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	Now Open—MRS Election Attention MRS Members -- help shape the future of the Society! Check your email for unique ballot login information from "MRS Elections" and vote for 2018 MRS Officers & Board Members. Read Candidate Bios and Statements >> Deadline—August 31
	First iMatSci Innovators Have Been Selected for 2017! Two materials-based start-ups have been accepted to demonstrate their new technologies at the iMatSci Innovator Showcase, slated for the 2017 MRS Fall Meeting. Learn more about these exciting new innovations and the iMatSci Innovator Showcase. Interested in presenting your new technology?  There is still time to join this prestigious group of innovators! Apply Now! Deadline—September 1
	FREE WEBINAR—Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Micro- and Nanoparticles Thursday, September 14  |  11:00 am (ET) Speaker: Jon Dobson, Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Biomaterials, University of Florida Sponsored by: Merck, KGaA, Damstadt, Germany Register today! Note: This webinar requires a separate registration from the MRS webinar series.

MATERIALS NEWS

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Materials in Focus

Scientists directly measure electron-phonon coupling in a superconductor
	A team of scientists combines two measurements to experimentally measure electron-phonon coupling with extraordinary precision.
Combining graphene with quantum dots makes the most broadband CMOS image sensor
	This prototype digital camera made from graphene-quantum dot photodetectors operates from ultraviolet to the visible to the near-infrared range.
Bacteria turn methane into electricity
	Six peptides identified that act as tunable precursors that give different melanin-like polymers.
Bio Focus: Structure of natural materials informs design of graphene-based composites
	Graphene oxide-polydopamine composites assembled into stacks are modeled after the structure of nacre shells.
Intermolecular forces for self-assembly identified through simulations
	Formulation demonstrated for three system types: cluster fluids, porous mesophases, and crystals.
Energy Focus: Operando XRD captures soluble polysulfide intermediates in lithium-sulfur batteries
	A novel way to use XRD to quantify polysulfide intermediates could be used to improve the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries.

People in Focus

Interview with Susan Trolier-McKinstry (Penn State), MRS President
	Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa em Materiais (SBPMat Brazil-MRS) interviews the president of the Materials Research Society on her area of research (piezoelectric materials) and on the benefits of materials research societies.

Industry Focus

Policy Focus

MEETINGS UPDATE

Critical Meeting Deadlines

PUBLICATIONS UPDATE

JUST PUBLISHED

	ESR Detection of X-Ray-Induced Free Radicals in Crosslinked Silica Aerogels
	Benjamin M. Walters, Ramón V. León, Muhammad S. Jahan and Firouzeh Sabri, MRS Advances
	Phosphorene: An emerging 2D material
	Kiho Cho, Jiong Yang, Yuerui Lu, Journal of Materials Research
	Single and Few-Layer MoS2: CVD Synthesis, Transference, and Photodetection Application
	Gustavo A. Saenz, Carlos de Anda Orea and Anupama B. Kaul, MRS Advances
	Size effects of micrometer-scaled metals—the search continues for materials containing real microstructures
	A.H.W. Ngan, X.X. Chen, P.S.S. Leung, R. Gu, K.F. Gan, MRS Communications

Bio Focus

	Graphene Based Biosensors—Accelerating Medical Diagnostics to New-Dimensions
	Neha Chauhan, Toru Maekawa, Dasappan Nair Sakthi Kumar, Journal of Materials Research
	Graphene based biosensors for healthcare
	Trupti Terse-Thakoor, Sushmee Badhulika,  Ashok Mulchandani, Journal of Materials Research
	Multimaterial, heterogeneous, and multicellular three-dimensional bioprinting
	Carmelo De Maria, Giovanni Vozzi, and Lorenzo Moroni, MRS Bulletin
	Natural melanin pigments and their interfaces with metal ions and oxides: emerging concepts and technologies
	Eduardo Di Mauro, Ri Xu, Guido Soliveri, Clara Santato, MRS Communications
	Progress in three-dimensional bioprinting
	Adam W. Feinberg and Jordan S. Miller, MRS Bulletin
	Three-dimensional printing with sacrificial materials for soft matter manufacturing
	Christopher S. O’Bryan, Tapomoy Bhattacharjee, Sean R. Niemi, Sidhika Balachandar, Nicholas Baldwin, S. Tori Ellison, Curtis R. Taylor, W. Gregory Sawyer, and Thomas E. Angelini, MRS Bulletin
	Toward next-generation bioinks: Tuning material properties pre- and post-printing to optimize cell viability
	Alexandra L. Rutz, Phillip L. Lewis, and Ramille N. Shah, MRS Bulletin

Energy Focus

	Nanostructured layered vanadium oxide as cathode for high-performance sodium-ion batteries: a perspective
	Wen Luo, Jean-Jacques Gaumet, Liqiang Mai, MRS Communications

Nano Focus

	Spirited Skies project: Silica Aerogel in Art and Design Applications
	Michaloudis Ioannis and Matthew van Roden, MRS Advances

SCIENCE AS ART

Micro Water Balloons
Sarah Hann, University of Pennsylvania

EDITOR'S CHOICE VIDEO

Dianne Chong (retired) of Boeing, on materials innovation in industry
MRS Bulletin Material Matters

“Geographic differences [in innovation], in the bigger picture, are not as significant as solving problems that consumers have.”

MRS Bulletin’s Sabrina Sartori, from the University of Oslo, talks with Dianne Chong (retired), former vice president, Boeing Research and Technology, of the Boeing Engineering, Operations & Technology organization. In this position she led special projects that impacted processes and program integration for the Boeing Enterprise. The interview took place at the 2016 MRS Meeting in Phoenix.

NEW PRODUCTS FOCUS

High Resolution, Large Chamber, Analytical SEM
	Featuring exceptional image fidelity at any kV with a high brightness, long life emitter, the new JSM-IT300HR from JEOL USA combines the performance of a Field Emission SEM with the simplicity of the JEOL InTouchScope™ SEM series. Read more »
Portable GC/MS for Chemical Hazard Identification
	FLIR Systems announces the Griffin G510 Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS), its first person-portable chemical identifier that will enable military and civil responders to easily sample all phases of matter to rapidly identify chemical hazards in the field. Read more »

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