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Author's Note: The full Materials Informatics work shop report is available from Loni Perrung of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory at Ioni peurrung@pnl.gov
Driven primarily by energy considerations, there has been a major change in the geographical distribution of primary aluminum production over the past few decades, even as the energy efficiency of the process has been improved. Meanwhile, in the United States, production of aluminum from secondary sources increased nearly ten-fold. This paper discusses past and projected future trends, emphasizing...
Worldwide cooperation is necessary for continued progress in electronic materials to meet the increasing demands of the information technology age. To stay on the current trajectory of performance improvement, fundamental technology barriers must be overcome to further increase memory capacity and microprocessor speed while simultaneously driving down cost. This article describes several global initiatives...
Nanomaterials are on enabling component of the popularly labeled area of “nanotechnology,” but are generally not well understood in the materials community at large. The purpose of this article is to narrow this gap by framing nanomaterials in the traditional materials science and engineering context as well as discussing some potential implications to the materials enterprise.
The emergence of China as a global economic force has influenced the technical enterprise generally and a number of industries specifically. The aluminum industry is an example, with effects on consumption and demand as well as production and supply. This article reviews these areas from both a historical and future perspective.
Public-private partnerships between government and industry have been increasingly used as a vehicle for defining and executing R&D activities. Stimulus of smaller technology enterprises in particular is important, and this article explores this topic from the policy level as well as from organizations “on the ground.” The story in brief: challenges and opportunities.