Velox GmbH plans to show a range of its speciality composites and additives at JEC World 2018, taking place in Paris, France from 6 to 8 March.
31 January 2018
Scientists have used spiraling X-rays to observe, for the first time, chirality, or handedness, in swirling electric patterns in a layered material.
31 January 2018
Nanotechnology limits on carbon nanotubes.
31 January 2018David Bradley
Thermo Scientific has developed a range of spectrophotometer for quality assurance and control.
31 January 2018
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in the US says that it has an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Staff Member.
31 January 2018
The development of a new lithium-ion conducting ceramic textile could get us a step closer to practical solid-state lithium metal batteries.
31 January 2018Laurie Winkless
Hardmetals company Sandvik says that it has been ranked in the 2018 iteration of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations.
30 January 2018
GKN Aerospace says that a total of 39 Fokker aircraft were placed in 2017, compared with 42 transactions in 2016.
30 January 2018
A new tin-based perovskite solar cell allows 'hot' electrons to retain their high energy levels for longer than usual, which could help produce more power.
30 January 2018
Scientists have witnessed the concentration of lithium inside individual nanoparticles in a battery electrode reverse during power generation.
30 January 2018
Polymer company Piper Plastics has developed the KyronMAX series of structural short fiber thermoplastic compounds.
30 January 2018
A shopping center in Perth, Western Australia features a composite spiral ribbon representing a company logo.
30 January 2018
Operating according to simple mathematical logic statements, a novel hydrogel will only release its drug cargo in response to specific physiological cues.
30 January 2018
Twisting films of carbon nanotubes produces short lengths of strong, conductive fibers in about an hour, making this process much faster than spinning.
30 January 2018
A novel 3D printing method can yield unprecedented control over the arrangement of short fibers embedded in polymer matrices.
29 January 2018
The MPIF has reported the death of Stanley (Stan) Abkowitz recently at the age of 90.
29 January 2018
Diana Lados the founder and director of WPI’s Integrative Materials Design Center has been elected a fellow of ASM International.
29 January 2018
NTPT and the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne will implement a research project to improve discontinuous carbon fiber tubes.
29 January 2018
A Fraunhofer insitute has developed a new testing method for composites which combines mechanical and radiographic examination.
29 January 2018
Incorporating hexagonal boron nitride between layers of calcium silicate should produce a tough, durable ceramic that is resistant to heat and radiation.
29 January 2018
Super black birds could inspire meta materials.
29 January 2018David Bradley
Cleaning nanotubes through heat and ion bombardment.
26 January 2018Laurie Donaldson
3D printing soft tissue scaffolds.
26 January 2018David Bradley
GKN has published information about its upcoming company strategy.
26 January 2018
Total Composite Solutions (TCS) Ltd and Microtex Composites Srl, a weaving and prepreg manufacturer have signed a long term partnership agreement.
26 January 2018
Glass fiber company Owens Corning has been named one of 25 global companies on a list for both climate and water.
26 January 2018
Using carbon nanotubes and modified graphene nano ribbons in fuel cells.
26 January 2018Laurie Donaldson
For the first time, researchers have compared measurements of a class of metals produced by neutron scattering with realistic theoretical calculations.
25 January 2018
Chemicals company DowDuPont has reported at increase of GAAP net sales of 23% in Q3 2017.
25 January 2018
ASTM International announced its first proficiency testing program in additive manufacturing (AM).
25 January 2018
A scientist from South Korea has reportedly developed technology for reinforcing metal matrix composites with carbon nanotubes.
25 January 2018
A nanostructure made from a fluoropolymer and metal oxide materials allows thin-film transistors to operate with unprecedented stability.
25 January 2018
Photocatalyst based on titanium dioxide can turn carbon dioxide into usable fuel and reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide.
25 January 2018Cordelia Sealy
Eugene A Golebiowski has won the Copper Club Award from ASTM International’s committee on copper and copper alloys.
24 January 2018
GKN says that it has received a preliminary and unsolicited acquisition proposal from financial services firm Melrose.
24 January 2018
Science company Royal DSM has appointed Wilfrid Gambade as president of DSM Dyneema.
24 January 2018
Hair-thin OLED fibers could have fashion and healthcare applications.
24 January 2018David Bradley
New technique offers strong and resilient ultrafine polymer fibers with a range of applications.
24 January 2018Laurie Donaldson
Scientists have developed a water-absorbing metal-organic framework that can suck up to twice its weight in atmospheric moisture.
