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A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego have discovered what’s responsible for making the teeth of the deep-sea dragonfish transparent. This unique adaptation, which helps camouflage the dragonfish from their prey, results from their teeth having an unusually crystalline nanostructure mixed with amorphous regions. The findings could provide “bioinspiration” for researchers looking to develop transparent ceramics.
Full story: jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=2803
Photos by: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) Nano and Micro particles using microemulsions process.
Courtesy of Prof. Karina Gonzalez , UCV-IVIC
Image Details
Instrument used: Inspect
Magnification: 15,000 x
Horizontal Field Width: 1.00 μm
Vacuum: 2 mbar
Voltage: 15 kV
Spot: 2
Working Distance: 0013
Detector: SE
Leaves of Zinc Oxide
Courtesy of Mr. Abdul Karim Shariff
Image Details
Instrument used: Quanta SEM
Magnification: 10,000
Vacuum: High Vacuum
Voltage: 10 kV
Spot: 3.0
Working Distance: 6.2 mm
Detector: ETD
Jason R. Croy is a materials scientist that studies batteries at Argonne. His research deals with finding new materials for a batteries cathode and determining the atomic structure of these complex materials.
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In recent decades, developments in software and hardware technologies have created dramatic shifts in design, manufacturing and research. Software technologies have facilitated automated process and new solutions for complex problems. Computation has also become a platform for creativity through generative art and design. New hardware platforms and digital fabrication technologies have similarly transformed manufacturing, offering more efficient production and mass customization. Such advances have helped catalyzed the maker-movement, democratizing design and maker culture. This influx of new capabilities to design, compute and fabricate like never before, has sparked a renewed interest in material performance.
We are now witnessing significant advances in active matter, 3D/4D Printing, materials science, synthetic biology, DNA nanotechnology and soft robotics, which have led to the convergence of software, hardware and material technologies and the growing field of programmable materials.
This conference was about the emerging field of active matter and programmable materials that bridges the worlds of art, science, engineering and design, demonstrating new perspectives for computation, transformation and dynamic material applications.
If over the past few decades we have experienced a software revolution, and more recently, a hardware revolution, this conference aims to discuss the premises, challenges and innovations brought by today’s materials revolution. We can now sense, compute, and actuate with materials alone, just as we could with software and hardware platforms previously. How does this shift influence materials research, and how does it shape the future of design, arts, and industrial applications? What tools and design processes do we need to advance, augment and invent new materials today? What are the key roles that industry, government, academic and public institutions can play in catalyzing the field of programmable materials?
This two-day conference consisted of a range of talks and lively discussion from leading researchers in materials science, art & design, synthetic biology and soft-robotics along with leaders from government, public institutions and industry.
Learn more at activemattersummit.com
All photos ©L. Barry Hetherington
lbarryhetherington.com/
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Washington announced the creation of the Northwest Institute for Materials Physics, Chemistry and Technology — or NW IMPACT — a joint research endeavor to power discoveries and advancements in materials that transform energy, telecommunications, medicine, information technology and other fields.
Terms of Use: Our images are freely and publicly available for use with the credit line, "Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory"; Please use provided caption information for use in appropriate context.
The image of ettringite (needle-like crystals) and calcium hydroxide (plate-like crystals)crystals presented in cement was achieved within the study of inter-facial transition zone in steel fibre reinforced cement composites (SFRC).
In recent years, the SFRC has become very popular in the construction industry. The addition of fibres into the concrete improves the ductile characteristics of the cement composites considerably. However, the is still a lot of unclear questions considering the properties and mechanisms of bond between steel fibre and cement matrix under tensile stress.
The present study is aimed to investigate the crystalline structure and chemical composition of cement matrix at vicinity of steel fibre. The environmental scanning electron microscope allows to detect the distribution of cement crystals, such as calcium hydroxide and ettringite. The information about micro-structure of the cement matrix can explain it's behaviour at vicinity of steel fibre under tensile.
The image presented was made with FEI Quanta 450 FEG utilising the large field detector in Low vacuum mode.
Courtesy of Ms. Anna Antonova , Aalto University
Image Details
Instrument used: Quanta SEM
Magnification: 5500x
Horizontal Field Width: 30 um
Vacuum: 60 Pa
Voltage: 20 kV
Working Distance: 10
Detector: LFD
Kevin Golovin, a graduate student in materials science and engineering at U-M, demonstrates a new rubbery material that can create ice repelling, or "icephobic," coatings on a variety of materials, such as windshields or ship hulls. The research is being done under the direction of Anish Tuteja, an associate professor in U-M's Department of Materials Science & Engineering.
