Materials news

Trumpf promotes 3D printing

Machine tooling company Trumpf says that it will be showcasing a range of its 3D printers at the Moulding Expo trade fair.

Scott Bader director wins NED award

Dianne Walker, non-executive director of Scott Bader, has won a non-executive director award (NED).

Solvay Ventures invests in venture capital fund

Solvay says that has invested in an advanced materials fund management China-based Longwater Investment.

Ceratizit at woodworking show

Hardmetal specialist Ceratizit will be showcasing a range of its products at LIGNA 2019.

Novel method makes liquid crystals go against orders

For the first time, researchers have managed to create an anti-ordered state with liquid crystals, where they avoid aligning along a certain direction.

Laser light and water combine to improve optical properties of 2D material

Researchers have improved the optical properties of the 2D material molybdenum disulphide by removing defects with laser light and water.

Intelligent gelatin: an engineered material for smelling

Composites UK appoints new president

Trade organization Composites UK has appointed Ben Wilson as chair for 2019–2021.

Industry 4.0 composites event

Composites UK has released the program for its new Composites 4.0 event held on 4 June in Coventry, UK.

Klas Forsström to leave Sandvik

Klas Forsström, president of Sandvik Machining Solutions, has left Sandvik to take on the new position of president and CEO of Munters Group AB.

Sandvik completed acquisition of OSK

Sandvik says that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of OSK, a Chinese supplier of solid carbide round tools.

Different paths take 2D material to different places

Physicists have designed an evolutionary process that allows a wide range of nanomaterial morphologies to be synthesized from tungsten disulphide.

Researchers find way to explore different crystal structures of borophene

Scientists have not only visualized the nanoscale structures of borophene lattices, but also built theoretical models of their crystalline forms.

New Dresden manager of Fraunhofer Institute

Dr Thomas Weißgärber has taken over the management of the Dresden branch of the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials.

Release agent manufacture in Brazil

Florence Chemical Industry (FCI) says that it has completed one year of semi-permanent composite release agents manufacture in Brazil.

Kyocera acquires H.C. Starck Ceramics

Kyocera Fineceramics GmbH has acquired 100% of the shares of H.C. Starck Ceramics GmbH.

Drilling down to make artificial atoms

Artificial atoms in hexagonal boron nitride

Horace Pops wins top ASTM award

ASTM International’s committee on copper and copper alloys has presented its Award of Merit to Horace Pops.