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Glass Fiber Coating Strengthens Composite Material
Glass fibers have many applications such as blades for wind turbines, glass fiber boats and more.
A Once Forgotten Element Holds Promise for the Future of Electronics
Discovered more than 100 years ago, black phosphorus was soon forgotten when there was no apparent use for it. In what may prove to be one of the great comeback stories of electrical engineering, it now stands to play a crucial role in the future of electronic and optoelectronic devices.
Clean Water from a Plant-Based Membrane
A team of researchers has developed a plant-derived material that can be used to purify water, potentially being far more effective than current petroleum-based membrane materials.
Wonder Material? Novel Nanotube Structure Strengthens Thin Films for Flexible Electronics
Reflecting the structure of composites found in nature and the ancient world, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have synthesized thin carbon nanotube (CNT) textiles that exhibit both high electrical conductivity and a level of toughness that is about fifty times higher than the copper films currently used in electronics.
Video: The Nanocar Race is On
The vehicles, consisting of a few hundred atoms, will be powered by minute electrical pulses along a racecourse made of gold atoms.
Cyber Manufacturing Merges Technology and Creativity
Origami and kirigami manufacturing principles give non-manufacturers the ability to design and customize products such as chairs, lamps and desks for their own use.
Carbon Plan Could Be Worth $120bn in Business, Report Says
New research identifies and evaluate 76 companies, identifying "well-positioned" and "high-potential technology developers" across oil and gas, transportation, electricity, buildings, industrial, agriculture, and waste.
3-D Printing Glass Objects
A team of researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany has developed a way to 3-D print objects made of pure glass.
System Sorts Granular Bulk Materials Faster and More Accurately
Sand, gravel, coal, deicing salt or diamonds, grain, sugar, coffee or grapes and waste—a lot of everyday goods are more or less grainy. To classify this bulk material by quality and size, it must be sorted in a sophisticated process.
Ultraviolet Light Sensor for Wearables
Mass production technology for silicon based ultraviolet (UV) light sensors, suitable for smartphones and wearable devices in the Internet of Things (IoT) era, has been developed by a research team at Tohoku University and SII Semiconductor Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer at Seiko Instruments Group.
Making Batteries from Glass Bottles
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering have used waste glass bottles and a low-cost chemical process to create nanosilicon anodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries.
Premira Funds Acquiring DiversiTech
DiversiTech, North America's largest manufacturer of equipment pads and a leading supplier of components to the HVAC industry, is being acquired by global private equity firm Premira from an affiliate of The Jordan Company LP.
Ford to Use More and More Bamboo in Its Cars
In an effort to demonstrate its creative thinking and eco-friendly mentality, Ford is going to use more of a material that has been neglected—bamboo.
Researchers Develop Membranes That Remove Viruses from Drinking Water
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have developed novel ultrafiltration membranes that improve the virus-removal process from treated municipal wastewater used for drinking in water-scarce cities.
Four Ways AI Will Change the Supply Chain and Service Sectors
Robots will be used in multiple industries in the next five years, including for tasks characterized as the "3D": Dirty, Dull, and Dangerous.
New Battery Coating Could Improve Smart Phones and Electric Vehicles
High performing lithium-ion batteries are a key component of laptops, smart phones and electric vehicles.
Researchers Make Major Breakthrough in Smart Printed Electronics
A team of scientists has fabricated printed transistors consisting entirely of 2-D nanomaterials for the first time.
The Automated Freight Train of the Future
The next-generation transport of cargo by rail will combine a high level of automation, intelligent handling and high speeds.
Computers Create Recipe for Two New Magnetic Materials
Material scientists have predicted and built two new magnetic materials, atom-by-atom, using high-throughput computational models.
Hoists with Overload Protection
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