Advances in Materials Development

Review from Ringgold Inc., ProtoView: Daniel (metallurgical and materials engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee) offers a collection of 26 papers in honor of the 65th birthday of scientist and professor Subrata Ray and his contribution to materials development. Papers have been contributed by his colleagues, former students, and collaborators and cover topics such as phase field models as computer experiments, dislocation dynamics simulations, first-principle investigation of lithium intercalation behavior of a carbon nanotube, molecule-induced strong coupling between ferromagnetic electrodes of a molecular spintronics device, the design of metal-matrix composites lighter than air, challenges in manufacturing aluminum based metal matrix nanocomposites via a stir casting route, multifunctional mesoporous nanocomposites, the synthesis and hydrogen storage properties of magnesium nanoparticles with core/shell structure, alloy developments in biomedical co-base alloys for HIP implant applications, applied atomic layer deposition research, organic light emitting diodes and display technology, and inkjet printed organic thin film transistors, ending with a retrospective of his life and career by Ray.