Volume 15, Issue 19

  In this issue:



ULVAC Technologies Inc.
Arc Plasma Deposition Systems



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.
Plasma Cleaning and
Surface Activation



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



American Elements
Now Invent.™



Rigaku
Bulk Sample
Measurement: Tablet



Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Precise, Efficient Testing
of Materials



Lake Shore
Cryotronics Inc.

Precision Measurement in Variable Environments



Angstrom Engineering
Thin Film Deposition Equipment and Materials



Bruker
N8 HORIZON for Advanced Materials Research



MTI Corporation
Find Equipment
by Application



AdValue Technology, LLC
Crucibles, Tubes, Plates, Custom Parts



Janis Research Company, LLC
ARPES to X-Ray;
10mK to 800K



Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
Scanning Atomic and
Electron Microscopy




IN FOCUS

2016 MRS Fall Meeting
Call for Papers Deadline Extended—2017 MRS Spring Meeting

The abstract submission period for the 2017 MRS Spring Meeting has been extended! Don’t miss your chance to submit your abstract. Visit www.mrs.org/spring-2017-call-for-papers today for details.

NEW Abstract Deadline11:59 pm (ET), Monday, October 31
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PREREGISTER AND SAVE—2016 MRS Fall Meeting

Preregistration for the 2016 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit
in Boston, Massachusetts is now open. Preregister today to ensure discounted rates.

Preregistration Deadline—5:00 pm (ET), November 11, 2016
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Become an MRS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow!

Participate in, and contribute to, the federal policymaking process, while learning firsthand about the intersection of science and policy. Apply for one, or two, Fellowship positions!

Submission Deadline—11:59 pm (ET), January 6, 2017

MATERIALS NEWS

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Materials in Focus

LIGO optical coatings pose new challenges in materials research
Not only has the LIGO detection of gravitational waves opened a new era of astronomy, but also new horizons for optical and materials sciences.

Nobel Prizes in topology may advance materials research in this field
Topology may find its firm footing in the synthesis, characterization, and molecular modeling of important materials relevant for industry.

Conductive polymer substrate creates platform for biosensing applications
This system enables researchers to investigate how ions, proteins, and pathogenic materials pass across host cell membranes.

Computational program offers tool for designing optimized composite materials for batteries
The computer program is used to investigate the influence and evolution of the complex stress fields on the capacity of the Li-ion battery.

Industry Focus

GE’s Bridge Over the “Valley of Death” for Innovation
The manufacturing giant just put a $73 million R&D facility next to a 48-year-old turbine factory. The goal is better, faster innovation.



Policy Focus

Latest roadmap of EU’s European Strategy Forum continues to fund materials research
With an annual budget in the region of €10 billion for research infrastructures across Europe, the potential is enormous.


For more science policy news, follow @MaterialsSciPol


OF INTEREST TO THE MATERIALS COMMUNITY


World Power – Part 1
Researchers in India and the United States are connected in their hope that microgrid technology can bring light to low-income neighborhoods. 


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MEETINGS UPDATE


Critical Meeting Deadlines

2016 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit
November 27-December 2, 2016
Boston, Massachusetts

exhibit opportunities available
PREREGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Register by 5:00 pm (ET), November 11 for discounted rates!
2017 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
April 17-21, 2017
Phoenix, Arizona

exhibit opportunities available
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstract submission has been extended to October 31, 2016, 11:59 pm (ET).
59th Electronic Materials Conference (EMC)
June 28-30, 2017
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana

exhibit opportunities available
SAVE THE DATE
XXVI International Materials Research Congress (IMRC) 2017
August 20-25, 2017
Cancun, Mexico

A joint meeting of the Sociedad Mexicana de Materiales and the Materials Research Society
SAVE THE DATE
International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICSCRM 2017)
September 17-22, 2017
Washington, DC

exhibit opportunities available
SAVE THE DATE


PUBLICATIONS UPDATE

Critical Publications Deadlines

MRS Advances
2016 MRS Fall Meeting
Submission opens:
10/31/2016


JUST PUBLISHED














A perspective on perovskite oxide semiconductor catalysts for gas phase photoreduction of carbon dioxide
  Chunxiang Huang, Zhaosheng Li, and Zhigang Zou, MRS Communications

Additive manufacturing and postprocessing of Ti-6Al-4V for superior mechanical properties,
  M. Qian, W. Xu, M. Brandt, and H.P. Tang, MRS Bulletin

