Tag: Composite Materials
Cross-linked polyethylene hip implants lower rate of repeat surgery
A long-term follow-up study conducted in Australia has confirmed that hip implants which contain crossed-linked polyethylene (XLPE) substantially lower the risk of a patient...
Six-axis robot arm to create new 3D printed textures and patterns
Researchers from the University of West England’s Centre for Fine Print Research (CFPR), located in Bristol, UK, are working with a six-axis Mitsubishi Electric...
It May Soon Be Easy And Practical To Use Metals With...
In the last several years, 3D printing with plastics has advanced rapidly. Now, a team of researchers has shown that it may soon be...
Exhibit encourages to ‘think outside the square’ at Iowa State Fair
University Marketing partnered with the College of Design this year for “Think Outside the Square: Design That’s Shaping Iowa’s Future.” The 1,800-square-foot Iowa State exhibit will...
Worbla Non-Toxic Thermoplastic Sheet a Hit with Cosplayers & Model Makers
Worbla Non-Toxic Thermoplastic Sheet a Hit with Cosplayers & Model Makers
Interstate Plastics is happy to announce the addition of Worbla to its product lineup,...
Tsing Hua team produces hydrogen using polymers
Researchers at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) have developed a hydrogen generation technique using visible light and semiconducting polymer dots that could help turn...
Sabic to Introduce New Ultra-High Melt Flow PP For Lightweight Breathable...
At the upcoming RISI Asia Pacific Hygiene Products Symposium, SABIC will unveil an innovative new polypropylene (PP) resin product engineered to deliver enhanced properties...
Concrete 3D Printing Technology at CERL Prints Barracks
I was recently invited to the US Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in Illinois to see a...
Photovoltaic Concrete: The Next Big Thing in Architecture?
The widespread adoption of photovoltaics remains one of those looming questions in architecture. Despite the growing prevalence of PV-systems all of over the world,...
loss processes in perovskite solar cells enables efficiency improvements
In perovskite solar cells, charge carriers are mainly lost through recombination occurring at interface defect sites. In contrast, recombination at defect sites within the...