Archive for 2017
Young material scientists, apply for ASPIRE competition for chance to win $25,000
Young scientists, listen up—the U.S. State Department is seeking applicants to represent the country in the 2017 ASPIRE Competition, with an opportunity to win a $25,000 grand prize.
Read MoreVideo: Nanorod-connected quantum dots create two-way LEDs that could integrate smart displays into our future
A team at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, and Dow Electronic Materials has developed two-way LEDs that can both emit and harvest light—and may enable next-gen, smart touchless displays.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Using atomic layer deposition to engineer atom-thick oxide semiconductors, research team helps Boeing set up nondestructive evaluation laboratory, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 15, 2017.
Read MoreScience speaks: Which comes out on top this Valentine’s day, milk or dark chocolate?
Beyond personal preference, what can science say about which kind of chocolate comes out on top—milk or dark? Watch this video from ACS Reactions to get the play-by-play of how dark squares stack up to milk chocolate.
Read MoreGrad student uses ceramics knowledge to improve water filter production in Uganda
A graduate student from London is using his knowledge of ceramics to help a non-profit in Uganda improve production processes for locally-manufactured ceramic water filters.
Read MoreTeam to combine in situ microscopy and modeling for deep dive into flash sintering
A collaboration of researchers from Purdue University and beyond is using a $3 million grant to take an up close look at flash sintering in a massive effort to broaden applications of the technique.
Read MoreVideo: Patented method uses spark plug to detonate mass production of graphene
Researchers at Kansas State University have devised and patented a simple, inexpensive, and scalable method to mass produce graphene—using only hydrocarbon gas, oxygen, and a spark plug.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Coordinates of more than 23,000 atoms in iron-platinum nanoparticle mapped, ceramic matrix composites take flight in LEAP jet engine, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 8, 2017.
Read MoreACerS 2017 slate for the President-elect and Board of Directors
ACerS is pleased to announce the slate for the President-elect and Board of Directors positions for the coming year as…
Read MoreMove over, ceramics: New materials combine flexibility and ferroelectricity
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory in collaboration with researchers at Northwestern University have discovered that some organic ferroelectric materials are composed of crystal planes that atomically slide past one another, providing them with flexibility.
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