Assembly Guidance Systems has shipped its first four Laservision units to Electroimpact Inc, based in the USA.
29 February 2016
The discovery that graphene produces almost no friction when dragged across a gold surface suggests that it could be used as a frictionless coating.
29 February 2016
Placing graphene on top of common soda-lime glass influences its electronic properties, reducing the need for chemical doping.
29 February 2016
Scientists have shown that carbon films can allow microchips to house their own power sources.
29 February 2016
AM specialist Prodways Group has signed a major partnership agreement with Nexteam Group.
26 February 2016
3D printing speicalist NVBOTS has opened NVLABS, an R&D space dedicated to the commercialization of products using metal 3D printing.
26 February 2016
Chomarat is unveiling a new glass fiber reinforcement at the JEC composites show, which takes place in Paris, France, next month.
26 February 2016
Future Materials Group (FMG) plans to publish an analysis of how the carbon fiber market might grow over the next 20 years.
26 February 2016
By studying metallic glasses under extreme pressures, scientists have uncovered rules that could help in the development of new varieties.
26 February 2016
A material made of buckyballs and potassium ions becomes superconducting at -170°C when irradiated with pulses of infrared light.
26 February 2016
Micromanipulator based on graphene and polymers mimics the extraordinary ability of gecko's feet to grip any surface and self-clean.
26 February 2016Cordelia Sealy
Eight-armed nanoparticles of Au and Pd, which combine the catalytic and plasmonic capabilities of each element, could speed up chemical reactions.
26 February 2016Cordelia Sealy
Scientists have developed a shape-change polymer that can be triggered by body heat alone.
25 February 2016
Scientists have created carbon anodes for lithium-ion batteries from pollen.
25 February 2016
DolphiTech and Sonates tare to market the SonaCam ultrasound inspection camera.
25 February 2016
North Thin Ply Technology (NTPT) has outlined its strategy for growth, following an increased demand for its lightweight prepreg materials.
25 February 2016
The EPMA has appointed Dr Lionel Aboussouan as EPMA deputy executive director.
25 February 2016
Arcam’s powder manufacturing subsidiary AP&C has built three new powder atomizing reactors
25 February 2016
Puris Inc says that it has successfully produced the largest, complex, 3D-printed titanium part for commercial use.
24 February 2016
Nadine Buhmann has been appointed vice president sales in the injection molding machinery division of KraussMaffei.
24 February 2016
US-based Fiberglass Structural Engineering (FSE) has celebrated being in business for 40 years.
24 February 2016
The first known statistical theory for determining the toughness of polycrystalline graphene has revealed that it's strong but not very tough.
24 February 2016
Bastech has increased its in-house AM capabilities with the addition of a production 3D printer.
23 February 2016
Titanium powder specialist Puris LLC has signed an agreement with NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, USA, to produce a hafnium/titanium alloy.
23 February 2016
Toho Tenax Co Ltd has renewed its long-term contract to supply fiber to UTC Aerospace Systems.
23 February 2016
Scientists have produced clean interfaces between materials with different crystal structures by making a bridge between them.
23 February 2016
Boeing report that the first flight of the 737 MAX 8 has been successfully completed.
22 February 2016
Union Process Inc, a manufacturer of particle size reduction equipment, has expanded its line of grinding media.
21 February 2016
Orbital ATK says that it has successfully tested a 3D printed hypersonic engine combustor at NASA Langley Research Center.
21 February 2016
Scientists have uncovered evidence of electronic nematicity as a universal feature in cuprate high-temperature superconductors.
21 February 2016
Tetrahedral cages made from DNA can be used to arrange nanoparticles in a way that mimics the crystalline structure of diamond.
20 February 2016
Engineers have developed a way to convert paper waste into cellulose aerogels that are non-toxic, ultralight, absorbent and extremely strong.
20 February 2016
LPW Technology reports that its plasma spheroidization equipment can produce higher quality metal powders for use in the AM industry.
19 February 2016
Graduates can now register for this year’s EPMA Powder Metallurgy Summer School.
19 February 2016
TRB Lightweight Structures and interior specialist Seisenbacher have created a partnership to develop interior products for trains.
19 February 2016
JETCAM, a developer of design software for theand aerospace/automotive composite cutting industry, is marking its 30th anniversary in 2016.
19 February 2016
By combining 3D laser lithography and pyrolysis, scientists have fabricated the smallest ever lattice structure made from glassy carbon.
19 February 2016
Owens Corning has reported consolidated net sales of US$5.4 billion in 2015, compared to net sales of US$5.3 billion in 2014.
