As part of an ongoing series of Q&As with our Cambridge Materials Board Members, Dr Rumana Hossain, UNSW Sydney, Australia a Cambridge Materials: Circularity Associate Editor discusses their research, recent advances in materials, and perspectives on future challenges and opportunities in the field.
As part of an ongoing series of Q&As with our Cambridge Materials Board Members, Yat Li, UC Santa Cruz, USA, a Cambridge Materials: Energy Associate Editor discusses their research, recent advances in energy materials, and perspectives on future challenges and opportunities in the field.
As part of an ongoing series of Q&As with our Cambridge Materials Board Members, Hao-Cheng Yang, Zhejiang University, China a Cambridge Materials: Water Associate Editor discusses their research, recent advances in materials, and perspectives on future challenges and opportunities in the field.
As part of an ongoing series of Q&As with our Cambridge Materials Board Members, Volker Presser, Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Germany a Cambridge Materials: Water Editorial Board Member discusses their research, recent advances in materials, and perspectives on future challenges and opportunities in the field.
As part of an ongoing series of Q&As with our Cambridge Materials Board Members, Yan Zeng, Florida State University, USA a Cambridge Materials: Energy Associate Editor discusses their research, recent advances in energy materials, and perspectives on future challenges and opportunities in the field.
As part of an ongoing series of Q&As with our Cambridge Materials Board Members, Professor Manny Teodoro, University of Wisconsin, USA a Cambridge Materials: Water Editorial Board Member discusses their research, recent advances in materials, and perspectives on future challenges and opportunities in the field.
Professor Yanlei Yu, Fudan University, China is the recently appointed Executive Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Materials. To celebrate her appointment and the launch of the Cambridge Materials journals, she participated in a Q&A to discuss the aims of the journals and their hopes for their role as a member of the Executive Editorial Board.
Professor David Haddleton, University of Warwick, UK participated in a Q&A to discuss the aims of the Cambridge Materials journals and his hopes for his role as a an Executive Editor-in-Chief.
Professor Jason Robinson, University of Cambridge, UK is teh recently appointed Executive Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Materials. To celebrate her appointment and the launch of the Cambridge Materials journals, he participated in a Q&A to discuss the aims of the journals and their hopes for their role as a member of the Executive Editorial Board.
Dr. Seth B. Darling Argonne National Laboratory, USA is the recently appointed Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Materials: Water. To celebrate the launch of the Cambridge Materials journals, they participated in a Q&A to discuss the aims of the journals and their hopes for their role as EiC.…
Professor Vincent Rotello UMass, Amherst, USA is the recently appointed Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Materials: Health. To celebrate the launch of the Cambridge Materials journal, they participated in a Q&A to discuss the aims of the journals and their hopes for their role as EiC.…
Professor Tierui Zhang, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry (TIPC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, China is the recently appointed Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Materials: Energy.…
Professor Veena Sahajwalla UNSW Sydney, Australia is the recently appointed Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Materials: Circularity. To celebrate the launch of the Cambridge Materials journals, they participated in a Q&A to discuss the aims of the journals and their hopes for their role as EiC.…
Announcing the launch of Cambridge Materials, a suite of four new journals dedicated to advancing materials science in the service of global sustainability. Each journal focuses on a critical challenge area—Circularity, Energy, Health, and Water—and is aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Together, they will provide a unique platform where science, engineering, and policy intersect to drive real-world impact.
This blog post is about the author’s recent paper in Medical History, The ghostwriter and the test-tube baby: a medical breakthrough story For 45 years A Matter of Life has provided the standard account of the science and medicine behind the sensational birth of the first ‘test-tube baby’.…
This article studies the impact caused by the success and dissemination of theories of the French Doctor, Françoise J.V. Broussais, on the use of leeches as a medical supply on Spanish–French trade relations, as well as its consequences for the Spanish market between 1821 and the 1860s.…
What first attracted you to the field of programmable materials? Programmable materials are increasingly important in various fields and are attracting more and more researchers from material science, computer science, mechanical engineering, and electronics. Searching with the keyword ‘Programmable Materials’ in Google Scholar, more than 780,000 records will be found, and 24,500 records are from 2020. Compared with traditional materials or structures, programable materials offer the capability to change their shape for the desired functions upon the external stimulus and are attracting more and more attention.
