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ULVAC Technologies Inc.
Magnetic Coupling Rotary Vane Pumps



Gatan Inc.
Advanced Instruments for Materials Characterization



SPI Supplies
Sample Preparation Equipment and Consumables



Goodfellow
Metals and Materials…
from the Ordinary to the Extraordinary



Ted Pella, Inc.
Microscopy Supplies and
Specimen Preparation Tools



Harrick Plasma, Inc.
Surface Treatment



Asylum Research,
an Oxford Instruments Company

The Technology Leader in Scanning Probe/
Atomic Force
Microscopy



Bruker Nano Surfaces
AFM-Powered IR Nanochemical Imaging



HORIBA Scientific
Tip Enhanced Raman Scattering (TERS) / Nano-Raman



American Elements
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FEI Company
Fast S/TEM for 2D & 3D Chemical Analysis



Rigaku
Rigaku SmartLab
X-ray Diffractometer



Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
New level of
EDXRF excellence



Lake Shore
Cryotronics Inc.

Precision Measurement in Variable Environments



CAMECA
SIMS, EPMA & Atom Probe Nanoanalysis




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Materials in Focus


Mystery of graphene oxide membrane’s stability in water solved

For several years, strong, lightweight graphene oxide membranes have been extensively investigated. Such membranes are composed of graphene oxide sheets that become negatively charged in water. Because of this, when in water, the sheets should be repelled apart. Instead, the submerged membranes can stay in one piece, even for weeks. Now researchers have discovered why.


Neural implant mimics mechanical properties of neural tissue

Neural implants are important and useful for studying the nervous system and even help treat certain neurological issues. However, while deformable, today’s implants are still stiff relative to neural tissue, making them unsuitable for long-term use. Researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have now designed a soft neural implant that mimics the shape and elasticity of dura mater, the protective membrane of the brain and spinal cord.


Bio Focus: Building synthetic organelles from the gene up

Membrane-bound compartments, such as lipid micelles, are essential cellular structures that have endured and diversified across millennia following their probable key role in the origin of life. Recently, micelles and related types of micro-compartments (e.g., emulsions) have been gaining attention as platforms that can enable new chemical, biological, and materials technologies. The use of both micro- and nano-compartments has been demonstrated for a wide range of applications, including drug delivery, genetic screening, and nanomaterial synthesis.


Energy Focus: Insulator triggered charge balance for high-performance QLEDs


Vacuum deposition is the primary technique currently employed by industry for producing commercial light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as their performance is superior to that of solution-processed LEDs. However, a team of scientists from Zhejiang University have recently taken an important step forward in the development of solution-processed LEDs. The research team achieved this by using nonblinking quantum dots (QDs) with a photoluminescence quantum yield above 90%.

Industry Focus

Cotton cars to bring down costs of composites

Built in East Germany, the Trabant 601 was notorious for its many faults – not the least of which was a body made out of Duroplast, a hard plastic made of cotton waste and phenol resins that led those in the West to describe the car as being made of cardboard. However, it now looks as if the Trabant is getting the last laugh as scientists look at ways of making cars out of cotton and other botanical fibers formed into a new class of hybrid composites.

Policy Focus

Yucca Mountain, deemed safe, still faces long road ahead

Almost four years after the Obama administration shut down the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository project, a new report released in October 2014 by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has put Yucca Mountain in the news again. The report is Volume 3 of the five-volume safety evaluation report required for the NRC’s license application review for the geological repository. This volume, which addresses safety after permanent closure, concludes that the repository will meet regulatory requirements after it is permanently closed.

 

OF INTEREST TO THE MATERIALS COMMUNITY

Profiles in Materials Science: Shenda Baker

Shenda Baker’s love of sharing science with others has led her down a non-traditional career path, with many rewarding steps along the way. Learn about her journey from university professor, to chair of the development team of the highly successful Strange Matter exhibit and finally leading her own start-up company. More.

