• Materials scientists reveal pathway for designing optical materials with specialized properties

    While we usually think of disorder as a bad thing, a team of materials science researchers led by Rohan Mishra, from Washington University in St. Louis, and Jayakanth Ravichandran, from the University of Southern California, have revealed that—when it comes to certain crystals—a little structural disorder might have big impacts on useful optical properties.

  • Researchers 'unzip' 2D materials with lasers

    In a new paper published on May 1 in the journal Science Advances, researchers at Columbia Engineering used commercially available tabletop lasers to create tiny, atomically sharp nanostructures, or nanopatterns, in samples of a layered 2D material called hexagonal boron nitride (hBN).

  • Alternative materials to plastics for packaging are not always more sustainable

    The increasing sense of environmental responsibility of both consumers and companies has triggered a transition towards alternative materials which are perceived as more sustainable than plastics.

  • Manufacturers tasked on using recyclable, biodegradable materials

    Manufacturers have been tasked to use easily recyclable and biodegradable materials, design products that are easily disassembled for recycling, and adopt recycled materials into the manufacturing process of new products.

  • Masan High-Tech Materials an enterprise for employees

    The company invests especially in talent attraction and development activities at all levels

  • Ion irradiation offers promise for 2D material probing

    Two-dimensional materials such as graphene promise to form the basis of incredibly small and fast technologies, but this requires a detailed understanding of their electronic properties. New research demonstrates that fast electronic processes can be probed by irradiating the materials with ions first.

  • What Applied Materials' Q2 earnings mean for chip industry

    Applied Materials (AMAT) posted second quarter earnings per share of $2.09, coming in $0.10 above estimates, as well as revenue of $6.65 billion, topping the estimated $6.52 billion. Yahoo Finance Hosts Josh Lipton and Julie Hyman and Futurum Chief Market Strategist Cory Johnson discuss the company's earnings and what they mean for the artificial intelligence race. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Market Domination. This post was...

  • Applied Materials Forecast Fails to Impress Following Rally

    (Bloomberg) -- Applied Materials Inc., the largest US maker of chipmaking machinery, failed to impress investors with its latest forecast following a rally in the shares this year. Most Read from BloombergUS Inflation Data Was Accidentally Released 30 Minutes EarlyPutin and Xi Vow to Step Up Fight to Counter US ‘Containment’With a BlackRock CEO, $9 Trillion Vanguard Braces for TurbulenceJamie Dimon Sees ‘Lot of Inflationary Forces in Front of Us’Dow Average Touches 40,000 Before Pulling Back:...

  • Applied Materials Announces Second Quarter 2024 Results

    Revenue $6.65 billion, flat year over yearGAAP operating margin 28.8 percent and non-GAAP operating margin 29.0 percent, flat and down 0.1 point year over year, respectivelyGAAP EPS $2.06 and non-GAAP EPS $2.09, up 11 percent and 5 percent year over year, respectivelyGenerated $1.39 billion in cash from operations SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) today reported results for its second quarter ended Apr. 28, 2024. Second Quarter Results...

  • These unusual Maine materials can keep your soil healthy

    Along with options like animal waste compost, fish fertilizer and biochar, there are plenty of Maine-made products to keep your soil happy.

  • Dune: Prophecy finally materializes in first official teaser

    The Bene Gesserit saw the new trailers for House Of The Dragon and Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power yesterday, and said, “don’t forget who’s really in charge here.” While Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation may have received one of the faster prequel turnarounds in recent memory, it’s certainly earned the right to stand among its Elven and Westerosi brethren with Dune: Prophecy. The upcoming Max original series dropped its first teaser today, and based on just this short clip, it looks...

  • Somerville man arrested for sending obscene material to child

    The Somerville Police Department (SPD) says it has arrested a man for sending pornographic material to a minor.