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April 6-10, 2015
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Abstract Submission open until October 23.
Technology Innovation Forum—Innovator Demo deadline extended to October 15!
Due to strong demand, the deadline for Innovator Demo submission has been extended. For Innovator Demos to be listed in the MRS program, new applications must be received by October 15. More
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Materials in Focus
Perovskites in the Spotlight
Solar power is gaining mass appeal as photovoltaic panel prices fall and efficiencies improve. A watt of power generated from sunlight now costs less than $0.70, within shot of conventional electricity prices. Slashing that number by half could be a game-changer for solar. An upstart photovoltaic material with astonishing properties provides a potential pathway to that end, and it has set the solar research world ablaze. More
Synthetic Platelets Could Aid In Blood Clotting and Bleeding Cessation
Researchers with the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and Arizona State University have created synthetic platelet-like particles (PLPs) that can aid the natural blood-clotting and wound-healing processes. More Ceramic Nanomaterials that are Light, Strong and Spongy
Julia Greer and her colleagues at the California Institute of Technology have crafted nanoscale ceramic lattices that are strong and lightweight but also elastic. The materials spring back after being crushed down to more than 50% of their original height. More
Germany’s Energiewende Pushes for Renewables
The Energiewende (energy transformation) Germany's plan to move away from nuclear power and fossil fuels on such a scale that it has been described as Germany's largest post-war infrastructure project. More
Robert Hull Named Director of Center for Materials, Devices and Integrated Systems at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Advanced materials leader Robert Hull, the Henry Burlage Jr. Professor of Engineering and head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named the first director of the Institute’s new Center for Materials, Devices and Integrated Systems (cMDIS). More
Paul McIntyre Named Chair of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor Paul McIntyre, an expert on developing inorganic nanostructures for semiconductor and energy applications, has become chair of the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Stanford University. More
Róisín Owens appointed as Principal Editor for MRS Communications
The editorial board of MRS Communications is pleased to welcome Róisín Owens, Associate Professor of Bioelectronics at the the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne, as Principal Editor working in biomaterials. More
Royal Academy of Engineering announces 2014 Fellows
The UK Royal Academy of Engineering announced the election of 59 new Fellows, including Andrew Amis, Imperial College London; Anthony Bull, Imperial College London; Steve Bull, Newcastle University; Estaban Busso, ONERA; Pratibha Gai, University of York; Paul Howarth, National Nuclear Laboratory; Mark Miodownik, University College London; David Parker, Perpetuum Ltd.; Karen Scrivener, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne; and Constantinos Soutis, University of Manchester, who work in materials. More
Industry Focus
Cheap solar cells tempt businesses
The combination of low cost and efficiency of perovskite cells could, in theory, make solar power — which currently provides less than 1% of the world’s electricity — cheaper to generate than fossil-fuel energy. More
OF INTEREST TO THE MATERIALS COMMUNITY
South Africa’s Sasol Solar Challenge began 5,400 km race on September 27
The Sasol Solar Challenge is an eight-day race for solar-powered cars driven on various types of roads, from Pretoria to Cape Town in South Africa. More
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MRS OnDemand Webinar Series—Nanodiamond and Diamond Electronics
Thursday, October 23 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm (ET)
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MRS/OSA and MRS/TMS Congressional Fellowship opportunities
The 2015-2016 MRS/OSA and MRS/TMS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Application process is now open through January 2, 2015. The fellows spend one year working as special legislative assistants on the staff of a member of Congress or congressional committee.
