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Welcome to the Functional Materials Committee

The aim of the Functional Materials Committee is to promote knowledge and skills training in the field of functional materials. These materials have useful properties, such as, magnetic, ferroelectric and optical. These properties are demonstrated by metals, ceramics, polymers and hybrid systems, and find application in actuator, sensor and memory devices. Read our mission statement

News

Fellows' Lunch

On 28 June The Packaging Society will again be running a convivial Fellows’ Lunch, open to all Fellows of IOM3, at The Royal Air Force Club, London.
IOM3, 16 Mar 2010

Call for papers for Materials Congress

Materials Congress 2010 – Materials for Extreme Environments and Times is inviting papers until 31 March. To be held from 20-23 September in Kuala Lumpur, the technical programme will explore materials and processes that can meet industry and society demand.
IOM3, 10 Feb 2010

Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC) launch, December 2009

The Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC) led by the University of Sheffield with Rolls-Royce and supported by the University of Manchester will be based at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Sheffield. 
Energy, 17 Mar 2010
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Features

MASTering defence - UK work to improve defence

Team MAST has been delivering the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD’s) low to medium maturity materials and structures research since November 2007. This article presents case studies from that work - coatings to lower solar heat absorption, self healing of fibre-reinforced polymer composites and integrated damage resistance in composite structures.
Materials World Magazine, 02 Mar 2010

What’s hot? – thermal tracing applications

Thermal tracing equipment used for military applications is successfully being transferred to applications such as wildlife welfare and clothing. Information gathered may have other materials related uses.
Materials World Magazine, 02 Jul 2009

Piezo promises – piezoelectric research and applications

Modern uses of piezoelectric materials are presented such as energy generation and medical applications.
Materials World Magazine, 01 Jul 2009
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Events

APDIC World Round-Robin Seminar "Phase Diagrams for Energy Saving"

21 Mar 2010 - 23 Mar 2010, 34000 Montpellier, FRANCE
3rd in a series of seminars on the applications of phase diagrams organised by APDIC

Defence Research 2010

23 Mar 2010 - 24 Mar 2010, Birmingham, UK
Defence Research 2010 is a combined conference (supplier briefing) and exhibition.

Materials Research Society Spring Meeting

05 Apr 2010 - 09 Apr 2010, San Francisco, California, UK
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