Tag: Composite Materials
Twisted electronics open the door to tunable 2-D materials
Two-dimensional (2-D) materials such as graphene have unique electronic, magnetic, optical, and mechanical properties that promise to drive innovation in areas from electronics to...
Cost and Time Savings of Using 3D Printing to Fabricate Automotive...
When it comes to industrial 3D printing for automotive applications, London-based Betatype is building up considerable expertise. The 3D printing company was founded in...
MIT Offers 11-Week Online Course in 3D Printing
LEVERAGE THE DESIGN FREEDOM OF 3D PRINTING
Starts February 25, 2019
Enrollment Now Open!
Additive manufacturing (AM), broadly known as 3D printing, is transforming how products are...
Quantum material is promising ‘ion conductor’ for research, new technologies
Researchers have shown how to shuttle lithium ions back and forth into the crystal structure of a quantum material, representing a new avenue for...
Transistor technology may improve speed, battery life for mobile phones and...
Purdue University researchers have developed transistor technology that shows potential for improving computers and mobile phones.
The researchers created a new technology design for field...
Optical pressure detector could improve robot skin
A new type of pressure sensor based on light could allow the creation of sensitive artificial skins to give robots a better sense of...
Wood fiber + bio-plastic = 98% bio-based kitchen products
Renewable solutions provider Stora Enso and the leading Nordic producer of household products Orthex Group have allied to make cooking just a little more...
Team develops a family of bioinspired artificial woods from traditional resins
Nature has provided the inspiration for the design and fabrication of high-performance biomimetic engineering materials. Wood, which has been used for thousands of years,...
Flat-pack homes and profit-sharing retrofits are making sustainable housing affordable
Wealth-generating, flat-pack solar houses and a profit-sharing scheme that incentivizes retrofitting are bringing sustainable living to people who would otherwise not be able to...
UA Researchers Study How to Regrow Long Bone Segments Using 3D...
Not all broken bones heal. But one scientist at the University of Arizona hopes to remedy that problem using a combination of 3D printing...