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High-performance tapes create efficiencies in appliance manufacturing
The intense consumer demand for modern, new home appliances — also known as white goods — shows no sign of slowing down. There are several reasons for this trend.
MacDermid Alpha launches ALPHA HiTech high Tg, low CTE underfill and cornerfill bonding materials
The materials offer high transition glass temperature (Tg), low coefficient thermal expansion (CTE) and excellent thermal cycling (TCT) performance.
Interconnected propel solutions drive pump and motor efficiency
Cartridge motors, pumps and controls create a compact propel solution that powers high-performance industrial equipment.
Coating to prevent hospital-acquired infections
Coating repels fluid, kills bacteria and prevents blood-clotting.
Coating derived from green chemistry, nature
Chemists create new coating via green chemistry and nature.
New materials contract, change color in response to light
Hydrogel can change shape in response to light.
Fungus to be used in the making of sound absorbers
Absorbing sound with mushrooms.
Dartmouth team develops glue that sticks, then unsticks without force
Glue can stick and then release without mechanical force.
Video: Kodiak self-driving truck travels 205 miles, disengage free
The company then ran eight additional disengagement free runs in Texas.
Team in Malaysia turns pineapple leaves into drones
Malaysian researchers transform the fiber from pineapple leaves into structural components for drones.
Tunnel to be "pushed" into place to avoid rail closures, disruptions
Tunnel will be inched into place over nine days.
Selecting the right low field shielding alloy material
When the electromagnetic interference (EMI) includes low frequency fields (30 to 300 Hz), magnetic shielding is essential to assure proper operation of the electronic equipment without failure.
Smart valve will automate agricultural, fishery applications
GloryKylin has manufactured a smart water valve for the automation of agriculture, fishery and animal husbandry.
That's good java: Nuclear magnetic resonance measures coffee quality
Coffee manufacturers frequently include robusta beans among their arabica beans, diluting taste. Chemistry researchers used NMR spectroscopy to measure robusta levels post brewing.
Borescope enhances temperature monitoring of furnaces
The instrument enables highly accurate and fully radiometric temperature measurement image data to be taken, stored and trended over the lifetime of a furnace.
Multi-functional air bearing machines for NASA NuSTAR X-ray Telescope
ABTech's awarded contract for two air bearing based machines used to produce cylindrical optics modules.
The Valtek compressor anti-surge valve from Flowserve promises maximum productivity, lower surge risk
Flowserve has combined precise flow control and superior responsiveness in a valve package that promises revolutionary anti-surge operation.
New method gets researchers one step closer to producing cheap biofuel
Researchers from Ohio State University devised a cheaper and more efficient way to create a chemical reaction to yield fuel from plants.
Video: Life cycle assessment models for deep geothermal energy systems
Simplified life cycle assessment tools are available to assess the environmental impacts of deep geothermal energy plants relative to fossil fuel-based alternatives.
Two sides, two materials to these efficient tandem solar cells
Solar cells with two sides are better than those with one, and bifacial cells composed of two materials touted for their photovoltaic performance are better still.