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Spintronic Technology Paves Way for Newly Designed Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

For the past two decades, magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) have been a vital component in spintronic devices such as read heads of hard disk drives and nonvolatile magnetoresistive random access memories (MRAMs). Researchers have constantly been trying to enhance their performance.

23 Mar 2017

Researchers Unearth "Structural Memory" in Bismuth Samples

A research team including Guoyin Shen and Yoshio Kono from Carnegie has performed a new study that involves using high temperature and pressure to uncover a type of “structural memory” in bismuth samples. This discovery has great electrical engineering potential.

14 Mar 2017

Researchers Create Self-Assembled, 3D DNA Crystals Capable of Binding Separate, Dye-Bearing Strand

Chemists at New York University have produced self-assembled, 3D DNA crystals that can bind a separate, dye-bearing strand - an innovation that improves the functionality of these miniature building blocks, offering promise for the formation of improved synthetic chemistry.

14 Mar 2017

A Technology for Obtaining New Metal Structures Using Selective Laser Melting Technique

Researchers from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) and Delft University of Technology have developed a technology for acquiring new metal structures using a selective laser melting technique (additive technology of producing 3D objects from metal powders).

13 Mar 2017

Method for Measuring Weak or Nonexistent Magnetic Fields Holds Promise for Next-Generation Computing Devices

A team of researchers at the University of Iowa have proposed a new method to detect and measure materials that emit weak magnetic signals or do not have a magnetic field at all.

9 Mar 2017

Georgia Tech Researchers Study How Toroidal Droplets Evolve into Spherical Droplets

For most people, the drip, drip, drip of a leaking faucet would be an annoyance. But for Georgia Institute of Technology Ph.D. candidate Alexandros Fragkopoulos, what happens inside droplets is the stuff of serious science.

8 Mar 2017

ORNL Study Explores Degradation of Tungsten Under Reactor-Relevant Conditions

A fusion reactor is essentially a magnetic bottle containing the same processes that occur in the sun. Deuterium and tritium fuels fuse to form a vapor of helium ions, neutrons and heat.

8 Mar 2017

Tiny Fibers Allow To and Fro Movement of Chemical, Optical, and Electrical Signals in Brain

A single flexible fiber measuring no more than a human hair has, for the first time ever, effectively delivered a combination of electrical, optical, and chemical signals to and fro into the brain, implementing an idea initially suggested two years ago.

22 Feb 2017

High-Sensitivity Electron Cameras Help Study Atomic Structure of Metal-Organic Frameworks

The atomic structure of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) - three-dimensional structures formed of metal ions connected through organic ligands - can be analyzed by using high-sensitivity electron cameras.

21 Feb 2017

New Research on Scanning-Tunneling Microscope

A recent study demonstrates that a scanning-tunneling microscope (STM), used to analyze changes that occur in a single molecule’s shape at the atomic scale, creates an impact on the molecule’s ability to carry out these changes.

15 Feb 2017

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

Spintronic Technology Paves Way for Newly Designed Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

Researchers Unearth "Structural Memory" in Bismuth Samples

Researchers Create Self-Assembled, 3D DNA Crystals Capable of Binding Separate, Dye-Bearing Strand

A Technology for Obtaining New Metal Structures Using Selective Laser Melting Technique

Method for Measuring Weak or Nonexistent Magnetic Fields Holds Promise for Next-Generation Computing Devices

Georgia Tech Researchers Study How Toroidal Droplets Evolve into Spherical Droplets

ORNL Study Explores Degradation of Tungsten Under Reactor-Relevant Conditions

Tiny Fibers Allow To and Fro Movement of Chemical, Optical, and Electrical Signals in Brain

High-Sensitivity Electron Cameras Help Study Atomic Structure of Metal-Organic Frameworks

New Research on Scanning-Tunneling Microscope

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

CSP Temperature Standards by Thermometrics

Coolant Control Module for Plasma Cleaning

Nano-Observer II: AFM for Nanoscale 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

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

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2New Catalyst Revolutionizes Hydrogen Peroxide Production

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4YASA and Automobili Lamborghini Unveil Next-Generation High-Performance E-Propulsion Technology

5New Lithium Composite Promises Enhanced Safety and Lifespan

6Development and Evaluation of P-PPD for Enhanced Crude Oil Flow and Hydrate Mitigation

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