Tag: Advanced Materials
New Design Boost to Plastic Extrusion
EDI system enhancements make it easier to control edge bead while reducing downtime for width changes and cleaning.
New Design Boost to Plastic Extrusion: Nordson...
New Method for Bonding Polymers to Steel
New Method for Bonding Polymers to Steel: The manufacturing industry is constantly on the lookout for more efficient manufacturing materials, but most new methods...
Soft Material Robot Detects Damage and Heals Itself
By David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle
Soft Material Robot Detects Damage and Heals Itself: If robots are going to venture into remote environments that humans can’t reach,...
New Material to Replace Paper Towels
New Material to Replace Paper Towels: When it comes to kitchen spills, paper towels and rags do the job. But using a hydrogel—a gelatin-like...
Controlling Single Molecule to Move on Command
Controlling Single Molecule to Move on Command: Controlling the rotation of this molecule could lead to new technologies for microelectronics, quantum computing and more.
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Rice Flashes New Life into Lithium-Ion Anodes
Fast ‘green’ process revives essential battery components for reuse
Rice Flashes New Life into Lithium-Ion Anodes: How many rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are you wearing? How...
Chemists Create Quantum Dots with Lab-Designed Protein
Wendy Plump, Department of Chemistry
Nature uses 20 canonical amino acids as building blocks to make proteins, combining their sequences to create complex molecules that perform...
Starch-Based Material for Wearable Electronics Could be Made
by University of Groningen
Starch-Based Material for Wearable Electronics Could be Made: Soft, wearable sensors can improve our lives, but these soft and stretchable electronic devices...
2D Material may Enable Ultra-Sharp Cellphone Photos in Low Light
Novel device also combines light sensing, computing to save energy
2D Material may Enable Ultra-Sharp Cellphone Photos in Low Light: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A...
Say Hello to the Toughest Material on Earth
A new study reveals the profound properties of a simple metal alloy
Say Hello to the Toughest Material on Earth: Scientists have measured the highest...