Strange Matter Exhibition Opens – January 31, 2015

Discovery Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia
January 31, 2015-May 10, 2015

The clothing of the future is dipped in silver

Engineers at Stanford University have figured out how to coat clothing in a meshwork of silver nanowire so that it not only insulates better than regular clothes but also generates its own heat. More.

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How 3D printing can revolutionize Australian manufacturing

Australia must grab this moment, write Gordon Wallace and Stephen Beirne of the Australian National Fabrication Facility at the University of Wollongong. More.

MEETINGS UPDATE

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June 24-26, 2015  |  Columbus, Ohio

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Materials Science and Engineering Properties
Charles M. Gilmore; reviewed by Yan Hong

Semiconductor Quantum Dots: Organometallic and Inorganic Synthesis
Mark Green, reviewed by Protima Rauwel

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Ainissa Ramirez

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Journal of Materials Research
January 2015, Volume 30, Issue 2

A selection of papers:

Duplex nanocrystalline alloys: Entropic nanostructure stabilization and a case study on W–Cr
Tongjai Chookajorn, Mansoo Park and Christopher A. Schuh

Magnetization and magnetocaloric effect in La0.7Pb0.3MnO3 ceramics and 0.85(La0.7sPb0.3MnO3)–0.15(PbTiO3) composite
Ekateina Mikhaleva, Evgeniy Eremin, Igor Flerov, Andrey Kartashev, Klara Sablina and Nataly Mikhashenok

Planarized arrays of aligned, untangled multiwall carbon nanotubes with Ohmic back contacts

C. Rochford, S.J. Limmer, S.W. Howell, T.E. Beechem and M.P. Siegal

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From Volume 1651, 2013 MRS Fall Meeting, Symposium KK – Dislocation Plasticity:

Mechanics and Dislocation Structures at the Micro-Scale: Insights on Dislocation Multiplication Mechanisms from Discrete Dislocation Dynamics Simulations
D. Weygand

From Volume 1654, 2013 MRS Fall Meeting, Symposium NN – Strategies and Techniques to Accelerate Inorganic Materials Innovation

Enabling Solar Fuels Technology With High Throughput Experimentation
J. M. Gregoire, J. A. Haber, S. Mitrovic, C. Xiang, S. Suram, P. F. Newhouse, E. Soedarmadji, M. Marcin, K. Kan, D. Guevarra, R. Jones, N. Becerra, E. W. Cornell and J. Jin

 

SCIENCE AS ART

The Color of Self Healing
by Thu Doan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

SEM image of electrospun core-shell fibers containing self-healing agents deposited on steel

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EDITOR'S CHOICE VIDEO

University of Rochester

Using Lasers to Create Super-hydrophobic Materials

Scientists at the University of Rochester have used lasers to transform metals into extremely water repellent, or super-hydrophobic, materials without the need for temporary coatings.


CAREER CENTRAL

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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NEW PRODUCTS FOCUS

Explosion Proof LED Light with Magnetic Mounting Capabilities


Larson Electronics, a manufacturer and supplier of explosion proof lighting equipment, has announced the release of a new pedestal mount LED light designed for high output and versatile operation. Featuring a powerful 150 watt LED lamp assembly and a simple aluminum base stand with magnetic mount capabilities, this light effectively illuminates 9,500 square feet of work area with 12,500 lumens of light output. The EPL-MB-150LED-250 magnetic mount explosion proof LED light provides operators with a powerful hazardous location suitable lighting solution that can be mounted to almost any metallic surface, or utilized as a standalone pedestal light.

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Ultra Low Temperature Rack for Tissue Storage Tubes


Drawing on over 30 years’ experience of supplying traceable sample storage solutions to research centers and laboratory facilities around the world, Micronic has launched a new ultra-low temperature rack for tissue tube storage. Precision manufactured in a Class 7 cleanroom production facility, the new Micronic 24-2 rack accommodates twenty-four 3.00ml tissue storage tubes in an automation compatible American National Standards Institute/Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (ANSI/SLAS) dimensional footprint. The sturdy design of the new Micronic 24-2 rack ensures minimal deformation due to temperature changes making it ideal for long term use in automated ultra-low temperature tissue storage facilities.

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