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New Entries to Advanced Materials Interfaces “Hall of Fame”
Advanced Materials Interfaces began in 2014 as a forum for top-level research into interface and surface science. In this short time, it has already attracted many important, highly interdisciplinary contributions from recognized experts. To build on this and to...
Platinum Service: Printing Metal Recyclers
3D printing finds yet another application.
Avoiding Vibrations while Machining
Smart support structures prevent vibrations in post-processing operations for 3D-printed thin-wall parts.
Improving PEEK Polymers Through Plasma By Drying and Storing
A French team of scientists studied the effect of the atmospheric pressure plasma treatment on poly‐ether‐ether‐ketone (PEEK) surface in terms of wettability and practical adhesion towards metallic thin films as well as the evolution of the wettability of PEEK surfaces regarding the aging of plasma treatment.
Zirconium Alloys for Orthopaedic and Dental Applications
The biocompatibility, magnetic susceptibility and mechanical properties of commercially pure zirconium and zirconium alloys are reviewed and their potential use as MRI-compatible implant materials is discussed.
Doping for Performance Enhancement: Improved Photocatalysis
Excellent photocatalytic activity is realized after using an ion implanter to dope titanium oxide with carbon and nitrogen.
Single Step 3D Printing of Piezoelectric Sensors
Researchers 3D printed piezoelectric sensors in a single step at room temperature by extruding a piezoelectric nanocomposite sandwiched between two layers of silver paste acting as electrodes.
The Shape of Water
A team from China explore the romantic side of materials science
Solar-Driven Water Oxidation on Perovskite Oxynitride Photoanodes
Developing strategies to enable solar-light driven splitting of water.
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