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...
Solvay expands offering of high-performance polymers for 3D-printing simulation
Solvay adds 10% carbon fiber filled KetaSpire® polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and neat Radel® polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) to e-Xstream engineering’s latest release (2019.0) of Digimat®-Additive Manufacturing (AM)...
Researchers are developing fast-charging solid-state batteries
Solid-state batteries are currently associated with great hopes. They contain no liquid parts that could leak or catch fire. For this reason, they are...
Biosensor allows real-time oxygen monitoring for ‘organs-on-a-chip’
A new biosensor allows researchers to track oxygen levels in real time in “organ-on-a-chip” systems, making it possible to ensure that such systems more...
Adam Savage’s One Day Builds: Scratch-Building with Styrene!
Adam Savage takes a look at kit-bashing and scratch-building with Styrene on his YouTube channel and Podcast, Tested. In a recent “One Day Builds”...
Material quirk could improve telecommunications
Researchers who study and manipulate the behavior of materials at the atomic level have discovered a way to make a thin material that enhances...
Novel Sensors Could Enable Smarter Textiles
A team of engineers at the University of Delaware is developing next-generation smart textiles by creating flexible carbon nanotube composite coatings on a wide...
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