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Advancing Materials Research
Alumina
dislocation barriers in, 114
impurities in, 212
incorporation of zirconium oxide into, 235
microelectronics applications, 211
porous, biomedical applications, 239
Aluminosilicates as catalysts, 199–200
Aluminum oxide reinforced with SiC whiskers, 236–238
Aluminum, modulus of, 255–256
American Ceramic Society, 225
American Chemical Society, 20 , 166
American Physical Society, 278
Angle-dependent inverse photoemission, 301
Angle-resolved photoemission, 283–284 , 289 , 298–299
Aperiodic tilings, 155–156
Artificial intelligence, 367
AT&T Holmdel Laboratories, 18
Atom scattering, theoretical effort required to study, 285
Atomic and molecular state changes, advances in, 18–19
Atomic Energy Commission, role in establishing MRLs, 27–29 , 36
Auger electron microscopy, applications, 123 , 189
Automobiles
ceramic-metal composites in, 212 , 351–352
high-strength low-alloy steels in, 54 , 56
polymer composites in, 275 , 351
Automotive industry
computer-aided and computer-integrated manufacturing in, 353
electronic and information materials applications in, 350–351
near net-shape fabrication processing in, 352
B
Bainite formation theory, 104–105
Baker, William O., 29 , 37
Ball milling to produce SiC fibers, 236
Band-gap engineering, 168–169 , 292
Bernstein-Kearsley-Zapas theory, 280
Bimetallic catalysts
aggregates of immiscible components as, 191–193
characterization of, 193
complication in studying, 189
highly dispersed clusters, 193–199
osmium-copper supported on silica, 193–197
platinum-iridium dispersed on alumina, 197–199
platinum-rhenium, 199
ruthenium-copper, 191 , 193–194 , 198
Bioglass, 239
Biology, role in future of materials science, 220–222
Biomaterials, examples of, 221
Biomedical materials
applications of, 216–217
see also Prosthetics, materials used in
Block copolymers
applications, 273
processing and properties of, 45 , 271–273
Bock, H., 12
Boron, effect on ductility and strength of polycrystalline alloys, 78–79
Brillouin spectroscopy, 303–304
Brillouin zone, 75 , 302–303 , 309
Brittle fracture
in alloys, 121–122
hydrogen role in, 124
problems in studying, 125
Brookhaven National Laboratories
management of concurrent research at, 337–338
operating costs for experiments at, 338
synchrotron radiation equipment, 336
Brooks, Harvey, 28
Brown University, 45 , 46
Bulk materials
methods for studying order in, 138
new phenomena in, 162–166
C
Calcium phosphates, biomedical applications, 239
California Institute of Technology, 47
Carbon fiber
applications, 15–17
modulus of, 15 , 256
production, 207–208
Carnegie Mellon University, 5 , 45
Case Western Reserve University, 45
Cast iron, modulus of, 256
Catalysis
in ceramics processing, 205
heterogeneous, 177–178
homogeneous, 177
materials applications of, 215
materials research in, 177–201
outlook for, 201
in petroleum production, 181 , 191 , 199–200
progress in, 177
specificity in, 178 , 191
at surface of a solid, 177–178
Catalysts