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Volume 37, Issue 4

April 2012

Materials for sustainable development

21 articles in this issue

Materials for sustainable development
Martin L. Green
Laura Espinal
Eric J. Amis
Landscape • Introduction 09 April 2012 Pages: 303 - 308
Meet Our Authors

Landscape • Meet our Authors 09 April 2012 Pages: 310 - 316
Materials science and engineering’s pivotal role in sustainable development for the 21st century
Diran Apelian
Landscape • Materials Opportunities 09 April 2012 Pages: 318 - 323
Will metal scarcity impede routine industrial use?
T. E. Graedel
Lorenz Erdmann
Manufacturing • Materials Supply Chain 09 April 2012 Pages: 325 - 331
To recycle, or not to recycle, that is the question: Insights from life-cycle analysis
Linda Gaines
Manufacturing • Recycling 09 April 2012 Pages: 333 - 338
Opportunities and limits of recycling: A dynamic-model-based analysis
Markus Reuter
Antoinette van Schaik
Manufacturing • Recycling 09 April 2012 Pages: 339 - 347
Measurements, standards, and data in support of the sustainable use of materials
Dianne L. Poster
Michael J. Fasolka
Ellyn S. Beary
Manufacturing • Metrology & Standards 09 April 2012 Pages: 348 - 355
Human health and ecotoxicological considerations in materials selection for sustainable product development
Oladele A. Ogunseitan
Julie M. Schoenung
Manufacturing • Human Health Concerns 09 April 2012 Pages: 356 - 363
Materials challenges and opportunities for enhancing the sustainability of automobiles
Gregory A. Keoleian
John L. Sullivan
Transportation • Automobiles 09 April 2012 Pages: 365 - 373
Do fiber-reinforced polymer composites provide environmentally benign alternatives? A life-cycle-assessment-based study
Joost R. Duflou
Joost R. Duflou
Wim Dewulf
Transportation • Composites 09 April 2012 Pages: 374 - 382
Materials for sustainable turbine engine development
Doug Konitzer
Steve Duclos
Todd Rockstroh
Transportation • Aviation 09 April 2012 Pages: 383 - 387
Sustainable development and physical infrastructure materials
Robert Heard
Chris Hendrickson
Francis C. McMichael
Infrastructure • Construction Materials 09 April 2012 Pages: 389 - 394
Set in stone? A perspective on the concrete sustainability challenge
Krystyn Van Vliet
Roland Pellenq
Sidney Yip
Infrastructure • Construction Materials 09 April 2012 Pages: 395 - 402
Energy-critical elements for sustainable development
Alan J. Hurd
Ronald L. Kelley
Min-Ha Lee
Energy & Water • Critical Elements 09 April 2012 Pages: 405 - 410
Energy limitations on materials availability
Igor Lubomirsky
David Cahen
Energy & Water • Materials & Energy 09 April 2012 Pages: 412 - 416
Is nuclear fission a sustainable source of energy?
Matthias Englert
Lindsay Krall
Rodney C. Ewing
Energy & Water • Nuclear Fission 09 April 2012 Pages: 417 - 424
Sustainability metrics for extending thin-film photovoltaics to terawatt levels
Vasilis Fthenakis
Energy & Water • Photovoltaics 09 April 2012 Pages: 425 - 430
Materials challenges in carbon-mitigation technologies
Laura Espinal
Bryan D. Morreale
Energy & Water • Carbon Mitigation 09 April 2012 Pages: 431 - 438
The energy—water nexus: Water use trends in sustainable energy and opportunities for materials research and development
Anthony Y. Ku
Andrew P. Shapiro
Energy & Water • Water 09 April 2012 Pages: 439 - 447
Teaching sustainable development in materials science and engineering
R. LeSar
K. C. Chen
D. Apelian
Teaching Sustainability • Education 09 April 2012 Pages: 449 - 454
Career Central

News 09 April 2012 Pages: 455 - 456

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