Want to find about more about Programmable Materials? Here’s a Q&A with Professor Ole Sigmund who shares his experience working in the field and what you can expect from the new open access journal.…
A new article looks at the critical supply issues due to COVI-19 and how materials science has provided a viable alternative for rapid production and distribution of PPEs and medical devices.
MRS Communications is committed to engaging and supporting the global materials science community and early-career researchers within the community. Working with international organizations and scientific meetings, the Materials Research Society (MRS) and Cambridge University Press sponsor a Best Poster Award and conduct workshops throughout Asia. …
MRS Bulletin, now in its 45th year of serving the materials research community, is the flagship publication of the Materials Research Society.…
The Materials Research Society (MRS) congratulates MRS Bulletin Editor Gopal R Rao, recently named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).…
MRS Bulletin is pleased to announce that Ognjen Ilic has been selected to receive the 2019 MRS Bulletin Postdoctoral Publication Prize.
MRS Communications aims to be the premier journal for submitting the best research studies and results in a succinct research letter format along with reviews (Perspectives) that are considered vanguards of the development of their respective fields and lay the groundwork for future research directions.
There has been a notable trend in storytelling toward the redemption of beings that were once considered purely evil. In fantasy, for example, dragons have evolved from simple, violent animals into noble beasts, often of near- or above-human intellect, who act as helpers of humanity or as heroes in their own right. In science fiction, we’ve seen a similar shift in the purpose and personality of robotic characters. In her article in the April 2019 issue of MRS Bulletin, Hortense Le Ferrand, recipient of the 2018 MRS Bulletin Postdoctoral Publication Prize, connects the emergence of benevolent robots to “the use of soft materials, characterized by conformability, colors, and constant adaptation to the environment.”
Lithium ion batteries hold incredible promise for improved storage capacity, but they are volatile. Much of the problem arises from the use of flammable liquid electrolyte inside the battery. One approach is to use a non-flammable solid electrolyte together with a lithium metal electrode.
Quantum materials have exotic physical properties that arise from quantum mechanical or topological properties of their electrons. These materials display novel surface properties, magnetic effects, and optical properties, and are expected to lead to, for example, qubits with enhanced coherence times and sensors with unprecedented accuracy.
We are delighted to announce to Clara Santato, Polytechnique Montréal, has been awarded the 2018 MRS Communications Lecture.
MRS Bulletin is pleased to announce that Andy Tay Kah Ping, Stanford University, has been selected to receive the inaugural MRS Bulletin Postdoctoral Publication Prize. Andy was selected from more than 120 well-qualified applicants and nominations. He is being recognized for his combination of outstanding academic credentials, scientific publications, and science communication efforts.
The arena of quantum materials, wherein quantum aspects assert themselves in behavior and properties, may be unfamiliar territory to many.
For the most part, since the establishment of reliable methods for extracting and culturing cells in the lab (in vitro), biologists have cultured these cells in dishes or plates, usually glass or plastic.…
The August issue of MRS Bulletin features papers on 3D bioprinting of organs.
A new study published in MRS Energy & Sustainability investigates why so many of these American battery materials startups are failing under the current venture capital funding model.
The following is a summary of the introductory Editorial from the August Journal of Materials Research Focus issue on Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Biosensors.
Extracts from a recent Editorial by MRS Bulletin Editor-in-Chief Gopal R. Rao on the launch of the MRS Bulletin Postdoctoral Publication Prize
Sharon C. Glotzer, from the University of Michigan, has been awarded the 2017 MRS Communications Lecture Award.
Extracts from a recent Editorial by MRS Bulletin Editor-in-Chief Gopal Rao which talked about the recent launch of the newly designed site.
Gayle and Cook have won the 2016 JMR Paper of the Year, for the development and modeling of an indentation method for mapping the time-dependent viscoelastic and time-independent plastic properties of polymeric-based materials.
The Materials Research Society (MRS) and Cambridge University Press are pleased to announce the appointment of Rigoberto C. Advincula, as Editor-in-Chief of MRS Communications.
Two seminal articles by energy experts in the latest issue of MRS Energy and Sustainability (MRS E&S) examine the climate-related risks facing the fossil fuel industry and conclude that the sustainability train has already well and truly left the station – and is not coming back.
Journal of Materials Research is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Susmita Bose as Associate Editor for Biomaterials.
With sustainable solutions in mind, a new study published by eminent physicist Jo Hermans in MRS Energy and Sustainability—A Review Journal (MRS E&S) looks at the energy efficiency of current modes of transportion.
