Rice U. lab finds evidence of matter-matter coupling
After their recent pioneering experiments to couple light and matter to an extreme degree, Rice University scientists decided to look for a similar effect...
Clariant Limits Risk of Hydrolytic Degradation of Radiopaque Polymers Used in Catheters
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is introducing new polymer compounds specially formulated to limit or even eliminate hydrolytic degradation, which is known...
How Lego Patents Helped Build a Toy Empire, Brick by Brick
The Danish toy company invented its basic brick, then designed a toddler-friendly version, before adding mini figures to the mix
In the continuing saga of...
Perfect inversion of complex structures
Perfectly inverting complex structures is of great technical importance. Researchers at ETH have now succeeded in turning the magnetic and electric structure of materials...
GM’s Use of 3-D Printing Predicts Cheaper, Better Cars
THE FIRST THING that hits you, the signal that this drab Michigan office building is a bit cooler than an average office building, is...
DowDuPont Specialty Products Division Launches New Soft Skin Adhesive for Medical Devices at...
DowDuPont Specialty Products Division is introducing its new DOW CORNING™ MG 7-1020 Soft Skin Adhesive, the latest addition to a growing portfolio of solutions...
Quantum simulation reveals mobility edge in a low-dimensional disordered landscape
A recent flood of research scholarship on electronic transport in low-dimensional (2D or 1D) materials like graphene or carbon nanotubes reflect the tremendous potential...
Solvay’s Radel® PPSU selected for large-format surgical instrument tray
Solvay's Radel® PPSU resin helped Legacy Medical Solutions optimize a large-format sterilization tray for surgical instruments. Radel® polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) resin’s strength-to-weight ratio and ability...
Helping the microchip industry go (very low) with the flow
A new study by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has uncovered a source of error in an industry-standard calibration...
New material could improve efficiency of computer processing
A team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota has developed a new material that could potentially improve the efficiency of computer processing...