An introduction to electronic, optical, magnetic, and thermal properties of materials and their use in engineering applications. Topics include descriptions of the constitutive behavior that describes ...

Acid vapor prevents salt buildup in CO2 reactors, enabling longer, more efficient operation. A team of researchers at Rice ...

In an elegant fusion of art and science, researchers at Rice University have achieved a major milestone in nanomaterials ...

Transforming common soft magnets into a next-generation thermoelectric conversion materials by 3 minutes heat treatment A new direction in material development for transverse thermoelectric ...

Fungi have been around for many millions of years, with the incremental process of evolution honing and improving their ...

Optical fibers made from common materials Date: August 13, 2012 Source: Clemson University Summary: Researchers are taking common materials to uncommon places by transforming easily obtainable and ...

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There are two parts to modeling material-environment interactions - the material model itself, and the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) or material response framework. Material models describe the ...

A research team including members from the University of Michigan have unveiled a new observational technique that's ...

The common engineering ceramic materials can be identified as Aluminium Oxide (Alumina), Silicon Carbide, Silicon Nitride, Sialon and Zirconia. These materials are classified as “Engineering” or ...

Figure 1. Melting temperatures of refractory compounds versus that of their oxides limited to those materials wherein both exceed 2000 C [2] There are two parts to modeling material-environment ...

Yung S. Oh Consultant O.M. Engineering Materials Grayslake, Ill. Parts break due to bad designs, material flaws, unexpected loads, manufacturing errors, and a host of other reasons that are often ...