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	2016 MRS Spring Meeting—REGISTER ON SITE! The 2016 MRS Spring Meeting is fast approaching, but it’s not too late to register! On-Site Registration will be available Monday, March 28 through Friday, April 1 on the Lower Level of the Phoenix Convention Center. More information is available at www.mrs.org/spring-2016-registration.
	Sustainability in My Community Poster Exhibition—VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE MRS University Chapters were asked to answer the question “What is your community doing to create a more sustainable future?” by submitting a poster highlighting materials-related sustainable activities in their local communities and to promote interactions with society. Now, MRS Members are asked to vote for their favorite poster! View a 90 second video presentation by each Chapter, review the posters, then cast your vote. Prizes awarded to Chapters submitting the best entries. Online Voting Deadline—March 30, 2016
	FREE WEBINAR--Metamorphic Epitaxial Materials Wednesday, April 13  |  12:00 – 1:30 pm (ET) The presentations in this webinar will cover important aspects of Metamorphic Epitaxial Materials, complementing the articles in the March 2016 issue of MRS Bulletin. Attendance for this and all MRS OnDemand Webinars is FREE, but advance registration is required.

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Materials in Focus

Direct synthesis mechanism for hydrogen peroxide revealed
	Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) could potentially replace more environmentally hazardous chlorinated oxidizers used in bleach and disinfectants, such as hypochlorous acid. Although researchers have attempted to design catalysts that increase the selectivity and rate of H2O2 production, low yield and high cost remain an issue with current synthesis methods. Direct synthesis seems like the most promising lead, but the mechanism of the direct synthesis has never been fully characterized. Now, an article published recently illuminates just how H2O2 forms on the surface of catalytic palladium clusters, and the conclusions were unlike what was expected.
Biodegradable nanogenerator could power dissolvable medical implants
	Medical implants that dissolve in the body once their work is done would require no follow-up surgery to remove them. Scientists are developing such dissolvable implants to spot infections and diseases or to heal tissue, but powering them is a challenge.
Minimally invasive “stentrodes” accurately and safely record high-fidelity brain activity
	Neural bionics, for stimulating and recording brain activity, is a rapidly growing field that has already yielded a number of exciting achievements. Current devices require electrode arrays to be implanted and placed on the brain through highly invasive open brain surgery (craniotomy). In a major step forward, researchers at the University of Melbourne (UM) have now developed a stent-electrode recording array, or “stentrode,” which can record high-fidelity neural activity from within a cortical vein located in the upper layer of the brain. As described in a recent publication, the stentrode, set in place through minimally invasive catheter angiography, was able to record activity from the motor cortex of freely moving sheep for up to 190 days.
Bio Focus: 3D printing sends ceramics to the queue
	Advances in three-dimensional (3D) printing are expected to one day revolutionize industrial manufacturing as well as everyday life: imagine edible inks for downloaded dinners, and customized jet-engine parts synthesized on demand. At present, however, the range of materials that is 3D printed is relatively limited. To address this limitation, researchers at HRL Laboratories have introduced a strategy to efficiently print high-strength ceramic parts with complex shapes.

People in Focus

De Jonge, Ross, and Wang to receive 2016 MRS Innovation in Materials Characterization Award Niels de Jonge (INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials), Frances M. Ross (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center), and Chongmin Wang (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) are being recognized by the Materials Research Society “for seminal contributions to the imaging of specimens in liquids using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), revolutionizing the direct observation of materials processes, batteries during operation, and biological structures.”
Niels de Jonge, INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials	Frances M. Ross, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center	Chongmin Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Hongjie Dai to receive 2016 MRS Mid-Career Researcher Award
	The Materials Research Society has named Hongjie Dai of Stanford University to receive the Mid-Career Researcher Award “for seminal contributions to carbon- based nanoscience and applications in nanoelectronics, renewable energy, and biological systems.”

Industry Focus

Goodyear’s radical idea of what driverless car tires will look like
Goodyear revealed spherical tires as its vision for the tires of future autonomous vehicles. The tires are essential large rubber balls. They would magnetically levitate under the vehicle, a battery inside the wheels would power their movement, and sensors embedded within the tires would communicate road and water conditions to other vehicles.

New measurement technique tests nanomaterials during production
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a non-destructive measurement technique to ensure that nano-enabled materials are reaching their specified technical properties while being mass-produced in a roll-to-roll process. The technology has been patented and the NIST researchers say they are already receiving inquiries from industry.

CORPORATE PARTNER NEWS

Cryogenic probe stations for material characterization, MRS Spring Booth 112
	Lake Shore micro-manipulated cryogenic probe stations enable reliable DC, RF, and microwave measurement of materials as a function of temperature and high magnetic field. These capabilities benefit early-stage device research, when it is often necessary to measure smaller and fewer samples at temperatures as low as 1.6 K and in fields to over 2 T. They are especially useful in research of transition metal dichalcogenide and 2D material transistors, GaN and other wide-bandgap devices, CNT and nanowire devices, and piezo and ferroelectric materials.
NX-Hvac high vacuum AFM, MRS Spring Booth 235
	Park Systems, now offers NX-Hivac, high vacuum AFM, designed to improve sensitivity and repeatability in AFM measurements in a sensitive high vacuum ​environment. Park NX-Hivac offers greater accuracy, better repeatability, and less tip and sample damage than ambient or dry N2 conditions. Users can measure a wide​r​ range of signal response​ in various failure analysis applications​​, such as dopant concentration of Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy (SSRM). Park Systems atomic force microscope systems also include the patented SMARTSCAN™ software that revolutionizes the ease of nanoscale resolution 3D microscopy with a simple point-and-click feature.

