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Other 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.
Read MoreSupercomputer simulations shed insight into thermal conductivity of glass and other amorphous materials
Using the power of a supercomputer at the Texas Advanced Computing Center at the University of Texas Austin, a Georgia Tech professor of mechanical engineering is going to save the world—and glass is going to play a central role.
Read MoreElectronics Division names best student posters and presentations from EMA 2017
The ACerS Electronics Division presented awards for exceptional student work during the January 2017 Electronic Materials and Applications meeting in Orlando,…
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