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New National Association Focuses on Graphene Commercialization
A new professional group, the National Graphene Association, seeks to encourage commercialization of the 2-D carbon material in the United States.
Dyneema® High-strength Lightweight Fabrics
Dyneema® high-strength lightweight fabrics are 40% less dense than aramid fabrics, 30% less dense than nylon or polyester and 15 times stronger than steel. The fabric is molecular engineered to offer game-changing properties to a range of industries.
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.
Knee Cartilage 3-D Printed with Hydrogels
The material is the first to match human cartilage in strength and elasticity while also remaining 3-D-printable and stable inside the body.
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.
Graphene “Copy Machine” Creates Cheap Semiconductor Wafers
A graphene-based peel-off technique supports the fabrication of devices from more exotic, higher-performing semiconductor materials than conventional silicon.
Low GWP Refrigerants - Understanding GWP, GHG, ODP and Climate Change
This is an engineer's perspective on global warming and climate from man-made gases and refrigerants. While the current administration may choose to deny the existence of climate change for their own agendas, most scientists agree that human impact has contributed to global warming and the world must control greenhouse gases (GHG).
The Fabric of Space, Printed by NASA
Metallic fabrics might be used for large antennas, to shield a spacecraft from meteorites or for spacesuits.
High Pressure Rotary Valve Beats Air Leakage
DMN-WESTINGHOUSE introduces a high pressure rotary valve that is suitable for applications in metering and pneumatic conveying of granular products under high pressure.
Seeing the Future of Eyeglass Repair
LaserStar Technologies offers a range of manual laser welders for eyeglass repair.
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.
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.
New Pipeline Coatings Could Prevent Clogging
A team of researchers from MIT has developed a new method of preventing icy buildup and leakages in oil and gas pipelines.
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.
A New Hope for Perovskites?
The development of a new precursor ink has allowed scientists to overcome a significant obstacle to the commercial development of perovskite solar cells.
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.