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...
Actuation Gives New Dimensions to an Old Material
One of the oldest, most versatile and inexpensive materials — paper — seemingly springs to life, bending, folding or flattening itself, by means of...
Electrostatic Discharge: How important is it?
The Role of ESD
In ordinary circumstances, static electricity is little more than an annoyance. However, in an increasingly technological and integrated age, that familiar...
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