18 February 2016
Metalysis and TWI are to research 3D printing tantalum powder for bespoke biomedical applications such as hip joints.
18 February 2016
A new technique can create nearly two-dimensional nanosheets from compounds that do not naturally form such thin materials.
18 February 2016
For the first time, scientists have observed 'polar vortices', which could be the electrical cousins of magnetic skyrmions, in a ferroelectric material.
18 February 2016
Umicore has been awarded certification in Belgium, France and Germany by the Top Employers Institute.
17 February 2016
Professor Randall M German will give a one-day tutorial on powder injection molding during PM China.
17 February 2016
Kennametal has elected William M Lambert to its board of directors.
17 February 2016
Franklin Bronze Precision Components has appointed John Carnes as general manager.
17 February 2016
Origami-inspired graphene-based paper can self-fold into boxes, hand-like grippers, and walking devices.
17 February 2016Cordelia Sealy
New CVD growth process can produce high quality wafers of single crystal graphene fast.
17 February 2016Cordelia Sealy
Prepreg specialist North Thin Ply Technology (NTPT) says that it is preparing for significant growth in 2016.
16 February 2016
The UK’s National Composites Centre (NCC), based in Bristol, reports that has put a new KraussMaffei RimStar Compact 4/4/4 into operation.
16 February 2016
Velocity Composites Ltd has signed a new contract with aerospace manufacturer GKN Aerospace for the next five years.
15 February 2016
Dow plans to present three technical papers as part of the JEC Forum conference taking part during composites show JEC World 2016.
15 February 2016
The program and online registration is now available for PowderMet.
15 February 2016
Additive Industries is launching the second edition of its Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge.
15 February 2016
Graphite foams may be the key to capturing and storing thermal energy from solar farms, say researchers from the University of Pretoria.
14 February 2016Laurie Winkless
Bending the rules on pressure sensors
14 February 2016David Bradley
Submit your Materials Science research to Heliyon.
13 February 2016
Efficient vertical charge transport in semiconducting polymers can be achieved by controlling the orientation of the polymer chains.
12 February 2016
The Composites UK Trade Association has launched a series of new marketing webinars developed for the composites industry.
12 February 2016
Hexagon Composites reports that it generated NOK 371.4 (496.9) million in operating income.
12 February 2016
FKM Sintertechnik GmbH, a German specialist in selective laser sintering (SLS), has opened a new production hall to make additive manufactured products.
12 February 2016
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association (IHEA) in the US has launched its Induction Division.
12 February 2016
Adding a plasticizer into electrostrictive polymers offers an efficient way to improve their energy harvesting performance.
11 February 2016
Patterning chemical arrays that attract water on a surface that repels water offers a novel way to control the spread of frost.
11 February 2016
Chomarat has signed a new distribution agreement with GMS Composites, an Australian prepreg manufacturer.
11 February 2016
Union Process, a manufacturer of particle size reduction and dispersing equipment, has custom built an SD100 Attritor for processing a very dense material.
11 February 2016
Porvair Filtration Group has launched a new range of steam filters for process and culinary applications.
11 February 2016
Common coaxial data cables could be made 50% lighter with a new carbon nanotube-based outer conductor.
11 February 2016
11 February 2016Juliet Dunstone
A novel hybrid polymer combines a covalent compartment that provides the skeleton with a supramolecular compartment that can wear away.
10 February 2016
The University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials is calling for individual nominations for the 2016 Medal of Excellence in Composite Materials.
10 February 2016
French fiber specialist Chomarat has received DNV GL certification for its range of glass and carbon multiaxial reinforcements for the marine market.
10 February 2016
SKF has reported net sales of SEK75 997 million in 2015, compared to SEK70 975 million in 2014.
10 February 2016
Materials specialist Umicore has announced its financial results for 2015.
10 February 2016
For the first time, scientists have produced three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks by weaving them from helical organic threads.
10 February 2016
Scientists have worked out the precise arrangement of nitrogen and carbon atoms that allow nitrogen-doped carbon to act as a fuel cell catalyst.
10 February 2016
Arcam reports that its net sales in 2015 rose by 70% to SEK576.1 million, compared to SEK 339,0 million in 2014.
9 February 2016
A project has been set up in the UK to develop world leading printed sensing technology for metal tooling applications.
9 February 2016
A new polyester-based, biodegradable material with built-in vitamin A can reduce scarring in blood vessels.
9 February 2016
Haydale Composite Solutions (HCS) Ltd has been awarded a grant to open a composite pipe testing facility in the UK.
