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With more than 25 ACS journals covering topics such as nano research, nanomaterials, materials characterizations and nanoscale advances, you’ll also find specialized publications covering topics such as membrane science, hazardous materials, advanced engineering materials and materials in electronics.
For bio application research, look to ACS Applied Bio Materials, and for developments in electronic materials, explore ACS Applied Electronic Materials. ACS Materials Au, an open access journal, highlights research across materials science, advanced materials, chemistry, engineering, and biology, while ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces showcases new materials and interfacial processes for specific applications.
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Over 25 ACS journals delve into the world of materials science, with specialist publications on optical materials, photonics, nanoscience, nanotechnology, polymers, sensors, biomaterials and more. Explore our full portfolio and find the right journal for your research.
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Machine learning techniques are now an integral part of materials chemistry research, facilitating acceleration of discovery, optimization of synthesis, elucidation of structure-property relationships among other benefits. This Special Issue from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, ACS Material Letters, and Chemistry of Materials highlights the breadth of this emerging field and its growing impact across a range of areas of materials chemistry research.
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The prospect of electronic devices which are not only resilient to mechanical stress, but which may also be designed to respond to such stimuli, is hugely appealing for materials scientists and it opens up a plethora of potential applications from power sources and circuitry to sensors and actuators. This Collection from ACS Materials Letters highlights some of the latest developments in the exciting area of flexible electronics recently published in the journal.
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Varun Donnakatte Neelalochana, Narges Ataollahi, et al.
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