Tag: Composite Materials
Polymer coating cools down buildings
Columbia Engineers make white paint whiter—and cooler—by removing white pigment and invent a polymer coating, with nano-to-microscale air voids, that acts as a spontaneous...
A self-powered heart monitor taped to the skin
Scientists have developed a human-friendly, ultra-flexible organic sensor powered by sunlight, which acts as a self-powered heart monitor. Previously, they developed a flexible photovoltaic...
New High-Tech Material Could Shave 8 Pounds from a Marine Grunt’s...
A revolutionary new material from the company that produces service rifle slings could cut several pounds from the weight Marines carry on their backs.
Blue...
Shrinking the carbon footprint of a chemical in everyday objects
A new method for synthesizing the epoxides found in plastics, textiles, and pharmaceuticals could be powered by electricity.
The biggest source of global energy consumption...
Chemical engineers first to functionalize boron nitride with other nanosystems
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a route to alter boron nitride, a layered 2D material, so that it can...
Wearable sensors mimic skin to help with wound healing process
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have developed skin-inspired electronics to conform to the skin, allowing for long-term, high-performance, real-time wound...
Ammo for the Marine Corps .50 caliber is getting a whole...
One of the first polymer case ammunition rounds for wide production in the Marine Corps will be for its heavy-duty machine gun, the venerable...
MIT and NASA engineers demonstrate a new kind of airplane wing
Assembled from tiny identical pieces, the wing could enable lighter, more energy-efficient aircraft designs.
A team of engineers has built and tested a radically new...
Dow completes separation from DowDuPont
Becomes a more focused and streamlined materials science company
Launches with global scale and leading positions in three attractive consumer-driven segments: packaging, infrastructure...
Researchers tune material’s color and thermal properties separately
The color of a material can often tell you something about how it handles heat. Think of wearing a black shirt on a sweltering...
- Advertisement -