MEETINGS UPDATE

Featured Events at the 2016 MRS Spring Meeting

Several special events will be featured at the upcoming MRS Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Below are just a few highlights. For a list of all Meeting activities, visit www.mrs.org/spring-2016-activities-events. To receive daily news from the Meeting, subscribe to Meeting Scene.

2016 MRS Spring Meeting Career Fair
Tuesday, March 29 – Thursday, March 31
The Career Fair is a rich resource for exciting career opportunities. You have the skills and knowledge that employers are searching for—they just need to find you. Join us at the Career Fair and meet them face-to face. Before the Meeting, upload your confidential resume and create your personal profile. All Career Fair activities are FREE to Job Seekers, but you must register to participate.

iMatSci—Innovation in Materials Science
Wednesday, March 30  |  11:00 am – 5:30 pm
The second edition of iMatSci provides select materials-based innovators with a platform to demonstrate the practical applications of their technologies, while connecting these innovators to potential sources of venture capital. A keynote address on Transformational Innovation kicks off the event followed by a panel discussion on early stage investing. Check out the innovator technologies that will be on display.

MRS Bulletin Special Issue Session—Materials & Engineering: Propelling Innovation
Wednesday, March 30 | 3:00-5:00 pm
MRS Bulletin will conduct a special session aimed at capturing the unique relationship between advanced materials and their engineering applications. This session, comprised of a panel discussion, will complement the special issue of MRS Bulletin titled Materials & Engineering: Propelling Innovation published in December 2015.

Current Topics in Materials Science and Policy
Wednesday, March 30  |  5:30 – 8:00 pm
This forum will not only examine key issues related to funding for materials research, but also provide updates on recent policy initiatives (such as advanced manufacturing). Now, more than ever, the voice of the scientific community needs to be heard in both domestic and international space. In order to be successful and ensure the health of the research community, scientists need to understand the research budget process both in the US and abroad. This session will discuss certain aspects of the policy process, how it impacts the research community, and how to be effective advocates for these endeavors.

Critical Meeting Deadlines

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE

Critical Publications Deadlines

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MRS Advances

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Metamorphic epitaxial materials
Christopher J.K. Richardson and Minjoo Larry Lee, Guest Editors

Metamorphic epitaxy for multijunction solar cells
Ryan M. France, Frank Dimroth, Tyler J. Grassman, and Richard R. King

Metamorphic transistors: Building blocks for hetero-integrated circuits
Kenneth E. Lee and Eugene A. Fitzgerald

Metamorphic III–V semiconductor lasers grown on silicon
Eric Tournié, Laurent Cerutti, Jean-Baptiste Rodriguez, Huiyun Liu, Jiang Wu, and Siming Chen

Metamorphic materials for quantum computing
Peter W. Deelman, Lisa F. Edge, and Clayton A. Jackson

Technical Feature
Emerging operando and x-ray pair distribution function methods for energy materials development
Karena W. Chapman

MRS Bulletin will present a free webinar on "Metamorphic epitaxial materials" on
Wednesday, April 13.

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SCIENCE AS ART

EDITOR'S CHOICE VIDEO

CAREER CENTRAL

Partial listing of classified ads from the April 2016 issue of MRS Bulletin

City University of Hong Kong
Chair Professor | Professor | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Materials Science

Cornell University
Faculty Position, Materials Science & Engineering

NEW PRODUCTS FOCUS

Precise Fine Focus Microscope Adjustment
	Prior Scientific has announced the FB201 co-axial coarse and fine focusing block, designed for OEM microscopy applications where precise fine focus adjustment is required. Rack and pinion mounting allows the FB201 to produce smooth, precise focusing over 29 mm of travel. A large coarse focus mechanism incorporates a slip clutch and tension adjustment. Fine focus adjustment control is graduated in two micron divisions throughout the coarse focus range. The focus block can be easily adapted to various mounting configurations and can support up to 5 kg. Motorized variants able to support higher loads are also available. Contact: [email protected] or 44-1223-881711
New Versatile S/TEM Offers Advanced Analytical Features
	JEOL's most recent addition to its suite of Transmission Electron Microscopes is the versatile JEM-F200, or "F2," the only advanced analytical, high throughput 200kV S/TEM in its class to offer a Cold Field Emission Gun and dual Silicon Drift Detectors. The high brightness/narrow energy spread of the next-generation JEOL Cold-FEG achieves high energy resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) for rapid identification of chemical bonding states. The dual Silicon Drift Detectors (SDD) offer the ultimate high sensitivity and throughput for X-ray analysis. Additionally, the new Advanced Scan System employs De-Scan to achieve wide-field STEM-EELs spectrum imaging. With more versatility and functionality than ever before in a non-aberration corrected TEM, the F2 operation is easier as well. Contact: [email protected] 978-535-5900

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