Graphene Jacket. Part jacket. Part science experiment.
While it’s completely invisible and only a single atom thick, graphene is the lightest, strongest, most conductive material ever discovered, and has the same...
Harry Potter had magic. We have metamaterials.
In the world of Harry Potter, invisibility cloaks are made from the hair of a magical creature called a Demiguise. In our world, they...
Continuous thermoplastic honeycomb produced in-line with lab extruder
Community for Plastics Professionals EconCore honeycomb structures is produced from a single continuous thermoplastic sheet using the company’s patented ThermHex technology. This involves a...
A tango with tangled polymers
While statisticians are driven by real-world problems, U of S mathematics professor Chris Soteros is motivated by the more esoteric behavior of long-chain molecules,...
IKEA and Neste confirm production of renewable, bio-based polypropylene plastic.
"...the first company to benefit from the developed supply capability that helps companies and brand owners towards replacing fossil-based raw materials..."
Initiated first in 2016,...
Transparent, Conductive Films Pave the Way for Flexible Screens
Researchers have demonstrated the large-scale fabrication of a new type of transparent conductive electrode film based on nanopatterned silver. Smartphone touch screens and flat...
The story of Earl Tupper’s fantastic plastics
When “American Horror Story,” the Museum of Modern Art and “Napoleon Dynamite” pay homage to an invention, you know it’s made a cultural impact...
London store recycles 60,000 plastic bottles for 3D-printed interior
You can tell that Bottletop, a "sustainable luxury" brand that transforms castoff materials into chic carryalls, takes its zero-waste philosophy to heart. Case in...
Carbon Brings Its Dental 3D Printing Solutions to National Dentex Labs
National Dentex Labs and Carbon Partner to Implement a 3D Manufacturing Solution across NDX Labs in the U.S.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL AND REDWOOD CITY...
3D Printed Tool for Exploring Beneath Ice in Outer Space
Using 3D printing, fiberglass and stainless steel, a team from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University developed a tool that could help NASA explore underneath ice-covered surfaces...