Photo: Evan Dougherty, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing
In recent decades, developments in software and hardware technologies have created dramatic shifts in design, manufacturing and research. Software technologies have facilitated automated process and new solutions for complex problems. Computation has also become a platform for creativity through generative art and design. New hardware platforms and digital fabrication technologies have similarly transformed manufacturing, offering more efficient production and mass customization. Such advances have helped catalyzed the maker-movement, democratizing design and maker culture. This influx of new capabilities to design, compute and fabricate like never before, has sparked a renewed interest in material performance.
We are now witnessing significant advances in active matter, 3D/4D Printing, materials science, synthetic biology, DNA nanotechnology and soft robotics, which have led to the convergence of software, hardware and material technologies and the growing field of programmable materials.
This conference was about the emerging field of active matter and programmable materials that bridges the worlds of art, science, engineering and design, demonstrating new perspectives for computation, transformation and dynamic material applications.
If over the past few decades we have experienced a software revolution, and more recently, a hardware revolution, this conference aims to discuss the premises, challenges and innovations brought by today’s materials revolution. We can now sense, compute, and actuate with materials alone, just as we could with software and hardware platforms previously. How does this shift influence materials research, and how does it shape the future of design, arts, and industrial applications? What tools and design processes do we need to advance, augment and invent new materials today? What are the key roles that industry, government, academic and public institutions can play in catalyzing the field of programmable materials?
This two-day conference consisted of a range of talks and lively discussion from leading researchers in materials science, art & design, synthetic biology and soft-robotics along with leaders from government, public institutions and industry.
Learn more at activemattersummit.com
All photos ©L. Barry Hetherington
lbarryhetherington.com/
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By Sun-Ho Kang and Vilas G. Pol
Scientists are seeking new materials to improve lithium-ion battery performance, lifetime and safety. For example, these tiny structures, made of a nickel-cobalt-manganese compound, are a possible new type of cathode. These studies often reach into the nano-level as researchers try to understand activity at the atomic scale in order to custom-design new materials for batteries.
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Self-assembled nanoplates of (Ni4/9Co1/9Mn4/9)(OH)2 precursor for lithium-ion battery cathode materials synthesized by a coprecipitation method.
HREM image of Zr2Co11 twin
Courtesy of Dr. XingZhong Li , University of Nebraska
Image Details
Instrument used: Tecnai
Voltage: 200
Ultramicrotome x-cut of amber. Polymer chains can be observed.
Courtesy of Dr. Michał Rawski , Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin
Image Details
Instrument used: Titan
Magnification: 300000x
Voltage: 300 kV
Spot: 3.0
Detector: BF-CCD
Stacking of ABCACB planes making 6H polytype of SiC crystal. Sample prepared with FIB lift-out method.
Courtesy of Dr. Michał Rawski , Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin
Image Details
Instrument used: Titan
Magnification: 1000000x
Voltage: 300 kV
Spot: 3.0
Detector: BF-CCD
A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego have discovered what’s responsible for making the teeth of the deep-sea dragonfish transparent. This unique adaptation, which helps camouflage the dragonfish from their prey, results from their teeth having an unusually crystalline nanostructure mixed with amorphous regions. The findings could provide “bioinspiration” for researchers looking to develop transparent ceramics.
Full story: jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=2803
Photos by: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego have discovered what’s responsible for making the teeth of the deep-sea dragonfish transparent. This unique adaptation, which helps camouflage the dragonfish from their prey, results from their teeth having an unusually crystalline nanostructure mixed with amorphous regions. The findings could provide “bioinspiration” for researchers looking to develop transparent ceramics.
Full story: jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=2803
Photos by: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
by Vilas G. Pol
This "crown" is actually smaller than anyone can see with the naked eye— and it's glowing! Made of luminescent zinc oxide nanofibers, the structure assembled itself under the careful direction of scientists exploring new materials for future technologies.
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SEM of luminescent ZnO crown comprised of various self assembled nanofibers.
Zinc oxide - hortensia like, obtained in the presence of additives acting as modifiers/growth inhibitors (natural compounds based)
Courtesy of Dr. Cornel Munteanu , Institute of Physical Chemistry Ilie Murgulescu
Image Details
Instrument used: Quanta 3D
Magnification: 40,0000x
Horizontal Field Width: 3.73um
Vacuum: 0.0000088
Voltage: 20kV
Spot: 4.5
Working Distance: 10.0
Detector: SE
Antlers get their toughness from a hard outer sheath of bone that surrounds and protects the porous bone inside.
