Collective disentanglement of entangled polymers
Frey and Lang focused on the dynamics of semi-flexible to stiff polymers – the group to which biopolymers including DNA, or actin filaments and...
What’s next for additive manufacturing?
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Gordon Styles, president, and CEO of Star Rapid, a service provider in China takes a look at some of the changes he sees coming...
Covestro improves structures in cancer treatment vessel plastics
Wednesday - February 7, 2018 - When a cancer patient needs life-saving medical treatment, everything must work as designed, right down to the plastic...
Ford Files Patent for New Composite Cylinder Head
Last week, Ford filed a patent for a new type of composite cylinder head design that could reduce weight, slash manufacturing costs and save...
3-D PRINTING BREAKTHROUGH HELP SUBMARINES DIVE DEEPER
BROOKLYN, New York – A team of materials scientists at NYU Tandon School of Engineering has developed the first process to 3D print components...
A new radiation detector made from graphene
Graphene is a remarkable material: light, strong, transparent and electrically conductive. It can also convert heat to electricity. Researchers have recently exploited this thermoelectric...
Flexible Medical Devices Were Inspired by Squid Ring Teeth
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Medical devices powered by synthetic proteins created from repeated sequences of proteins may be possible, according to materials science and...
Snowball in a Klear Can
The Klear Can—a see-through molded plastic can—was developed by Milacron (Cincinnati) as an alternative to metal cans for fruits, vegetables, soups, meats and related...
Importance of Play, from Einstein to Today
A 3D-printable replica set of the blocks Albert Einstein played with as a kid is available from a new organization focused on the relationship...
Leister HDPE Seahorse Workboat Construction
The Seahorse HDPE workboat components are constructed using Leister fusion welding tools which provide a seamless join with 100% strength that yields a long-lasting...