Optomec has signed a distribution agreement with Viwa to represent its LENS range of 3D metal printers in Mexico and Central America.
31 August 2015
TenCate Advanced Composites has begun production of compression molded composite parts for the Bell 525 Relentless helicopter program.
31 August 2015
Scientists have invented a glue that hardens when a voltage is applied to it, allowing it to be used in wet and damp conditions.
28 August 2015
The UK EPSRC has awarded a £6.65 million grant for research into new advanced energy materials.
28 August 2015
The World PM2016 Call for Papers is now available to download on the event website.
28 August 2015
The MPIF says that its recent Basic PM Short Course held at State College, Pennsylvania, USA, was a success.
28 August 2015
NASA has installed a large robot in order to build what it says will be the world’s biggest space rocket parts made of carbon fiber composites.
28 August 2015
A UK partnership has developed a way to repair composite tools needed to make aircraft parts which, the companies say, can save time and money.
27 August 2015
The Blok Group has invested in two laser melting additive manufacturing (AM) systems from Concept Laser.
27 August 2015
The MPIF has now published the proceedings of the International Conference on Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials.
27 August 2015
Scientists have developed a novel material that possesses both spontaneous magnetization and electric polarization.
27 August 2015
Composites UK will be launching its Construction Sector Group (CSG) at the Construction Sector Showcase on 6 October at the Building Centre, London.
26 August 2015
Laser additive manufacturing (AM) specialist Concept Laser is celebrating its 15 anniversary.
26 August 2015
Berkshire Hathaway is to acquire PM component manufacturer Precision Castparts Corp (PCC) for around US$37.2 billion.
26 August 2015
A novel form of graphene with embedded metallic nanoparticles makes a useful fuel cell catalyst.
26 August 2015
A new fabrication method allows unstable 2D materials to be isolated as single atomic layers for the first time.
26 August 2015
Researchers from across the country have begun to design the framework on which to build the emerging field of nanoinformatics.
25 August 2015
Researchers observed that hydrogen sulfide becomes superconductive at minus 70 degree Celsius.
25 August 2015
BASF has opened a new resin and electrocoat plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in Shanghai, China
25 August 2015
A team of judges have completed the evaluation of nominees for the 2014 Acta Student Awards.
25 August 2015Subhash Mahajan
GLE Precision, a manufacturer of tungsten carbide tooling, gauges and product components used in a range of industries, has been acquired by VPC.
25 August 2015
Kennametal Inc has been awarded the Bosch Global Supplier Award 2015 from Robert Bosch GmbH.
25 August 2015
Dow Polyurethanes has introduced its Voraforce TP 1200 series to the North America market.
25 August 2015
Meggitt PLC has agreed to acquire the advanced composites businesses of Cobham plc for US$200 million.
25 August 2015
Strongwell Corporation, is a finalist in the Sandy Trowbridge Award for Excellence in Community Service.
24 August 2015
North Thin Ply Technology (NTPT) has launched an upgraded product range based on its ThinPreg 80EP product.
24 August 2015
Kennametal has reported sales of US$2,647 million for 2015, compared with US$2,837 million last year.
24 August 2015
Carpenter has reported net sales of US$2,226.7 million in 2015, compared with US$2,173.0 million in 2014.
24 August 2015
Tuning band gap in black phosphorus for better semiconductors.
24 August 2015Laurie Donaldson
A new method of gene sequencing.
24 August 2015
21 August 2015Jelena Petrovic
21 August 2015Emmanuelle Marquis
Electronic devices that use DNA to harvest energy from motion.
21 August 2015Laurie Donaldson
Transition metal sandwiches with a carbide filling.
21 August 2015David Bradley
Composites One will be presented with the Silver Exhibitor’s Award at boatshow IBEX 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
21 August 2015
The International Molybdenum Association (IMOA) has published a new brochure exploring the contributions that molybdenum makes to sustainable development.
21 August 2015
Umicore has posted half year revenues of €1,348.9 million (excluding metal) compared to €1,207.2 million in 2014.
21 August 2015
Researchers have developed a model system for so-called soft colloids.
20 August 2015
Announcing the winner of the 2015 IUPAP Magnetism Award and Néel Medal: Prof. Chia-Ling Chien.
20 August 2015
Winner of the 2014 Frans Habraken Best Paper Award Announced: Congratulations to Cedric Barroo!
20 August 2015
Scientists have used a unique nano-optical probe to study the effects of illumination on two-dimensional semiconductors at the molecular level.
