Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Materials Science News

A New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

13D-Printed Organic Tissue Models Mimic Living Organs

2Perovskite and Copper System Creates C2 Chemicals from CO2

3Pioneering Large-Scale Aluminum 3D Printing

4Upcycling LDPE: Transforming Plastic Waste into High-Value Graphite

5DS Smith Partner With TPV Automotive to Create a Sustainable Fiber-Based Packaging for the Protection of Car Wheel Carriers

6Aluminum-Scandium Alloys: A Game Changer for Hydrogen Energy

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