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The 2017 MRS Spring Meeting is fast approaching, but it’s not too late to register! On-Site Registration will be available Monday, April 17 through Friday, April 21 on the Lower Level of the Phoenix Convention Center.
More information is available at www.mrs.org/spring-2017-registration.
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FREE WEBINAR— Materials Enabling Nanofluidic Flow Enhancement
Wednesday, May 3 | 12:00 – 1:30 pm (ET)
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People in Focus
Jennifer A. Dionne to receive Outstanding Young Investigator Award |
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Jennifer A. Dionne of Stanford University will receive the MRS Outstanding Young Investigator Award “for innovating new materials and methods to visualize and control nanometer-scale optical, electronic, and chemical processes in situ.” She will present her award talk at the 2017 MRS Spring Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. on April 17, 5:15 pm in the Phoenix Convention Center North, 100 Level, Ballroom 120 D. |
James M. Rondinelli to receive Outstanding Young Investigator Award |
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James M. Rondinelli of Northwestern University will receive the MRS Outstanding Young Investigator Award “for pioneering advances in the theoretical understanding of atomic structure-electronic property relations of complex inorganic oxides in bulk, thin film, and superlattice geometries.” He will present his award talk at the 2017 MRS Spring Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. on April 17, 6:00 pm in the Phoenix Convention Center North, 100 Level, Ballroom 120 D. |
Joost W.M. Frenken to receive Innovation in Materials Characterization Award
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Joost W.M. Frenken of the Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography will receive the MRS Innovation in Materials Characterization Award “for the development, application and commercialization of high-speed, temperature-controlled, in situ scanning probe microscopy, leading to key insights in the structure, dynamics and chemistry of surfaces and interfaces.” He will present his award talk at the 2017 MRS Spring Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. on April 19, 5:15 pm in the Phoenix Convention Center North, 100 Level, Ballroom 120 D. MRS acknowledges the generosity of Professors Gwo-Ching Wang and Toh-Ming Lu for endowing this award. |
Nicola Spaldin to receive the Mid-Career Researcher Award
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Nicola Spaldin of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich (ETH Zürich) will receive the MRS Mid-Career Researcher Award “for creating a new theoretical framework describing multiferroics and for service to the materials community.” Spaldin will be recognized during the Award Ceremony at the 2017 MRS Spring Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz., but will deliver her presentation at the 2017 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston. The Mid-Career Research Award is endowed by MilliporeSigma (Sigma-Aldrich Materials Science). |
Joseph M. DeSimone to deliver The Fred Kavli Distinguished Lecture in Materials Science
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Joseph M. DeSimone of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will present the The Fred Kavli Distinguished Lecture in Materials Science at the Plenary Session at the 2017 MRS Spring Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. on April 18, 8:15 am in the Phoenix Convention Center North, 100 Level, Ballroom 120 D. His talk is title, “Future Fabricated with Light—Continuous Liquid Interface Production to Drive Additive Manufacturing.” |
Industry Focus
Meet Vantablack: The Blackest Material Known To Science
Vantablack has the power to absorb 99.96% of light in the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared spectrum. Now, the material has come out in a sprayable form.
Policy Focus
Materials Minute: March for Science
This episode describes MRS and the March for Science.
Materials Minute: Federal Funding for NSF and NIST
This episode explains the bi-partisan effort in the Senate to increase federal funding for key agencies.
CORPORATE PARTNER NEWS
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OF INTEREST TO THE MATERIALS COMMUNITY
Search for water-splitting catalysts for global usage
Catalyst development bridges bioinspiration and materials discovery.
Can carbon capture and storage deliver on its promise?
Expense, newness, and perceived risk have bred uncertainty, resulting in diminished interest from the private sector and major setbacks.
Going to extremes: Photographer captures the complex work of Johns Hopkins materials scientists
Jay Gould creates an exhibition based on his artist-in-residence experience at the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute.
CO2 emissions from energy remain flat for third year running
Global emissions from the energy sector were 32.1 billion tonnes in 2016, the same as the previous two years, while the economy grew 3.1%, says the International Energy Agency.
MEETINGS UPDATE
Featured Events at the 2017 MRS Spring Meeting
The upcoming 2017 MRS Spring Meeting in Phoenix will feature three Exhibitor Workshops in the Phoenix Convention Center, Lower Level, Halls 5 & 6—Exhibit Stage.
Below are just a few highlights. For more details of all Meeting activities, visit www.mrs.org/spring-2017-activities-events. To receive daily news from the Meeting, subscribe to the Meeting Scene.
Setting New Standards in 3D Micro Printing
Tuesday, April 18 | 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Nanoscribe GmbH, Booth 518
This workshop will explain how object properties can be changed by adding nanoparticles using coating or casting techniques to have access to metal, ceramics and semiconductors.
Materials and Device Characterization
Tuesday, April 18 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Zurich Instruments Ltd., Booth 505
This workshop will show examples of transport measurements in nano-electronics, impedance analysis and optical and magnetic materials characterization.
Milling Techniques and Technology for Achieving Nanoparticles
Wednesday, April 19 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Verder Scientific, Inc., Booth 304
This workshop will discuss the process for creating nanoparticles, considerations during the process and new high energy milling principles.
