Smart paint could revolutionize structural safety Smart paint could revolutionize structural safety

Low-cost smart paint detects microscopic faults
30 January 2012

Spring Virtual Conference 2012: The Frontiers of Microscopy, Wednesday 21st March 2012 11am - 7pm GMT. Spring Virtual Conference 2012: The Frontiers of Microscopy, Wednesday 21st March 2012 11am - 7pm GMT.

Join our forthcoming interactive virtual conference on microscopy, Materials Today has gathered some of the top researchers in the field to spend a day with you sharing some of their latest developments in this fast and exciting area of analysis.
20 December 2011

Rodney Hill Prize in Solid Mechanics Rodney Hill Prize in Solid Mechanics

Prize awarded to Professor Huajian Gao
24 January 2012

The latest materials science news at your fingertips The latest materials science news at your fingertips

Materials Today has launched a new iPad app
22 January 2012

New microtweezers may build tiny 'MEMS' structures New microtweezers may build tiny 'MEMS' structures

A new compact and user-friendly instrument
20 January 2012

Slippery when stacked Slippery when stacked

Theorists quantify the friction of graphene
16 January 2012

Magnetic actuation enables nanoscale thermal analysis Magnetic actuation enables nanoscale thermal analysis

Heated nanoprobes perform thermo-mechanical measurements
16 January 2012

Hydrogen advances graphene use Hydrogen advances graphene use

A dose of hydrogen or helium can render graphene even more useful
13 January 2012

3D view of 1D nanostructures 3D view of 1D nanostructures

Nanowires show strong piezoelectricity
09 January 2012

Hybrid silkworms spin stronger spider silk Hybrid silkworms spin stronger spider silk

Could possibly be used to make sutures, artificial limbs and parachutes
09 January 2012