A new technology era in 3-D printing
Mechanical engineering researchers are inventing game-changing technologies and developing a Renaissance in 3-D printing.
In the mid-15th century, a new technology that would change the...
Plastic Machining Company Solutions for Process Industries Ahead of SAMPE 2019...
Plastic Machining Company (PMC) highlights the benefits of high-performance plastics and their increased roll in process industry applications ahead of the 2019 SAMPE (North...
Tiny Optical Gyroscope Smaller Than a Grain of Rice
You may not realize it, but gyroscopes can be found in pretty much any modern electronic gadget. With applications ranging from cell phones to...
Thermoplastic composites recycling process
The ThermoPlastic composites Application Center (TPAC, Enschede, the Netherlands) and the Thermoplastic Research Centre (TPRC, Enschede, the Netherlands) have developed a new recycling process...
Smart surfaces repel everything but targeted beneficial exceptions
Researchers at McMaster University have solved a vexing problem by engineering surface coatings that can repel everything, such as bacteria, viruses, and living cells,...
Breakthrough in self-healing materials
The cost of making plastics, paints, coatings for cell phone screens and other materials that heal themselves like skin could be dramatically reduced thanks...
Researchers harvest 2-D materials, bringing them closer to commercialization
Since the 2003 discovery of the single-atom-thick carbon material known as graphene, there has been significant interest in other types of 2-D materials as...
Self-healing material can build itself from carbon in the air
A material designed by MIT chemical engineers can react with carbon dioxide from the air, to grow, strengthen, and even repair itself. The polymer,...
Catalysts more efficient and environmentally friendly
By studying materials down to the atomic level, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have found a way to make catalysts more efficient and...
Thin films for more efficient solar cells
The efficiency of solar cells can be increased by thin-film contacts developed by researchers at KAUST.
Improving the performance of solar cells requires scrutinizing every...
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