2016 Material Science Series

Timothy Gross shares the chemistry that made Corning the number one name in durable protective screens for portable electronics.

Tobin Marks shares the challenging design requirements and new materials needed to create unconventional circuitry.

Dee Strand shares how new materials and designs are increasing energy density.

Jennifer Holmgren profiles new, carbon fuels that don’t require traditional drilling methods.

Claude Michel explains the materials and science that allowed for the creation of the Solar Impluse, a solar powered plane

Edmund Carnahan shares how revolutionary chain shuttling catalysis enabled the production of polymers with never before seen properties.

Heather Sheardown surveys the current materials used in contact lenses and how chemists are working to make them more comfortable.

Michele Lee and Andrea Armani discuss how wearable health monitoring technology enables effective cancer prevention.

Norman Wagner discusses the formulation, properties, and development of commercial applications of STFs.

Justin Harris discusses the development of molecularly-targeted nanoparticles to detect diseased tissue.

Joe Landolina shares progress being made with hemostatic gel that can stop the bleeding in seconds.