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Chips, Sensors and Lasers Used to Study Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Researchers are attempting to develop methods to battle bacteria resistance. The latest development comes from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST).
Placenta-On-A-Chip Developed for Close Study of Placenta Behavior
An artificial placenta model has been developed as an organ-on-a-chip by researchers at Vienna University of Technology.
Watch: Beer-based Aerogel is Out of This World
Super-insulating and transparent aerogels can be applied to windows, whether on Earth or in space habitats.
Developing Designer Polymers on Demand
A new method for producing designer polymers uses light and chemical reactions to control how constituents come together to form materials with precise properties.
Old Blue Jeans Can Be (Artificial) Hip Again
Old denim jeans don’t have to fade away. They can be repurposed as synthetic cartilage for joint reconstruction.
Abrasive Waterjet Cutting Machine to be Demonstrated at IMTS 2018
ProtoMax is a compact, self-installed cutting system for prototyping and low-volume cutting of almost any material around 1 in. thick.
Hannover Fairs USA’s Solutions Theater to Cover IIoT, RF and More at IMTS 2018
The education programs and demonstrations will take place from September 10-14 on the Hannover Messe USA trade show floor co-located with IMTS 2018.
Heating Method Turns Fatbergs into Energy
UBC researchers have developed a method to turn pesky and harmful fatbergs into energy using heat and hydrogen peroxide.
Students Design Portable System to Promote Plastic Recycling
Open-source blueprints were modified to design a portable system for pelletizing and molding waste plastics into useful objects.
Cobalt Blockchain and DLT Labs Release Mintrax Blockchain Platform for Mineral Traceability
The platform is designed to provide secure and transparent methods for tracking the provenance of metals and minerals through the entire mining supply chain, from source to end-user.
What Are Aluminum Discs and How Are They Made?
Aluminum discs or circles in various sizes and thicknesses are commonly used to manufacture products, as well as for more creative uses.
Xtalic Enters Electric Vehicle Market with Materials that Improve Battery Charger Connector Wear by Up to 40 Times
The company has applied its Xtronic and Luna nanostructured alloys to lengthen the service lives of electric vehicle charger connectors.
Novel Packaging Gives Food Waste the SLIPS
A method for wicking chemically compatible vegetable oils into the surfaces of common extruded plastics results in super slippery industrial packaging.
Recycling Li-ion Batteries with Old Mining Technology
Tried and true technology used in the mining industry during the last century was adapted to selectively recover electrode materials from old batteries.
Video: Antibiotic-loaded Nanofibers Designed to Treat Chronic Wounds
A new stimuli-responsive wound healing material has been engineered to release antibiotics and to enhance cellular growth and migration.
3D-Printing Method Developed to Strengthen the Capacity of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Missouri University of Science and Technology created a new method to 3D print battery electrodes.
Curbell Plastics Releases White Paper Describing DuPont Vespel for Aerospace Valve Seats and Seals
The plastics distributor highlights the use of high performance polymers that perform in high temperature, low temperature and vacuum environments.
Hotter than Lava Flow – This Printing Ink Can Withstand 1000° C
Leibinger is introducing new pigment inks for industrial component marking with CIJ printers.
Biomimicry Spurs New Technologies
Biomimicry is the design and production of materials, structures and systems that are modeled on biological parts and processes. As opposed to reductionism, biomimicry tries to understand how bio-complexity enhances a more fundamental model of a technology.
Watch: Smog-reducing Granules Embedded in Roofing Materials
Integrated throughout a shingle’s surface, 3M’s roofing granules are designed with a specialized photocatalytic coating applied to the base mineral.