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Sample Preparation Equipment and Consumables
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Microscopy Supplies and
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Plasma Cleaning
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Precise, High-sensitivity EDXRF Analysis
Lake Shore
Cryotronics Inc.
Precision Measurement in Variable Environments
Angstrom Engineering
Thin Film Deposition Equipment and Materials
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MRS Communications Welcomes New Editor-in-Chief!
Rigoberto C. Advincula,
Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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Congratulations to Jason G. Gillmore, Hope College,
Holland Michigan!
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CALL FOR PAPERS—2017 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit
2017 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit
November 26-December 1, 2017 | Boston, Massachusetts
Abstract Submission Opens—May 15
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Materials in Focus
Policy Focus
Severe funding cuts threaten the future of research in Brazil
Despite a diverse and expanding materials research portfolio, a federal funding crisis is threatening the future of scientific research in Brazil.
CORPORATE PARTNER NEWS
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MEETINGS UPDATE
Missed the 2017 MRS Spring Meeting? Read the highlights in Meeting Scene!
Critical Meeting Deadlines
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 and save! |
59th Electronic Materials Conference (EMC)
June 28-30, 2017
University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
exhibit opportunities available |
PREREGISTRATION OPEN
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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 Extended to
May 5
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2017 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit
November 26-December 1, 2017
Boston, Massachusetts
exhibit opportunities available |
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstract Submission Opens May 15 |
PUBLICATIONS UPDATE
Critical Publications Deadlines
JUST PUBLISHED
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Measuring critical stress for shear failure of interfacial regions in coating/interlayer/substrate systems through a micro-pillar testing protocol |
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Yang Mu, Xiaoman Zhang, John W. Hutchinson and Wen Jin Meng,
Journal of Materials Research
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On single-phase status and segregation of an as-solidified septenary refractory high entropy alloy |
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Boliang Zhang, Yang Mu, M.C. Gao, W.J. Meng and S.M. Guo, MRS Communications
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Reconstructing the Firing and Pigment Processing Technologies of Corinthian Polychrome Ceramics, 8-6th Centuries B.C.E.
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Catherine Klesner, Jay A. Stephens and Pamela B. Vandiver, MRS Advances
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Selective laser melting of aluminum alloys |
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Nesma T. Aboulkhair, Nicola M. Everitt, Ian Maskery, Ian Ashcroft, and Chris Tuck,
MRS Bulletin |
Energy Focus
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Advanced anode materials for sodium ion batteries: carbodiimides |
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Aitor Eguia-Barrio, Elizabeth Castillo-Martinez, Xiaohui Liu, Richard Dronskowski, Luis Lezama, Michel Armand and Teofilo Rojo, MRS Advances
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Climate change and fossil fuel: An examination of risks for the energy industry and producer states |
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Jim Krane, MRS Energy & Sustainability
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Spray pyrolysis and electrochemical performance of Na0.44MnO2 for sodium-ion battery cathodes |
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Kuan-Yu Shen, Miklos Lengyel, Louis Wang and Richard L. Axelbaum, MRS Communications
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Sustainability: The train has left the station |
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Ritchie D. Priddy, MRS Energy & Sustainability |
Nano Focus
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A Micro/Nano Engineering Laboratory Module on Superoleophobic Membranes for Oil-Water Separation |
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Hussain Al-Qahtani, Michael S. H. Boutilier, Rahul Ramakrishnan and Rohit Karnik,
MRS Advances
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An investigation into the depth and time dependent behavior of UV cured 3D ink jet printed objects |
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X. Chen, I.A. Ashcroft, C.J. Tuck, Y.F. He, R.J.M. Hague and R.D. Wildman,
Journal of Materials Research
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Determination of the strain-rate sensitivity of ultrafine-grained materials by spherical nanoindentation |
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Patrick Feldner, Benoit Merle and Mathias Göken, Journal of Materials Research
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Experimental measurements in single-nanotube fluidic channels |
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Hyegi Min, Yun-Tae Kim, and Chang Young Lee, MRS Bulletin
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Mechanisms of selective ion transport and salt rejection in carbon nanostructures |
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Ben Corry, MRS Bulletin
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Multiscale simulation of enhanced water flow in nanotubes |
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Matthew K. Borg and Jason M. Reese, MRS Bulletin
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Selective laser melting of TiC/H13 steel bulk-form nanocomposites with variations in processing parameters |
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Bandar AlMangour, Franklin Yu, Jenn-Ming Yang and Dariusz Grzesiak, MRS Communications |
SCIENCE AS ART
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Polynuclear Microcapsule
Mostafa Yourdkhani,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
SEM image of the freeze-fractured cross-section of a polynuclear microcapsule embedded in a polymer matrix.
A First Place Winner from the Science as Art competition at the 2017 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
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Using Nanowires to Create
Synthetic Enamel
Michigan Engineering
A newly developed rigid and durable material was inspired by tooth enamel.
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CAREER CENTRAL
Partial listing of classified ads from the May 2017 issue of MRS Bulletin
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Goldsmith’s Professorship of Materials Science
NEW PRODUCTS FOCUS
Automating Particulate Analysis on Filter Papers |
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Prior Scientific announces the HH201 and HH201F filter sample holders for its precise H101A and flat top H101F ProScan® motorized microscope stages.
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Longwave Infrared High-Speed Camera for R&D and Science |
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The new X6570sc high-speed infrared camera from FLIR Systems offers the accuracy and microsecond-precision of FLIR's mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) detector paired with an intuitive user experience, so researchers can set-up quickly and get working faster.
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