http://materialstechnology.tms.org/MAS/home.aspxThe Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society is your source for the latest news and industry headlines.en-us60webmaster@tms.orghttp://www.tms.org/TMSlogo.shadow.gifWritten by: TMS Staff WriterThu, 29 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://materialstechnology.tms.org/MAS/article.aspx?articleID=4367Perspectives on the Most Significant Materials and Society Stories of 2011: Materials were the undercurrent, if not the focus, of a number of headlines during 2011. TMS asked an array of members to comment on what they believe... Written by: TMS Staff WriterFri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://materialstechnology.tms.org/MAS/article.aspx?articleID=4343The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new pilot initiative on December 8 to reduce some of the hurdles that prevent innovative companies fro... Written by: TMS Staff WriterThu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://materialstechnology.tms.org/MAS/article.aspx?articleID=4332Researchers have used zinc oxide microwires to significantly improve the efficiency at which gallium nitride light-emitting diodes (LED) convert elect... Written by: TMS Staff WriterMon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://materialstechnology.tms.org/MAS/article.aspx?articleID=4262More than 10 years after electricity deregulation, the nuclear power industry has decreased greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 40 million metric tons ... Written by: TMS Staff WriterFri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://materialstechnology.tms.org/MAS/article.aspx?articleID=4250By Y. Wang, D. Apelian, B. Mishra and B. Blanpain: <b>Editor’s Note:</b> <i>Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Colorado School of Mines (CSM), and KU Leuven in Belgium have established a collaborat... Written by: TMS Staff WriterMon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://materialstechnology.tms.org/MAS/article.aspx?articleID=4257Batteries could get a boost from an Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) discovery that increases power, energy density and safety while dramatically ... Written by: TMS Staff WriterMon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://materialstechnology.tms.org/MAS/article.aspx?articleID=4228University of Minnesota scientists have developed an alloy material that converts heat directly into electricity. According to recently published rese... Written by: TMS Staff WriterTue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://materialstechnology.tms.org/MAS/article.aspx?articleID=4226The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded more than $145 million to 69 projects in 24 states to accelerate research and development of advanced ... Written by: TMS Staff WriterFri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://materialstechnology.tms.org/MAS/article.aspx?articleID=4225Scientists from the University of Kentucky (UK) and the University of Louisville (U of L) have determined that an inexpensive semiconductor material c... Written by: TMS Staff WriterTue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttp://materialstechnology.tms.org/MAS/article.aspx?articleID=4224A novel microscopy method developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences is helping scientists probe th...