Perspectives of new materials research for thermoelectric applications

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Matsubara
Keyword(s):  
New Materials ◽  
Materials Research

scholarly journals The search for new materials and the role of novel processing routes

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Wellmann
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Subsequent Treatment ◽  
European Council ◽  
Trial And Error ◽  
Human History ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Novel Processing

AbstractThroughout human history, most further developments or new achievements were accompanied by new materials or new processes that enabled the technologic progress. With concrete devices and applications in mind, synthesis and subsequent treatment of materials naturally went along with the progress. The aim of the underlying article is to spot the role of optimization, of discovery, of trial-and-error approaches, of fundamentals and curiosity driven design and development. In a consecutive examination, five missions addressing the challenges facing our world (identified by the European Council) will be cross linked with seven topical areas from materials science defined by the European Materials Research Society. The scope of this examination is to identify approaches and methods to further develop and innovate materials which form the basis of the anticipated solutions.

scholarly journals NEW SILK: Studying experimental touchpoints between material science, synthetic biology, design and art

2018 ◽  
pp. 34-43
Author(s):  
Kirsi Niinimäki ◽  
Camilla Groth ◽  
Pirjo Kääriäinen
Keyword(s):  
Synthetic Biology ◽  
Knowledge Construction ◽  
Material Science ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Experimental Methods ◽  
First Year ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Experimental Knowledge ◽  
Material Agency ◽  
Materials Research

This article presents a study in which new materials are developed through experimental knowledge construction and knowledge exchange between different disciplines. The New Silk research project (2017-2020) is the building block for the research. New Silk aims to produce new types of silk-like materials in the context of synthetic biology. In this article we discuss the initial experimental touchpoints between material science, synthetic biology, design and art encountered during the project’s first year. Firstly, the study shows that shared material experiences in the setting of workshops build foundational understanding of perceived material agency leading to discussion on material activity and research ethics. Secondly, our research identified that all of these disciplines, material science, synthetic biology, design and art, approach materials research through experimental methods, even if the goal of the research differs in each discipline.

Characterization of New Materials in A Four-Sample Thermoelectric Measurement System

2000 ◽  
Vol 626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nishant A. Ghelani ◽  
Sim Y. Loo ◽  
Duck-Young Chung ◽  
Sandrine Sportouch ◽  
Stephan de Nardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Measurement System ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Measurement Techniques ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Thermo Electric ◽  
New Synthesis ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Computer Controlled

ABSTRACTSeveral new materials in the CsBi4Te6, A2Bi8Se13, (A = K, Rb, Cs), HoNiSb, Ba/Ge/B (B = In, Sn), and AgPbBiQ3 (Q = S, Se, Te) systems have shown promising characteristics for thermoelectric applications. New synthesis techniques are able to produce samples at much higher rates than previously possible. This has led to a persistent challenge in thermoelectric materials research of rapid and comprehensive characterization of samples. This paper presents a description of a new 4-sample transport measurement system and the related measurement techniques. Special features of the system include fully computer-controlled operation (implemented in LabView™) for simultaneous measurement of electrical conductivity, thermo-electric power, and thermal conductivity. This system has been successfully used to characterize several new thermoelectric materials (including some of the above-mentioned compounds) and reference materials exhibiting a wide range of thermal conductivities.

Dripping, Jetting, Drops, and Wetting: The Magic of Microfluidics

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 702-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Utada ◽  
L.-Y. Chu ◽  
A. Fernandez-Nieves ◽  
D. R. Link ◽  
C. Holtze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Microfluidic Devices ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Harvard University ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Double Emulsions ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Control Fluid

The following article is based on the Symposium X presentation given by David A. Weitz (Harvard University) on April 11, 2007, at the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting in San Francisco. The article describes how simple microfluidic devices can be used to control fluid flow and produce a variety of new materials. Based on the concepts of coaxial flow and hydrodynamically focused flow, used alone or in various combinations, the devices can produce precisely controlled double emulsions (droplets within droplets) and even triple emulsions (double emulsions suspended in a third droplet). These structures, which can be created in a single microfluidic device, have various applications such as encapsulants for drugs, cosmetics, or food additives.

Copper Oxide Superconductors Through 1994

1994 ◽  
Vol 376 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Cava
Keyword(s):  
Copper Oxide ◽  
Classification Scheme ◽  
Oxide Superconductors ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Superconducting Cuprates ◽  
Simple Classification ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Copper Oxide Superconductors

ABSTRACTThis paper briefly describes the chemistry and structures of known copper oxide superconductors as of November 1994. A tabulation of the unique, reliably superconducting cuprates is presented, with year of discovery, as is a simple classification scheme. Recent trends in new materials research are described.

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