News from all corners … MaterialsViews reports that Corning’s Gorilla Glass will be used in Microsoft’s new Surface tablets, which are expected to be released by the end of this…
Read MoreA123 Systems is looking for “tweaks” to improve the battery’s—and the company’s—fortunes. Credit: Fiskar Automotive. A story earlier this week on Technology Review says A123 Systems is introducing a new,…
Read More— Image of PiezoMEMS actuated wing design, illustrating PZT stroke and pitch actuators and thin film wing structure (left). Image of suspended platform with individually controllable wings next to a…
Read MoreCredit: Nature. Contributed by Pani Varanasi, Program Manager, Physical Properties of Materials, Materials Science Division, Army Research Office: Thermal transport in materials by phonons and electrons is relatively well understood as compared to…
Read MoreHere’s what we are hearing: Harper chosen by Allomet for advanced rotary furnace for unique metal powder processing Harper International, a world leader in thermal processing solutions for advanced materials,…
Read MoreSandia National Laboratories materials science researcher Steve Dai has come up with a unique approach to creating materials whose properties won’t degenerate with temperature swings. Credit: Randy Montoya; SNL. A…
Read MoreBCC Research predicts strong growth for smart-glass products over the next five years. Credit: BCC Research. Apparently some business researchers believe the demand for smart-glass products in the construction industry…
Read MoreSEM photograph of hexagonal ferrite crystals. 30000 X magnification, scale bar = 1 microns (0.0001 cm). Credit: Robert C. Pullar. Hexagonal ferrite ceramics have well known abilities and properties, and…
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