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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.
Chitin, Cellulose Form Basis of New Food Packaging Material
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology developed a material derived from crab shells and tree fibers that has the potential to replace the flexible plastic packaging used to keep food fresh.
New Material Changes Its Structure in Response to Light
The development could open the door to self-healing drug delivery or other self-healing electronics.
Neste to Use Waste Plastic for Fuel and Plastic Production
The company plans to realize a waste plastic processing capacity of one million tons per year in 2019.
Watch the Bioengineering of Personalized Bone Grafts
Segments of bone engineered from stem cells are combined to create large-scale, personalized grafts that will enhance treatment for those suffering from bone disease or injury.
Reinforced Thermal Film for Die-cutting
Sarcon 15GTR from Fujipoly is a thin, thermal interface composite film made from heat-conducting silicone and a .05-mm fiberglass reinforcement layer.
New High-energy, Short Pulse Laser Material Developed
A new laser material that is capable of emitting ultra-short, high-power pulses was engineered at University of California San Diego.
New Valve for Pharmaceutical Water Systems Maintains Water Quality with a Range of Configurations
The diaphragm valve is compact and lightweight with a modular design.
Watch: New Nanoscope Opens New Doors for Early Symptom Alzheimer’s Research
Purdue University researchers have developed a super-resolution “nanoscope” that provides a 3D view of brain molecules in up to ten times greater detail than traditional microscopes.
Watch How Aircraft Engines are Cleaned with CO2 Pellets
A time- and resource-saving process for washing aircraft engines has been developed by engineers from Lufthansa Technik AG.
Gold Nanostars Boost Efficiency of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production
When exposed to sunlight, star-shaped gold nanoparticles coated with a semiconductor allow efficient production of hydrogen from water.
Leveraging Mini-mills for Superalloy Performance, Prototyping and Research
Mini-mills can form an alloy into a desired shape while enhancing mechanical strength, ductility, homogeneity, toughness and integrity.
Fly Ash Concrete is Eco-Friendly and Stronger than Traditional Concrete
Washington State University (WSU) researchers have developed a method to sustainably create eco-friendly concrete.