20 August 2015
AIMPLAS says that it has reached the mid-point of the European COALINE project.
20 August 2015
Global production of molybdenum fell to 128.8 million pounds in the first quarter of 2015, reports the IMOA.
20 August 2015
UK carbon fiber composites manufacturer Prodrive Composites has secured a £6 million growth capital investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund).
20 August 2015
SKF has completed its divestment of Canfield Technologies, Inc to Gen Cap America, a private equity firm headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
19 August 2015
Carpenter Technology has amended the company's by-laws to adopt a majority vote standard for uncontested director elections.
19 August 2015
Applied Materials Today is now live on ScienceDirect.
19 August 2015
Flexible hybrid electronics emerging from military research.
19 August 2015David Bradley
The next step is to achieve running white lasers on a battery which would bring this invention closer to application in real-life technologies.
19 August 2015Aya Kawanishi
A bomb-proof composite lining has successfully contained blasts in a series of controlled explosions in a luggage hold.
19 August 2015
The AMC 2015 will offer two factory tours at the Local Motors Microfactory and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory manufacturing demonstration facility.
18 August 2015
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. plans to amend a long-term tantalum sales contract with Global Advanced Metals USA (GAM US).
18 August 2015
AIC Group is refurbishing a 3m x 10m autoclave for a global North American aerospace company.
18 August 2015
Some 14 exhibitors from Baden-Württemberg, Germany, will be exhibiting current developments and trends in lightweight composites at Composites Europe 2015.
18 August 2015
Dutch chemists have developed a novel kind of polymer than can report when it changes shape.
18 August 2015
Scientists have discovered a way to grow graphene nanoribbons directly on a conventional germanium semiconductor wafer.
17 August 2015
Using high-pressure conditions, scientists have induced colossal magnetoresistance in a pure sample of lanthanum manganite.
17 August 2015
GKN Sinter Metals has unveiled its newly renovated facility in St Mary’s, Pennsylvania.
16 August 2015
TWI and Lloyd’s Register Energy are presenting a joint industry project in the UK focused on the certification of AM components.
16 August 2015
The softness of a new dry silicone rubber can be tailored to match a variety of biological tissues.
14 August 2015
Scientists have developed a new energy-efficient catalyst for converting carbon dioxide directly into the liquid fuel methanol.
14 August 2015
A research team at the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a novel technique that it says can improve the strength and modulus of carbon fibers.
14 August 2015
Stackpole International is to be acquired by Johnson Electric Holdings Limited, a global manufacturer in electric motors and motion subsystems.
14 August 2015
Sundar V. Atre has joined the US University of Louisville, as Endowed Chair of Manufacturing and Materials.
14 August 2015
The study and development of atomically thin coatings will be the focus of a new, one-of-a-kind university/industry center.
14 August 2015
Scientists have developed a new hydrogel that stretches and contracts in response to changing temperature.
14 August 2015
GKN plc has agreed to acquire Fokker Technologies Group BV from Arle Capital for an enterprise value of €706 million (£499 million).
13 August 2015
Solvay has agreed to acquire US-based Cytec for US$5.5 billion, making it the world’s second largest player in aerospace composite materials.
13 August 2015
Two separate US University of Pittsburgh research projects have been awarded more than US$1.7 million by America Makes.
13 August 2015
Composites UK has launched the Composites Assured Practitioner (CAP) Scheme.
13 August 2015
A lawn-like coating of tiny grass-like platinum wires could improve electronic devices used to communicate with the brain.
13 August 2015Cordelia Sealy
Magnetic nanoparticles encased in oily liquid shells spontaneously form chains on exposure to a magnetic field.
13 August 2015
Registration is now open for the Powder Metallurgy Post-Sintering Seminar run by the MPIF.
12 August 2015
12 August 2015Zara Preston
The MPIF has selected a paper to receive the 2015 MPIF Howard I. Sanderow Outstanding Technical Paper Award.
12 August 2015
RTP Company has acquired Polymer Partners, LLC, a manufacturer of black concentrates and specialty compounds located in Henderson, Kentucky.
12 August 2015
Special Issue Publication on bio-based polymers, available to freely download now.
12 August 2015Rumen Duhlev
An iron-telluride material can develop superconductivity with no long-range electronic or magnetic order when ‘doped’ with sulfur.
12 August 2015
An unusual amorphous metal alloy known as a bulk metallic glass could increase the longevity of stents, which are used to to open up blocked arteries.
