Toray Plastics introduces third generation polypropylene packaging films

Toray Plastics (America) has introduced the third generation of Torayfan transparent and high-barrier polypropylene packaging films. The new Torayfan CB3 high-barrier BOPP films, which...

Visualizing danger from songbird warning calls

"Watch out! Snake!" Hearing this, people cannot help but imagine a snake as they prepare for a possible attack. In human conversation, hearing a...

Close-packing rules may not guide nanoparticle self-assembly after all

Three-dimensional shapes fill physical space in a certain way. If you pour marbles into a jar, the marbles will randomly pack within the jar....

Nanoscribe’s Photonic Professional GT 3D Printer Put to Use in Life Sciences Studies on...

We often see 3D printing technology used in science and medical fields such as drug discovery, neuroscience, and regenerative medicine, for applications ranging from 3D printing pills and...

HP Inks New 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Partnerships with CEA and NFL

Roughly a year and a half ago, a momentous change occurred in the 3D printing industry when HP unveiled its Multi Jet Fusion industrial 3D printing system. The...

Weak hydrogen bonds key to strong, tough infrastructure

The right mix of hydrogen bonds in polymer and cement composites is critical to making strong, tough and ductile infrastructure material, according to Rice...

Graphene-enhanced technology created electronics that vaporize in response to radio waves

Researchers from Cornell University and Honeywell Aerospace have designed a graphene-enhanced transient electronics technology in which the microchip self-destructs by vaporizing – an action...

Overmolding as enabler for composites, aerospace to automotive

CCP Gransden can make 50 to 100,000 parts/yr economically viable using PEEK, PPS, PEI or PA. CCP Gransden (Belfast, Northern Ireland) has been in...

Short fiber reinforced compounds outperform long fiber in structural applications

  Responding to customer demand for a short fiber thermoplastic material that would outperform the mechanical strength of long fiber thermoplastic (LFT) materials, Piper Plastics,...

Daher to supply thermoplastic composite structural parts to Boeing

Daher has been selected to provide thermoplastic composite structural parts for the Boeing 787 airplanes, using its expertise in this material – which is...