9 February 2016
A new theory can predict exactly how much light is transmitted through a material, given its thickness and degree of stretch.
9 February 2016
The electrical properties of a new thin-film material can be switched between metallic and semiconducting simply by applying a small voltage.
9 February 2016
AMUT says that it has improved its lines producing polypropylene (PP) pipes.
8 February 2016
Proto Labs has reported full year 2015 revenue up 26% over 2014 figures of US$209.6 million to US$264.1 million.
8 February 2016
Global production of molybdenum decreased to 131.4 million pounds in the third quarter of 2015, says the International Molybdenum Association (IMOA).
8 February 2016
Oxygen molecules scattered within layers of otherwise pristine graphene affect how the layers interact with each other under strain.
8 February 2016
A new composite glass-based material can block UV light and withstand long radiation exposure times without falling apart.
8 February 2016
A thin coating of a composite material comprising graphene nanoribbons in epoxy is highly effective at melting ice on a helicopter blade.
7 February 2016
Bodycotehas launched an interactive website which details the history of history of metal processing and heat treatment.
5 February 2016
GE Aviation has received a contract to research silicon carbide-based power electronics in US Army ground vehicles.
5 February 2016
Gurit’s SC 110 and SC 160 visual carbon prepregs have been qualified by two new major car manufacturers.
5 February 2016
Teijin Limited has developed two new fabrics that can protect against airborne volcanic fragments.
5 February 2016
Scientists have engineered the transition point of vanadium dioxide, allowing them to control the temperature at which the transition occurs.
5 February 2016
Researchers have used magnetic fields to control the semiconductor properties of topological insulator nanoribbons.
5 February 2016
Spirit AeroSystems has reported total full year revenues of US$6.6 billion, down 2% year on year.
4 February 2016
Fibermaq has supplied one Evolution gelcoat and two spray-up machine to a Brazilian manufacturer of composites equipment.
4 February 2016
Cristal Global, a producer of titanium metal powder, announced that prices on all its titanium dioxide (TiO2) products will increase.
4 February 2016
Kennametal Inc has appointed board member Ronald M. DeFeo as the company's president and chief executive officer (CEO).
4 February 2016
A new hole-transporting material costs only a fifth of existing versions while still producing solar cells with efficiencies above 20%.
4 February 2016
Plastics organization AVK is running a seminar on the potential of thermoplastic composites.
3 February 2016
Netherlands-based Airborne International has acquired 100% of Aviation Enterprises Limited (AEL), based in the United Kingdom.
3 February 2016
ARC Group Worldwide Inc says that its fiscal Q1 revenue was US$24.5 million, a decrease of 14.7% compared to the prior year period.
3 February 2016
Mining company Rio Tinto has released what it says are ‘solid’ Q4 results.
3 February 2016
A metamaterial comprising an array of metallic wires can significantly boost the sensitivity of MRI machines.
3 February 2016
Scientists have developed a novel method, termed bubble-pen lithography, that uses microbubbles to inscribe nanoparticles onto a surface.
3 February 2016
Bodycote has reported revenue of £299.8 million in the half year to 30 June 2015.
2 February 2016
Metals giant Allegheny Technologies (ATI) has reported full year 2015 sales of US$3.7 billion, compared to US$4.22 billion in 2014.
2 February 2016
A novel material made of sticky, micron-scale rubber balls combines self-healing and reversible self-stiffening properties.
2 February 2016
Lithium-ion battery cathodes made from novel metal particles don't develop a crusty coating that can degrade the battery's performance.
2 February 2016
A. Monforts Textilmaschinen will be demonstrating its range of coating machines at JEC World.
2 February 2016
Gurit has reported preliminary and unaudited full year net sales of CHF 359.4million.
2 February 2016
Call for Papers: New Journal.
2 February 2016
Professor Markus Beuhler appointed as EiC of JMBBM.
2 February 2016Juliet Dunstone
Gamesa has published what it calls ‘solid results’ for the first nine months of 2015, in line with the guidance for the full year.
1 February 2016
Carpenter Technology Corporation reported net sales of US$455.6 million in Q1 2016, compared to US$549.8 million in the same quarter of 2015.
1 February 2016
GE has announced fourth-quarter 2015 industrial operating and verticals EPS of US$0.52, up 27% from the fourth-quarter of 2014.
1 February 2016
A thin, stretchable film offers a simpler, more cost-effective way to produce circularly polarized light for applications such as detecting cancer.
1 February 2016
Scientists have developed computer models of hybrid materials that combine graphene with nanotubes made from either carbon or boron nitride.
1 February 2016