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Nuclear Science and Engineering Professor at MIT Honored as APS Fellow

Ju Li, the Battelle Energy Alliance Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering and professor of materials science and engineering, has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Nominated by the Division of Materials Physics, Li was cited “for seminal work on understanding the fundamental properties of ultra-strength materials and formulating the concept of elastic strain engineering.”

12 Jan 2015

Researchers Show Effect of Atomic-Level Forces on Mechanical Properties of Particulate Systems

Even when building big, every atom matters, according to new research on particle-based materials at Rice University.

9 Jan 2015

HKUST Physicist Honored as American Physical Society Fellow

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is pleased to announce that Prof Michael Altman, Head of the Department of Physics, was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Upon recommendation of the APS Division of Condensed Matter Physics, Prof Altman was cited “for development and use of spin polarized low energy electron microscopy to understand surface processes of solids.”

7 Jan 2015

Penn State MRSEC Awarded $15 Million Grant to Continue Nanoscale Materials Research

The Center for Nanoscale Science, a National Science Foundation-funded Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at Penn State, has been awarded a six-year, $15 million grant to continue research on materials at the nanoscale.

6 Jan 2015

Leverhulme Trust Grant for Study of Electron Transfer among Hydrogen Bonded Dimmers for Nano-Scale Electronics

As he continues to carry out scientific research at the molecular level - holding out the prospect of nano-scale electronics that offer massive increases in processing power - the University of Huddersfield's Dr Nathan Patmore is moving directly from one major award to a prestigious new source of funding.

6 Jan 2015

Frontiers of Applied Mechanics Includes Topics from Nanomechanics, Biomechanics, and Electromechanics

Applied mechanics is progressively becoming a subject of significant interest to various science and engineering disciplines, with growing research overlap in mechanical engineering, materials science, aerospace engineering, etc.

5 Jan 2015

Atomic Steps Can Slow Surface Oxidation of Metal Surfaces

Rust never sleeps. Whether a reference to the 1979 Neil Young album or a product designed to protect metal surfaces, the phrase invokes the idea that corrosion from oxidation -- the more general chemical name for rust and other reactions of metal with oxygen -- is an inevitable, persistent process. But a new Binghamton University study reveals that certain features of metal surfaces can stop the process of oxidation in its tracks.

30 Dec 2014

EMSL’s HAADF STEM Microscopy Reveals Bacterium and Nearly Nano-Geothite

Daniel Kaplan and Peter Jaffe’s earlier research on uranium contaminated wetlands used EMSL’s helium ion microscopy in the Quiet Wing to image biogenic nano-iron oxides oriented along a root recovered from a wetland plant from the Savannah River Site.

26 Dec 2014

EPSRC Announces Ten New Projects on Functional Materials Research

Ten new research projects that will advance the UK's manufacturing capability, develop new and exciting functional materials, and accelerate the translation of the science of functional materials through to application were announced today by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

24 Dec 2014

ORNL Researchers Discover Technique for Increasing Binding Strength and Selectivity of Crown Ether Molecules

A research team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a technique to drastically increase the binding strength and selectivity of crown ethers.

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 22 Dec 2014