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New Data Suggests Hip Resurfacing May Not Suite Everyone

Hip resurfacing is often seen as a modern alternative to the more conventional total hip replacement, but new data from a study led by Rush University Medical Center suggest that a patient's age and gender are key to the...

4 Nov 2008

Carl Zeiss Receives Prestigious R+D Award for One of the 100 Most Technologically Significant New Products in 2008

Carl Zeiss SMT, a leading global provider of electron- and ion-beam imaging and analysis equipment, was honored recently with a prestigious R+D 100 Award for one of the 100 most technologically significant new products i...

4 Nov 2008

Scientists Overcome Major Challenges Facing Solar Energy

No matter which way you look at it, the notion of harvesting energy from the sun to power our homes and businesses is more absorbing than ever.

4 Nov 2008

Surrey Nanosystems Extend Thin Film Deposition Capabilities at NIMP

Surrey NanoSystems will be extending the possibilities of research into thin film deposition following a sputtering tool order from the Low Dimensional Systems Laboratory of Romania's National Institute of Materials ...

4 Nov 2008

New Sensor Technology to Improve Quality of Wine

Steeped in tradition, Europe’s vintners have found themselves hard pressed to compete with the modern processes used to produce New World wines. Now European researchers are offering the continent’s winemakin...

3 Nov 2008

Tissue Engineering Could One Day Heal "Broken Hearts"

Broken hearts could one day be mended using a novel scaffold developed by MIT researchers and colleagues.The idea is that living heart cells or stem cells seeded onto such a scaffold would develop into a patch of cardiac...

3 Nov 2008

New Nanoscale Torsion Resonator Capable of Measuring Twisting or Torque in Metallic Nanowire

Researchers at Boston University working with collaborators in Germany, France and Korea have developed a nanoscale torsion resonator that measures miniscule amounts of twisting or torque in a metallic nanowire. This dev...

3 Nov 2008

Development of New Nanocluster Help Boost Semiconductor Capabilities

Oregon researchers have synthesized an elusive metal-hydroxide compound in sufficient and rapidly produced yields, potentially paving the way for improved precursor inks that could boost semiconductor capabilities for large-area applications.

2 Nov 2008

Rensselaer Board of Trustees Makes Donation for Establishment of New Center for Bio-Energy Research

Thomas R. Baruch, a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees and alumnus of the Class of 1960, has donated a gift that will help to establish a new center at the Institute devoted to bio-energy re...

2 Nov 2008

Biomolecules Offers New Insights into Materials Synthesis

From shells to bones, the skeletons of organisms contain small amounts of impurity elements such as magnesium. Because the levels of these elements provide important clues to past environments, a considerable effort has ...

2 Nov 2008

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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 Research News

New Data Suggests Hip Resurfacing May Not Suite Everyone

Carl Zeiss Receives Prestigious R+D Award for One of the 100 Most Technologically Significant New Products in 2008

Scientists Overcome Major Challenges Facing Solar Energy

Surrey Nanosystems Extend Thin Film Deposition Capabilities at NIMP

New Sensor Technology to Improve Quality of Wine

Tissue Engineering Could One Day Heal "Broken Hearts"

New Nanoscale Torsion Resonator Capable of Measuring Twisting or Torque in Metallic Nanowire

Development of New Nanocluster Help Boost Semiconductor Capabilities

Rensselaer Board of Trustees Makes Donation for Establishment of New Center for Bio-Energy Research

Biomolecules Offers New Insights into Materials Synthesis

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

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

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

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

TSL-570: High Performance Tunable Laser

Advanced Reconstruction Toolbox from ZEISS

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Sheet Resistance Measurement on TOPCon Solar Cells

The Link Between FIB-SEM and TEM

Comprehensive Guide: Checkweighing

Characterizing Hyaluronic Acid with Online Multi-Angle Light Scattering

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 Research News

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

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

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

1Aluminum-Scandium Alloys: A Game Changer for Hydrogen Energy

2Recycled Milled Carbon Fibers for Automotive Parts Manufacturing

3Developing Digital Twins for Durable 3D-Printed Military Parts

4NanoMOFs: Enhancing Anti-Counterfeiting Through Multi-Spectral Photonic Security

5Neutrinos are at Least a Million Times Lighter Than Electrons

6Improving Wound Care with Bioactive Material-Based Dressings

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