Additive manufacturing of Ni-based superalloys: The outstanding issues
  Moataz M. Attallah, Rachel Jennings, Xiqian Wang, and Luke N. Carter, MRS Bulletin

Atomic stacking and van-der-Waals bonding in GeTe–Sb2Te3 superlattices
  Jamo Momand, Felix, R.L. Lange, Ruining Wang, Jos E. Boschker, Marcel A. Verheijen, Raffaella Calarco, Matthias Wutting, and Bart J. Kooi, Journal of Materials Research

Metasurfaces with Fano resonances for directionally selective thermal emission
  Enas Sakr, Deanna Dimonte and Peter Bermel, MRS Advances

Transmission electron microscopy of specimens and processes in liquids
  Frances M. Ross, Chongmin Wang, and Niels de Jonge, MRS Bulletin


Energy Focus

Photoluminescence imaging for quality control in silicon solar cell manufacturing
  Daniel Chung, Bernhard Mitchell, Jürgen W. Weber, Neil Yager and Thorsten Trupke, MRS Advances

Rechargeable Mg-Li Hybrid Batteries: Status and Challenges
  Yingwen Cheng, Hee Jung Chang, Hui Dong, Daiwon Choi, Vincent L. Sprenkle, Jun Liu, Yan Yao, and Guosheng Li, Journal of Materials Research

Room-Temperature Wafer Bonded Multi-Junction Solar Cell Grown by Solid State Molecular Beam Epitaxy
  Shulong Lu and Shiro Uchida, MRS Advances


Nano Focus


Elucidating the synergistic mechanism of nickel–molybdenum electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction
  Ian S. McKay, Jay. A. Schwalbe, Emmett D. Goodman, Joshua J. Willis, Arun Majumdar, and Matteo Cargnello, MRS Communications

Stress Induced Anisotropy in Co-rich Magnetic Nanocomposites for Inductive Applications
  A. Leary, V. Keylin, A. Devaraj, V. DeGeorge, P. Ohodnicki, and M.E. McHenry, Journal of Materials Research

Titanium dioxide nanowires modified tin oxide hollow spheres for dye-sensitized solar cells
  Yajie Wang, Chengbin Fei, Rong Zhang, Lixue Guo, Ting Shen, Jianjun Tian, and Guozhong Cao, MRS Communications


SCIENCE AS ART


Valentine Roses
Yongjie Hu, UCLA

Nano-architectures of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide materials developed through chemical synthesis.

See more from the Science as Art competition at the 2016 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

MRS Bulletin: Material Matters
Stephen Forrest on materials innovation

MRS Bulletin’s Paul Drzaic talks with Stephen Forrest (University of Michigan). Forrest is co-founder or founding participant in several companies, including Sensors Unlimited; Epitaxx, Inc.; NanoFlex Power Corp. (OTC: OPVS); Universal Display Corp. (NASDAQ: OLED); and Apogee Photonics, Inc., and is on the board of directors of Applied Materials and PD-LD, Inc.

This is the second interview in the MRS Bulletin's new Video Series.

CAREER CENTRAL
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Partial listing of classified ads from the November 2016 issue of MRS Bulletin

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physics

Cornell University
Faculty Position, Materials Science & Engineering

Department of Energy
Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

Department of Energy
Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Faculty Positions, Mechanical Engineering

National Taiwan University
Faculty Positions, Center for Condensed Matter Sciences

University of Minnesota
Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty Position, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

University of Oregon
Tenured or Tenure-Track Positions, Energy and Sustainable Materials

University of Pennsylvania
Faculty Positions, Materials Science and Engineering

Vanderbilt University  
Faculty Position , Experimental Nanoscience and Condensed Matter Physics 


NEW PRODUCTS FOCUS

Performance-Enhanced SiGe RF Technology

GLOBALFOUNDRIES announced a next-generation radio-frequency (RF) silicon solution for its Silicon Germanium (SiGe) high-performance technology portfolio. The technology is optimized for customers who need improved performance solutions for automotive radar, satellite communications, 5G millimeter-wave base stations and other wireless and wireline communication network applications.
 
Techniques for Increasing ChIP Efficiency

Chromatrap, a business unit of Porvair Sciences, has published a new technical article that discusses and describes methodologies to increase Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) efficiency by making sure chromatin in your samples is sheared to the correct size range.

Contact: [email protected] or 44-1978-666222

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