Researchers improve textile composite manufacturing

While wearing a crisply ironed, wrinkle-free shirt makes a good impression, researchers at UBC's Okanagan campus are working to solve the issue of wrinkling...

UTEC® Introduces Highest Molecular Weight Polyethylene Available

Braskem's UTEC® Extends Global Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Innovation and Client Reach UTEC® Introduces Its Highest Molecular Weight Polyethylene Available to the Worldwide...

Pipe & Valve Support System Extends Thermoplastic Life

GF Piping Systems has introduced a pipe guide and valve support system designed to eliminate stress transfer to plastic pipe caused by normal thermal...

Arkema’s Mix of New Materials

Arkema will have a strong presence at the 2018 NPE International Plastics Expo in Orlando, FL, (exhibit space South-34146), featuring products from several business...

Studying the Dynamics of Entangled Fluid Polymers

Very long linear macromolecules can occur as fluid polymers at temperatures above their point of crystallization. These are commonly referred to as polymer melts...

3D Printed Motorcycle Part Produced with Generative Design

On display at the recent Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) and RAPID + TCT conferences was a motorcycle. But it wasn’t just any ordinary motorcycle; it...

The apparent inner calm of quantum materials

Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and multi-institutional collaborators have been studying BACOVO—a one-dimensional quantum material. They report that the material exhibits a...

Aspect Biosystems Lab-on-a-Printer 3D Bioprinting Platform

This week, Genome British Columbia (BC), which leads genomics innovation on the West Coast of Canada, announced that it has invested $1 million in funding to Aspect...

Prettiest fully Biodegradable 3D Printed Fashion

There’s little doubt that 3D printing technology has caused a disruption and revolutionary advancements in a number of fields and industries, from architecture and prosthetics to...

ERRE arquitectura designs a polycarbonate basketball complex

‘l’alqueria del basket’ is a 15.000 sqm complex designed by Valencia-based studio ERRE Arquitectura to let the young generation of basketball players train like...