2021 TMS President, Ellen Cerreta (left), presents recipients with their awards at the TMS-AIME Awards Ceremony.
In recent decades, developments in software and hardware technologies have created dramatic shifts in design, manufacturing and research. Software technologies have facilitated automated process and new solutions for complex problems. Computation has also become a platform for creativity through generative art and design. New hardware platforms and digital fabrication technologies have similarly transformed manufacturing, offering more efficient production and mass customization. Such advances have helped catalyzed the maker-movement, democratizing design and maker culture. This influx of new capabilities to design, compute and fabricate like never before, has sparked a renewed interest in material performance.
We are now witnessing significant advances in active matter, 3D/4D Printing, materials science, synthetic biology, DNA nanotechnology and soft robotics, which have led to the convergence of software, hardware and material technologies and the growing field of programmable materials.
This conference was about the emerging field of active matter and programmable materials that bridges the worlds of art, science, engineering and design, demonstrating new perspectives for computation, transformation and dynamic material applications.
If over the past few decades we have experienced a software revolution, and more recently, a hardware revolution, this conference aims to discuss the premises, challenges and innovations brought by today’s materials revolution. We can now sense, compute, and actuate with materials alone, just as we could with software and hardware platforms previously. How does this shift influence materials research, and how does it shape the future of design, arts, and industrial applications? What tools and design processes do we need to advance, augment and invent new materials today? What are the key roles that industry, government, academic and public institutions can play in catalyzing the field of programmable materials?
This two-day conference consisted of a range of talks and lively discussion from leading researchers in materials science, art & design, synthetic biology and soft-robotics along with leaders from government, public institutions and industry.
Learn more at activemattersummit.com
All photos ©L. Barry Hetherington
lbarryhetherington.com/
Please ask before use
Ultra low voltage electron beam image (150 V) of carbon nanotubes. The solid look of the carbon nanotubes is achieved thanks to the low energy electron beam.
Courtesy of Mr. Marcos Rosado , Institut Catala de Nanociencia i Nanotecnologia
Image Details
Instrument used: Magellan
Magnification: 200.000x
Horizontal Field Width: 1.5 µm
Vacuum: High Vacuum
Voltage: 150 V
Spot: 25 pA
Working Distance: 2 mm
Detector: TLD
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Washington announced the creation of the Northwest Institute for Materials Physics, Chemistry and Technology — or NW IMPACT — a joint research endeavor to power discoveries and advancements in materials that transform energy, telecommunications, medicine, information technology and other fields.
Terms of Use: Our images are freely and publicly available for use with the credit line, "Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory"; Please use provided caption information for use in appropriate context.
A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego have discovered what’s responsible for making the teeth of the deep-sea dragonfish transparent. This unique adaptation, which helps camouflage the dragonfish from their prey, results from their teeth having an unusually crystalline nanostructure mixed with amorphous regions. The findings could provide “bioinspiration” for researchers looking to develop transparent ceramics.
Full story: jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=2803
Photos by: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
Surface layer of 6H-SiC damaged by Al+ ions after implantation. Sample prepared with FIB lift-out method.
Courtesy of Dr. Michał Rawski , Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin
Image Details
Instrument used: Titan
Magnification: 300000
Voltage: 300 kV
Spot: 3.0
Detector: BF-CCD
2021 TMS President, Ellen Cerreta (left), presents recipients with their awards at the TMS-AIME Awards Ceremony.
A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego have discovered what’s responsible for making the teeth of the deep-sea dragonfish transparent. This unique adaptation, which helps camouflage the dragonfish from their prey, results from their teeth having an unusually crystalline nanostructure mixed with amorphous regions. The findings could provide “bioinspiration” for researchers looking to develop transparent ceramics.
Full story: jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=2803
Photos by: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
The image present an iron sphera discovered in sand. The sample was recived from a customer which activates in construction and was interested to see if in the sand are present heavy metals. It was made in SE mode, at 5000x magnification, at 5kV and 2.0 spot.
Courtesy of Dr. Berbecaru Andrei , UPB-ECOMET
Image Details
Instrument used: Quanta SEM
Magnification: 5000x
Horizontal Field Width: 82.9
Voltage: 5kV
Spot: 2.0
Working Distance: 10.0
Detector: SE