Tag: Advanced Materials
Predicting the magnetic properties of materials
Permanent magnets used in electric cars and wind turbines currently contain rare earth metals. Reducing the amount of these elements in magnets is important,...
Team increases adhesiveness of silicone using the example of geckos
Thanks to special adhesive elements on their feet, geckos, spiders, and beetles can easily run along ceilings or walls. The science of bionics has...
Air Force awards nScrypt’s research company Phase 2 contract for 3D...
After a successful first phase, nScrypt’s research group Sciperio has been awarded a second phase contract for its project to 3D print conformal phased...
Hierarchical 3-D printing of nanoporous gold could
New Nanoporous metals are superior catalysts for chemical reactions due to their large surface area and high electrical conductivity, making them perfect candidates for...
Solvay’s Solef® PVDF optimizes new ultrafiltration membranes
Solvay announced that Scinor Beijing Membrane Technology chose Solef® PVDF to optimize its TIPS membrane technology. TIPS – for Thermally Infused Phase Separation –...
Cannibalistic materials feed on themselves to grow new nanostructures
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic “building blocks” from which stable...
A material that works as both conductor, insulator
Quantum materials are a type of odd substance that could be many times more efficient at conducting electricity through our iPhones than the commonly...
Print out solar panels and stick them on your roof
Australia's first commercial installation of printed solar cells, made using specialized semiconducting inks and printed using a conventional reel-to-reel printer, has been installed on...
Researchers 3-D print colloidal crystals
MIT engineers have united the principles of self-assembly and 3-D printing using a new technique, which they highlight today in the journal Advanced Materials.
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Dubai mandates that all new buildings be 25% 3D printed by...
According to the World Economic Forum, Dubai wants 25% of every new building to be 3D printed within the next seven years. The Dubai...