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Functional Materials Division

The voice for professional people working with functional materials

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The Functional Materials Division represents people working with materials that are able to interact with their environment, be it responding to stimuli or acting upon that environment. Examples include piezoelectrics, thermoelectrics, pyroelectrics, ferroelectrics, electroluminescents, photocatalysts and ion conductors.

Latest functional materials news & resources

16 January 2021

Materials Research Innovations, Vol. 25, No. 2 now available

Papers in this new issue look at topics including flame and fire retardancy of polymer-based composites, eco-friendly synthesis and characterisations of single-wall carbon nanotubes/Ag nanoparticle heterostructures and evaluation of the effect of temperature on skid resistance of different asphalt mixtures.

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12 January 2021

Folding thin films with Kirigami practices

A Japanese art technique – Kirigami cuts – can be used to create 3D microstructures and nanotools for a sophisticated alternative to 3D printing.

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7 January 2021

Chemical networks attract new properties for magnets

Researchers in Finland report that the high operating temperature (up to 242°C), large coercivity and low density could rival current inorganic magnets used in everyday appliances.

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  • 19 January 2021

Structural Integrity Series - Recent Developments in Additive Manufacturing

An overview of how 4D printing can be used to create complex geometries in high temperature alloys and ceramics on a nanoscale.

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Decoupling material inputs and growth – Plastics & Packaging

Developing strategies to achieve Zero Waste

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  • 26 January 2021

Nano4Health: Advances in combatting COVID-19

This webinar explores how nanomaterials are being used to combat COVID-19

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