Materials and Chemicals

HEADLINES ARCHIVE

  • Nanoparticles offer quick virus detection in food and water supplies

    According to the researchers, the approaches test for bacteria and viruses in food and water, thereby reducing the wait for results from days to hours, offering real-time results in the field.

  • US scientists turn frozen tofu into inspiration for no-melt ‘jelly ice’

    To develop the jelly ice, the team took inspiration from frozen tofu, which retained water internally but released it upon thawing.

  • WEAV3D launches FLEXSPEC structural thermoforming panel

    Thermoformable sheets are designed to achieve bending stiffness equivalence with a wide range of steel and aluminum sheet metal gauges while increasing load capacity and weight.

  • IML medical exhibit demonstrates the added value of labeled medical technology products

    Ready-to-use centrifuge tubes with functional labels made of PP will be produced at the event with a system concept that can be transferred to many different medical technology products.

  • Sanitation service and fertilizer sourced with solar energy

    An innovative solar-powered system converts human waste into a tool for profitable and sustainable energy and agriculture in resource-limited regions.

  • World premiere Allrounder 475 V: Small footprint, high clamping force

    The new vertical machine from Arburg can be used flexibly and looks predestined for both manual and automated overmolding of inserts.

  • Thermal flow meter improves natural gas pipeline booster station flare unit monitoring

    The meter offers highly accurate and repeatable gas flow measurement in hazardous areas to assist in compliance with environmental mandates.

  • Nanobubbles benefit batteries, green energy and clean water

    Nanobubble technology can be incorporated into a chemical-free, environmentally safe method that increases the porosity of thin films for energy, water and clean technology applications.

  • Sustainable and standards-compliant: Seals for the beverage industry

    Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is presenting a high-performance clamp seal in a hygienic design, along with industry-specific sealing materials, at drinktec 2025.

  • From bags to roads: Team turns plastic waste into pavement

    Incorporating plastics into pavement material promises to offer benefits such as enhancing road performance and alleviating the environmental burden of plastic waste.

  • Coating the future with UV acrylic adhesive tapes

    This article explores the technical benefits of UV-cured acrylic tapes, the production advantages of UV hot melt coating, key performance attributes, diverse industry use cases and a spotlight on Adhesive Applications’ new 63-inch UV hot melt coater and its capabilities.

  • New AI system detects food contamination

    The team used advanced HSI in combination with ML to identify mycotoxins, which are dangerous compounds produced by fungi that can contaminate food at the growth, harvest and storage stages.

  • The how and why of pipe fusion

    As more emphasis is placed on efficient and environmentally-friendly infrastructure solutions, HDPE has grown in popularity and continues to outperform many incumbent pipe materials in terms of strength, longevity and lifetime cost.

  • World’s ‘most powerful’ non-nuclear bomb melts through concrete and steel

    The Gazap, which translates to “Wrath” in Turkish, is a 2,000 lb bomb that has completed all phases of design, testing and certification, and is now fully ready for operational use.

  • Indium Corporation to showcase innovative materials enabling AI technology at SEMICON Taiwan

    Learn how these heterogeneous integration and assembly products and thermal interface materials are enabling artificial intelligence (AI) innovation.

  • Targeting PFAS: Flow control solutions for cleaner water utilities

    PFAS removal across technologies such as GAC, ion exchange, and membranes depend on effective flow management. This will help prevent channeling in adsorption systems, maintain optimal EBCT, regulate feed pressures in membrane processes and control residence time in destructive treatments.

  • New study finds natural maple polyphenol inhibits bacteria that cause tooth decay

    Researchers from the University of Wyoming suggest that a natural compound from maple could potentially combat Streptococcus mutans, which is the bacteria associated with tooth decay.

  • Study: Chemical fingerprints can trace origins of stolen and counterfeit drugs

    The potential new weapon against pharmaceutical counterfeiting may be on the way, promising to distinguish seemingly identical medicines at the molecular level.

  • Greene Tweed to deliver advanced thermoplastic composite components for next-generation jet engines

    Greene Tweed will deliver more than 50 custom-designed parts made with its proprietary Xycomp DLF material, a compression-molded thermoplastic composite.

  • Paving the way for suture-free tissue repair and improved healing

    Tissium features flexible, biocompatible polymers that conform to and subsequently attach to surrounding tissues to repair torn tissue after being activated using blue light.

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