Materials and Chemicals

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  • Fundamentals of aluminum coil

    What makes aluminum coil the most common material type? And how should engineers measure it?

  • Wound healing expedited by electrically charged thin-film patch

    Researchers applied the 0.2 mm thick film to both circular and straight-line wounds on rats, determining that the film demonstrated significantly faster wound healing when compared to results achieved using other wound dressings or no dressings at all.

  • Electrolube drives the future of coatings with UVCLX bio-coating

    The eco-friendly coating protects electronic circuitry against the harshest of environments, particularly within the automotive industry.

  • Harper receives order for pitch carbon fiber oxidation oven system

    Researchers will use the equipment to convert mesophase pitch, a liquid crystal derived from coal tar, into an oxidized carbon fiber precursor material.

  • Piedmont Plastics branches out in New York

    The distributor of plastic sheet, rod, tube and film has its newest branch location just north of New York City.

  • Photonics system to derive clean energy from CO2

    Sunlight and LEDs are being harnessed by a European consortium to convert carbon dioxide and green hydrogen into methane gas and methanol liquid fuel.

  • Study: Spray-applied pipe liners strengthen metal pipe infrastructure

    SprayWall polymeric spray-applied pipe liner proved four times stronger than a cementitious mixture in terms of ring compression forces and cured much faster.

  • Video: Maiden voyage of world’s first liquefied hydrogen tanker

    The specially built carrier will transport liquified hydrogen generated from brown coal in Australia to Japan.

  • Watch the conversion of captured CO2 to solid carbon

    A new process converts captured carbon dioxide to solid carbon to help advance heavy industry decarbonization.

  • HFC phaseout to begin in the US

    A final rule establishes a comprehensive program phase down U.S. production and consumption of climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

  • Smart recycling equipment learns to identify plastic types

    A new solution offers scope for rapid, precise identification and separation of 12 different varieties of plastic on recycling facility conveyor belts.

  • Coating promises to extend the life of produce

    In addition to extending the shelf life of produce, the coating also promises to reduce the amount of petroleum-based packaging contributing to a worldwide plastic waste crisis.

  • Transport fleet transitions to lower GWP refrigerant

    The transport refrigeration brand of Trane Technologies plans to transition to a lower global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant as standard in its truck and trailer units.

  • Custom building manufacturer improves efficiency with modular fixturing system

    Hostetler called on Fronius to help with the conversion from SMAW to gas metal arc welding.

  • Novel friction stir technology for lightweight bridge construction

    Researchers have been developing multiple types of composites with an aluminum matrix to increase stiffness and enhance the mechanical properties of structures.

  • Adhesives and automation: New solutions for the future

    Adhesive bonding technology has many benefits over traditional mechanical fastening.

  • New polymer membranes pull lithium from water

    The selective polymeric membranes provide precise separation of lithium over other ions, enhancing its extraction from brines, water and wastewater.

  • HVAC nanocoating promises to halt viral transmissions of COVID-19 and variants

    Capture Coating rejects liquid-based contagions like SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, its associated variants, influenzas and rhinoviruses.

  • Recycled cathode components improve battery performance

    Lithium-ion batteries with recycled cathodes can outperform those incorporating virgin materials.

  • Anti-corrosive coating developed for steel used in maritime applications

    The researchers added silicon (Si) and magnesium (Mg) to the steel, thereby forming an alloyed coating.

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