Critical Meeting Deadlines
2017 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
April 17-21, 2017
Phoenix, Arizona
exhibit opportunities available |
ONSITE REGISTRATION
Opens 7:00 am (PT),
April 17! |
75th Device Research Conference (DRC)
June 25-28, 2017
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
exhibit opportunities available |
PREREGISTRATION OPEN
Register by 5:00 pm (ET), June 9! |
59th Electronic Materials Conference (EMC)
June 28-30, 2017
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
exhibit opportunities available |
PREREGISTRATION OPEN
Register by 5:00 pm (ET), June 9!
LATE NEWS ABSTRACTS
Abstract Deadline—May 1 |
XXVI International Materials Research Congress 2017
(IMRC)
August 20-25, 2017
Cancun, Mexico
A joint meeting of the Sociedad Mexicana de Materiales and the Materials Research Society |
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
Ends May 31! |
International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICSCRM 2017)
September 17-22, 2017
Washington, DC
exhibit opportunities available |
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstract Deadline—April 28
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2017 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit
November 26-December 1, 2017
Boston, Massachusetts
exhibit opportunities available |
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstract Submission—
May 15 - June 15 |
PUBLICATIONS UPDATE
Critical Publications Deadlines
JUST PUBLISHED
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Are lead-free piezoelectrics more environmentally friendly? |
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T. Ibn-Mohammed, S. C. L. Koh, I. M. Reaney, D. C. Sinclair, K. B. Mustapha, A. Acquaye, and D. Wang, MRS Communications
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One-step synthesis and deposition of few-layer graphene via facile, dry ball-free milling |
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Abdul Hai Alami, Kamilia Aokal, Mhd Adel Assad, Di Zhang, Hussain Alawadhi and Bilal Rajab, MRS Advances
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Research Progress of Graphene-based Microwave Absorbing Materials in the last decade |
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Jun-Sheng Li, Hui Huang, Yong-Jiang Zhou, Chao-Yang Zhang, and Zhao-Ting Li,
Journal of Materials Research
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Transition of Dislocation Glide to Shear Transformation in Shocked Tantalum |
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Luke L. Hsiung and Geoffrey H. Campbell, MRS Advances |
Bio Focus
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The Influence of Metalized Graphene Oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide and Sulfonated Polystyrene on Dental Pulp Stem Cell Differentiation and Protein Adsorption |
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Rachel Sacks, Gila Schein, Rebecca Isseroff, Vincent Ricotta, Marcia Simon, Miriam Rafailovich, MRS Advances
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Three-dimensionally printed cellular architecture materials: perspectives on fabrication, material advances, and applications |
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Manpreet Kaur, Seung Min Han, and Woo Soo Kim, MRS Communications |
Nano Focus
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Diketopyrrolopyrrole-based polymer:fullerene nanoparticle films with thermally stable morphology for organic photovoltaic applications |
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Natalie P. Holmes, Ben Vaughan, Evan L. Williams, Renee Kroon, Mats R. Anderrson, A.L.David Kilcoyne, Prashant Sonar, Xiaojing Zhou, Paul C. Dastoor, and Warwick J. Belcher,
MRS Communications
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Effects of carbon nanotube content on morphology of SiCp(CNT) hybrid reinforcement and tensile mechanical properties of SiCp(CNT)/Al composites |
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Shisheng Li, Yishi Su, Huiling Jin, Yu Huang, Qiubao Ouyang, and Di Zhang,
Journal of Materials Research
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Flows in one-dimensional and two-dimensional carbon nanochannels: Fast and curious |
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Mainak Majumder, Alessandro Siria, and Lydéric Bocquet, MRS Bulletin
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Impurity Stabilization of Nanocrystalline Grains in Pulsed Laser Deposited Tantalum |
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Olivia K. Donaldson, Wenbo Wang, Khalid Hattar, and Jason R. Trelewicz,
Journal of Materials Research
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Materials enabling nanofluidic flow enhancement |
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Alan J.H. McGaughey and Davide Mattia, MRS Bulletin
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Modeling slip and flow enhancement of water in carbon nanotubes |
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Sridhar Kumar Kannam, Peter J. Daivis, and B.D. Todd, MRS Bulletin
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Modeling the effects of material chemistry on water flow enhancement in nanotube membranes |
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Francesco Calabrò, MRS Bulletin |
SCIENCE AS ART
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Dragon egg
Ji Hao, Northeastern University
A scanning electron microscopy image of a carbon ball made from bundles of carbon nanotubes treated by an electrical method.
See more from the Science as Art competition at the 2016 MRS Fall 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
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Cathy Fleischer on innovation and the role of basic and applied materials research
MRS Bulletin Materials Matters
MRS Bulletin’s Sabrina Sartori from the University of Oslo talks with Cathy Fleischer, managing partner of BigSky Technologies LLC and former R&D director of Eastman Kodak Research. Fleischer covers green innovation and public outreach. The interview took place at the 2016 MRS Spring Meeting in Phoenix.
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NEW PRODUCTS FOCUS
New Semiautomated Acoustic Microscope |
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The new J610™ from Sonoscan® is a large-area scan bed, semiautomated acoustic microscope used for component screening applications and analysis.
Read more » |
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Intelligent Pipette Asset Management System |
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The Rainin SmartStand from METTLER TOLEDO is an intelligent, highly scalable pipette asset management system that helps busy labs and lab managers proactively manage compliance and save time on recordkeeping and reporting.
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