MEETINGS UPDATE
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MRS Communications
Research Letter
Superhydrophobic surfaces by laser ablation of rare-earth oxide ceramics
Gisele Azimi, Hyuk-Min Kwon and Kripa K. Varanasi
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MRS Bulletin
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September 2014
Low-temperature solid-oxide fuel cells
Eric Wachsman, Tatsumi Ishihara and John Kilner, Guest Editors
Book Reviews
New functional biomaterials for medicine and healthcare
Elena P. Ivanova, Kateryna Bazaka, and Russell J. Crawford
Photonic crystals: Principles and applications
Editors: Qihuang Gong and Xiaoyong Hu
Fifty minerals that changed the course of history
Eric Chaline
Posterminaries
Ebook reads for the materials researcher
Steve Moss
Journal of Materials Research
Focus Issue: The Materials Science of Additive Manufacturing
September 2014, Volume 29, Issue 17
A selection of papers:
Materials perspective of polymers for additive manufacturing with selective laser sintering
Manfred Schmid, Antonio Amado and Konrad Wegener
Shaping of ceramic parts by selective laser melting of powder bed
Enrique Juste, Fabrice Petit, Véronique Lardot and Francis Cambier
On the fatigue properties of metals manufactured by selective laser melting – The role of ductility
Stefan Leuders, Tobias Lieneke, Stefan Lammers, Thomas Tröster and Thomas Niendorf
MRS Online Proceedings Library
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From Volume 1621, 2013 MRS Fall Meeting, Symposium H/C/D/J – Advances in Structures, Properties and Applications of Biological and Bioinspired Materials:
Size Also Matters in Biodegradable Composite Microfiber Reinforced by Chitosan Nanofibers
Elisabete D. Pinho, Albino Martins, José V. Araújo, Rui L. Reis and Nuno M.
Neves
From Volume 1622, 2013 MRS Fall Meeting, Symposium E – Fundamentals of Gels and Self-Assembled Polymer Systems:
Self-Assembling Gels of a Hydrophobically Modified Biopolymer
Pradeep Venkataraman, Joy St. Dennis, Rubo Zheng, Jaspreet Arora, Olasehinde Owoseni, Vijay T. John and Srinivasa Raghavan
IN PRINT — MRS Symposium Proceedings Series
From the 2013 MRS Fall Meeting – Boston, MA
Micro- and Nanoscale Systems—Novel Materials, Structures and Devices
Editors: J.J. Boeckl, R.N. Candler, F.W. DelRio, A. Fontcuberta i Morral, C. Jagadish, C. Keimel, H. Silva, T. Voss, Q. Xiong
Volume 1659
ISBN 9781605116365
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SCIENCE AS ART
Rainbow Snakeskins
by Heather A. Audesirk, California Institute of Technology
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Optical microscope image of a silicon wafer patterned with an array of circular holes via nanoimprint lithography of a spin-on-glass. Different colors represent different thicknesses of silica.
A Finalist in the Science as Art competition at the 2014 MRS Spring Meeting.
Copyright for all Science as Art images belongs to the Materials Research Society. To request permission to re-use the images, please contact Anita Miller.
EDITOR'S CHOICE VIDEO
SASOL
UJ Solar Team: Sasol Solar Challenge
After completing the Ilanga I and Ilanga I.I Prototype, the UJ Solar team’s focus for Sasol Solar Challenge 2014 has been the development of its third generation ultra-lightweight solar powered vehicle – Ilanga II.
CAREER CENTRAL
Partial listing of classified ads from the upcoming October 2014 issue of MRS Bulletin
Auburn University
Faculty Position, Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
Auburn University
Faculty Position, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Emory University
Faculty Position, Condensed Matter Physics
Gemological Institute of America
Research Scientist, CVD Synthetic Diamond Research
Georgia Institute of Technology
Faculty Position, School of Materials Science & Engineering
Harvard University
Faculty Position, Materials Science & Engineering
IST Austria
Assistant Professors and Professors
Johns Hopkins University
Faculty Position, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellowship
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Faculty Positions, Mechanical Engineering
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Faculty Positions
National Institute of Aerospace
Research Scholar
Pennsylvania State University
Department Head, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Purdue University
Faculty Positions, School of Materials Engineering
Texas A&M University
Faculty Positions, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
The National Academies
Jefferson Science Fellowship
University of California, Davis
Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment
University of California, Santa Barbara
Faculty Position, Structural Materials
University of Illinois at Chicago
Tenure-Track Position, Experimental Materials Physics
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Faculty Position, Computational Systems Biology
University of Macau
Academic Positions, Institute of Applied Physics & Materials Engineering
University of New Hampshire
Assistant Professor, Condensed Matter Physics
University of Virginia
Faculty Position, Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis
Faculty Position, Materials Science & Engineering
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