Material Science

Heat To Electricity: A Better Thermoelectric Materials EmulatorScience 2.0 Thermoelectric materials were discovered in the 19th century and have the remarkable property that heating them creates a small electrical current - but ... See all stories on this topic »
Academia-industry partnership to find new materials for healthcareTechCentral.ie Nanoscience and materials science are areas where we rank well inside the top 10 internationally for research. The scale and ambition of this centre means that ... See all stories on this topic »	TechCentral.ie
Material Remains: The Perpetual Challenge of GarbageScientific American For millennia, we humans have tried many ways to dispose of our waste, such as burning, burying and even moving away from it. How we safely handle trash, ... See all stories on this topic »
Inexpensive material boosts battery capacityZee News Singapore: Next-generation lithium-ion batteries made with iron oxide nanoparticles could extend the driving distance of electric cars, scientists have found. See all stories on this topic »
Scientists create a data storage material with a million year lifespanITworld.com October 25, 2013, 1:34 AM — Storage capacity may have grown but the method of saving it has not. It's still magnetic media that can be easily magnetized, ... See all stories on this topic »
Persuading Light to Mix It Up with MatterProduct Design & Development Normally, to produce such dramatic changes in a material's properties, “you have to ... and made use of shared facilities at the MIT Center for Materials Science. See all stories on this topic »	Product Design & Development
Scientists develop easy way to print graphene electronicsNanowerk Dr. Luca Valentini, assistant professor of the Materials Science and Technology Chair at the University of Perugia, together with his colleagues used only ... See all stories on this topic »