12 August 2015Cordelia Sealy
Nanoparticles with a solid shell and a ‘yolk’ inside that can change size make a good anode for rechargeable batteries.
11 August 2015
Developing a tunable terahertz generation using hybrid semiconductors
11 August 2015David Bradley
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group has reported Q2 2015 revenue of US$257.4 million, an 8% decrease from US$278.9 million in Q2 2014.
11 August 2015
Evonik has developed VESTAMID HTplus M1035 P1, a glass-fiber reinforced molding compound based on polyphthalamide (PPA).
11 August 2015
The SPE has announced the three papers which received the highest average ratings for the group’s Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE).
11 August 2015
JR Technology has provided DolphiCam CF08 and CF16 ultrasound cameras to composite engineering departments.
10 August 2015
Formaplex has been awarded three major certifications, adding to its ISO 9001 and UKAS management systems already in place.
10 August 2015
Ford Motor Company has presented the GKN Sinter Metals Plant in Pimpri, India with its Q1 award for supplier excellence.
10 August 2015
U.S. Metal Powders (USMP) has announced that Colin DeVille has joined its subsidiary Poudres Hermillon SARL as general manager.
10 August 2015
Scientists have demonstrated for the first time how to generate magnetism in metals that aren’t naturally magnetic.
7 August 2015
Scientists have developed an entirely new material spun out of boron, nitrogen, carbon and oxygen.
7 August 2015
Autoclave supplier AIC celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
7 August 2015
Renishaw plc has announced the appointment of Clive Martell, former president and CEO of Delcam, to a new role as head of global additive manufacturing.
7 August 2015
New technology developed by UC Berkeley bioengineers promises to make a workhorse lab tool cheaper, more portable and many times faster
6 August 2015
Researchers have found that catalysis and wetting, two processes, which had been considered unrelated, are in fact closely linked
6 August 2015
Scientists one step closer to understanding how certain materials display high oxygen mobility at room-temperature.
6 August 2015Laurie Winkless
A research team has found that catalysis and wetting, which had been considered unrelated, are in fact closely linked.
6 August 2015
Composites Germany says that the results of its fifth survey of the European composites market, for the first half of 2015, are now available.
6 August 2015
Precision Castparts has agreed to acquire Composites Horizons Inc (CHI) from American Industrial Partners.
6 August 2015
Researchers have developed a new capacitor dielectric material that provides an electrical energy storage capacity rivaling certain batteries.
5 August 2015
Sandvik Coromant is sponsoring the global WorldSkills Competition.
5 August 2015
SP Nano Ltd has received US$850,000 in grant funding to develop a system for graphene enhanced carbon fiber sizing.
5 August 2015
Researchers, have shown how nature uses a variety of pathways to grow crystals that go beyond the classical, one-atom-at-a-time route.
4 August 2015
Hoeganaes Corporation is to be a Gold Sponsor of ASME’s AM3D Conference on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing.
4 August 2015
Flexible electronic devices that can be injected into cavities or living tissue through a needle and interpenetrate the space have been developed.
4 August 2015Cordelia Sealy
A novel combination of graphene wrapped around nanodiamond particles can reduce friction to near zero.
4 August 2015Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have confirmed that Li ions prefer to aggregate at and move along defects like twin boundaries in battery electrode materials.
4 August 2015Cordelia Sealy
Researchers at ETH Zurich have now developed a modulator that is a hundred times smaller than conventional models.
4 August 2015
Patterning metallic biomedical dental and hip implants with tiny grooves could improve biocompatibility with the body and reduce adverse reactions.
4 August 2015Cordelia Sealy
According to a new report, the global glass fiber market by application was valued at US$9.26 billion in 2014.
4 August 2015
Researchers from Brown University have identified a material with a higher melting point than any known substance
3 August 2015
Research team has made electrically conducting fibers that can be reversibly stretched to over 14 times their initial length.
3 August 2015
Inspired by birds’ bright plumage, researchers have designed thin films of synthetic nanoparticles that mimic these colorful displays.
3 August 2015Cordelia Sealy
Researchers have engineered the surface of nanosized polymeric drug carriers to bind onto cancer cells and slip past the blood-brain barrier.
3 August 2015Cordelia Sealy
Engineers and physicists have discovered a property of silicon that combines aspects of all of these desirable qualities.
3 August 2015
Researchers have observed the growth of free nanoparticles in helium gas.
3 August 2015