New way to create lithium metal electrodes for batteries

Researchers at Yale and Donghua University in China have developed a new process for creating lithium metal that may boost the energy and capacity...

The photoexcited graphene puzzle solved

Light detection and control lie at the heart of many modern device applications, such as the cameras in phones. Using graphene as a light-sensitive...

Plastics Industry Association releases bioplastics report

Consumer survey points to increased understanding and support for bioplastics, association says. The Plastics Industry Association, Washington, has released a Plastics Market Watch report titled “Watching:...

NASA Embraces Commercial Electronics

Several experiments aboard the International Space Station are testing whether the space agency can move beyond traditional rad-hard components. If all goes according to plan,...

3D Printed Surface Helps Researchers Prevent Watermarks

A new way to control how liquids dry on surfaces which could bring benefits to a range of industries has been discovered by researchers...

Quadrant EPP Brings Innovative Plastic Materials to SEMICON West

Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products (EPP), leading global supplier of high-performance thermoplastic materials, visits SEMICON West 2018 this July to showcase their innovative Engineering Plastic...

Polymers and composites made incredibly cheaply

Researchers have found a way to create industrially important thermoset polymer and fiber-reinforced polymer composite products at considerably lower expense than has been possible...

3D printing of a wearable personalized oral delivery device

Despite the burgeoning interest in three-dimensional (3D) printing for the manufacture of customizable oral dosage formulations, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved tablet notwithstanding,...

3D Systems and Huntington Ingalls Partner to Transform U.S. Navy Shipbuilding

ROCK HILL, South Carolina – 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) announced its collaboration with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division to qualify metal additive...

Greener high-performance polymers

Energy needed to make composite similar to those in Boeing’s Dreamliner cut by nine orders of magnitude High-performance polymers used in top-of-the-line aircraft can be...