Cheap 3-D printer can produce self-folding materials
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have used an inexpensive 3-D printer to produce flat plastic items that, when heated, fold themselves into predetermined shapes,...
An Eco-friendly Alternative to Recycling E-waste
As consumers toss aside old cell phones, tablets and laptops to keep up with the latest technology, landfills are becoming full of the old...
Metal-organic frameworks cut energy consumption of petrochemicals
In the chemical and the petrochemical industries, separating molecules in an energy-efficient way is one of the most important challenges. Overall, the separation processes...
Nanodiamonds Boost 3D Printed Polymer Performance
Carbodeon and Tiamet 3D to launch first nanodiamond-enhanced filaments for 3D printing
Helsinki, Finland/Rotterdam, The Netherlands - March 2018:
Finnish nanodiamond manufacturer Carbodeon and Dutch 3D...
Marine Wing Support Squadron investigates power of 3D printing
The United States Marine Corps is calling for 3D printer training to help its troops respond to military crises.
After introducing an FFF 3D printer...
3D Printed Electric Car is Ready for Mass Production
The cars we drive are changing, in their capabilities, in how they’re made, and how they look. Autonomous vehicles are beginning to appear on the roads,...
Researchers design ‘soft’ robots that can move on their own
If Star Wars' R2-D2 is your idea of a robot, think again. Researchers led by a University of Houston engineer have reported a new...
Solvay’s Zeniva® PEEK enables durable all-polymer knee implant
Solvay Specialty Polymers manufactures over 1500 products across 35 brands of high-performance polymers – fluoropolymers, fluoroelastomers, fluorinated fluids, semi-aromatic polyamides, sulfone polymers, ultra-high performance...
Metamaterials bend waves of all kinds
As the exciting new field of metamaterials advances, Duke has become one of the world's leading centers of this research. Founded in 2009, Duke's...
Soft robotic fish swims alongside real ones in coral reefs
In a paper, out today, a team from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) unveiled “SoFi,” a soft robotic fish that can independently swim...
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