Because of its high strength and favorable dielectric properties, tantalum has become an invaluable material to the microelectronics industry. That value, unfortunately, has not been lost on rebel militias in the heart of Africa, where the extraction of the lustrous metal has become a deadly means for financing civil war.
The July Journal of Materials Research (JMR) Focus Issue highlights some of the latest thinking and remaining challenges when it comes to evaluating the potential of carbon-based materials for tribological systems.
Light-duty vehicles (LDV) are a huge source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States. To avoid the worst effects of global climate change, we need to cut these emissions by 80% by 2050.
Would you think that materials can have negative elastic constants or even negative mass density?
The climate is changing. We have left the Holocene and entered the Anthropocene, the era in which human enterprise is pushing the planetary functioning of essential cycles (e.g. of CO2) into a potentially unstable regime. Human enterprise, by burning fossil fuels for electrical, heat and motive power is the central cause of climate change, and is driven by an economic system that promotes insatiable consumption.
The MRS Communications Lecture recognizes excellence in the field of materials research through work published in MRS Communications. It is intended to honor the authors of an outstanding paper published in the journal during the award year.…
The recent August issue of MRS Bulletin – a flagship journal of the Materials Research Society – is dedicated to one of hottest topics in the world of materials science: perovskite photovoltaics, which have taken the photovoltaic world by storm in recent years, promising solar cells that deliver the highest possible efficiencies at the lowest possible cost.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) lists 440 operating nuclear plants in 31 countries providing 11% of the world’s electricity.
In the latest issue of the new journal MRS Energy & Sustainability—A Review Journal , Professor Jay Apt of Carnegie Mellon University turns the spotlight on one of the planet’s most pressing problems—how renewable energy sources can be better integrated into the existing electricity grid.
Q&A with Editor-in-Chief of the Precision Medicine Journal, Dame Anna Dominiczak, for International day of Women and Girls in Science
In this post Niva Golan-Nadir and Daniel Smith expand on their recent Politics and Religion article ‘From religious to secular perspectives of religion and state – tracing the American Blue law‘.…
The English language contains a wealth of insults and terms of abuse. Personal insults attack the core and immutable aspects of a person, such as their race, ethnicity, appearance, age, or a disability.…
How long will humankind survive? Besides the fact that we have been able to eliminate ourselves with nuclear weapons for decades, even without a third world war, the challenge to take care of the resources of our planet remains; we need to use them in a way that our children and their children can have a place on Earth as well. In this blog post Andreas Losch discusses his recent review article in the International Journal of Astrobiology, The need of an ethics of planetary sustainability
The March article of Muses – the arts blog from BJPsych International is the first blog of the series. The blog is written by Dr Dami Ajayi, Specialty Doctor, Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Trainee/Blog Editor, BJPsych International.…
Some disability-related names have dropped out of usage, because they are now considered to be offensive due to their origins. Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) is one example.…
Even though findings from genetics and other sciences unequivocally refute biological conceptions of race, this erroneous viewpoint remains widespread among the general public.…
How long will humankind survive? Besides the fact that we have been able to eliminate ourselves with nuclear weapons for decades, even without a third world war, the challenge to take care of the resources of our planet remains; we need to use them in a way that our children and their children can have a place on Earth as well. In this blog post Andreas Losch discusses his recent review article in the International Journal of Astrobiology, The need of an ethics of planetary sustainability
It is an article of faith among ordinary Filipinos that American troops will die with Filipino troops defending Philippine claims to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea (SCS).…
More and more research is finding inflammation as a potential contributing factor towards to the development of various mental illnesses. A systematic review was conducted to determine the association between parasitic infection and mental illnesses in various African populations. Two parasite groups were evaluated; helminths and protozoans, and four mental illness classifications; depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, schizotypal disorders and unspecified mental illnesses.
This is the first post in our new series: “Conversations with Authors.” For our inaugural post, we asked Dr. Vesla Weaver to meet (virtually) with Dr.…
Q&A with Editor-in-Chief of the Precision Medicine Journal, Dame Anna Dominiczak, for International day of Women and Girls in Science
The March article of Muses – the arts blog from BJPsych International is the first blog of the series. The blog is written by Dr Dami Ajayi, Specialty Doctor, Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Trainee/Blog Editor, BJPsych International.…
The English language contains a wealth of insults and terms of abuse. Personal insults attack the core and immutable aspects of a person, such as their race, ethnicity, appearance, age, or a disability.…
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