New coatings make natural fabrics waterproof
Fabrics that resist water are essential for everything from rainwear to military tents, but conventional water-repellent coatings have been shown to persist in the...
Glass That’s Handled Like a Polymer
For all its superb optical properties, fused silica glass is too brittle to withstand the computer-controlled machining processes used in today's industries. Now, researchers...
Graphene forms electrically charged crinkles
Gently compressed stacks of graphene form sharp crinkles that carry an electric charge, which could be useful in nanoscale self-assembly and other applications. For...
University of Alabama Students 3D Print for Nursing Training
3-D printing offers a quick, cost-effective solution to help train aspiring nurses
As a regular attendee of conferences on healthcare simulation around the world, Dr....
U.S. Armed Forces purchase DragonFly Pro 3D Printers
NESS ZIONA, Israel – Nano Dimension, a leading additive electronics provider (Nasdaq, TASE: NNDM), today announced it has sold two DragonFly Pro 3D Printers...
New Engineering-Grade 3D Printing Filaments
Hungarian company Philament is an inventive filament manufacturer that turns PLA into more than just PLA – it is known for its PLA composites,...
Microelectrode arrays Printed Directly onto Gummies
Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) provide promising opportunities to study electrical signals in neuronal and cardiac cell networks, restore sensory function, or treat disorders of the...
4D printing of elastomer-derived ceramic structures
Four-dimensional (4D) printing involves conventional 3D printing followed by a shape-morphing step. It enables more complex shapes to be created than is possible with...
Solvay’s polyarylamide resin stands up to stiff challenges
Solvay’s polyarylamide resin stands up to stiff challenges in single-use bone-fixation device
In developing a more robust, single-use bone-fixation system than currently available devices, MedTech...
Researchers achieve unprecedented polymer grid control
Synthetic polymers are ubiquitous -- nylon and polyester, Teflon and epoxy, to name just a few. All are made up of long, linear structures...