24 January 2018
Researchers have discovered a way to flip an iron-based superconductor between superconducting and non-superconducting states using a microscope.
24 January 2018
Researchers have found a way to produce a two-dimensional electron gas between insulating oxides on the semiconductor gallium arsenide.
23 January 2018
A crystal with an exterior case surrounding a rotating axis is the first proof that a single material can be both static and moving, or amphidynamic.
23 January 2018
The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) has launched a new training course to help support and develop the powder metallurgy sector.
23 January 2018
TFP plans to host a live webinar entitled ‘Enhancing Composite Fire Protection using Nonwovens’.
23 January 2018
The global carbon fiber market could reach US$4,650 million in the next four yeara, according to a report published by Reportbuyer.com.
23 January 2018
Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes or modified graphene nanoribbons could replace the platinum cathodes that currently reduce oxygen in fuel cells.
22 January 2018
An innovative platinum and copper alloy catalyst can convert methane from shale gas into hydrocarbon fuels without becoming coated in carbon.
22 January 2018
A novel process called gel electrospinning can produce ultrafine polymer fibers that are exceptionally strong and tough.
22 January 2018
Carbon company SGL Group has sold its 51% shareholding in the SGL Kümpers joint venture.
22 January 2018
Sandvik has completed its divestment Sandvik Process Systems to FAM AB.
22 January 2018
The topological insulator trisodium bismuthide can be as electronically smooth as the highest-quality graphene-based devices.
19 January 2018
The Sauber F1 Team has officially taken delivery of a 3D printer built by Additive Industries as part of a three-year technology partnership.
19 January 2018
AZL says that it has implemented adhesive-free bonding for FRP for the first time in large-series production with cycle times of less than three minutes.
19 January 2018
Spirit AeroSystem has unveiled plans to grow in fabrication and defense, each of which it says could exceed US$1 billion over the next five years.
19 January 2018
By conducting systematic studies, researchers have provided a quantitative picture of how surface conditions control the growth of metal nanocrystals.
19 January 2018
Researchers have developed the first single metalens able to focus the entire visible spectrum of light in the same spot and in high resolution.
18 January 2018
Hardmetals company Sandvik has signed an agreement to divest Hyperion to US-listed investment firm KKR for SEK4 billion.
18 January 2018
Scott Bader says that various products in its adhesives range have received ClassNK approvals.
18 January 2018
Spirit AeroSystems’s Advanced Technology Centre has reportedly developed an improved method for manufacturing composite parts.
18 January 2018
Additive manufacturing company Additive Industries has appointed a new director of operations & supply chain.
18 January 2018
A novel method for removing contaminants from carbon nanotubes has helped to reveal why their electrical properties are so difficult to measure.
18 January 2018
By utilizing flat coils with different shapes, scientists have adapted nuclear magnetic resonance to study nanomaterials and exotic states of matter.
17 January 2018
Asymmetrical polymer particles imprinted with DNA are able to bind together in a spatially defined manner for use in biomedicine and 'soft robotics'.
17 January 2018
We are delighted to launch a new Biennial Mid-Career Best European Polymer Journal Paper Award.
16 January 2018
Dr Huaxin Li, material/welding technical specialist at General Motors, talks about his role.
16 January 2018
John Catterall, executive director, Auto Steel Partnership, talks about his role.
16 January 2018
Mixer company Charles Ross says that it now offers protective light curtains.
16 January 2018
Aliancys has supplied a range of resin system for a firewater system forming part of a new motorway multi-level road tunnel in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
16 January 2018
Diab says that it has supplied a lightweight PET core for the new corporate headquarters of Spanish banking group Banco Popular Español, SA.
16 January 2018
Applying pressure at the nanoscale to two layers of graphene transforms them into a super-hard, diamond-like material, termed diamene.
16 January 2018
A method for encapsulating metals such as dysprosium and copper in a single layer of graphene could produce materials with novel properties.
16 January 2018
Metyx plans to exhibit acrylic painted glass fiber sculptures at JEC World 2018.
15 January 2018
Carbon fiber companies Solvay and deBotech have formed partnership with USA Bobsled and Skeleton.
15 January 2018
Additive manufacturing company Renishaw has created an additively manufactured sun dial for historic Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, UK.
15 January 2018
The transfer of energy from nanomaterials to molecules can go both ways, causing the nanomaterials to photoluminesce over long timescales.
15 January 2018
The board of directors of Arcam has applied for de-listing of the company's shares from Nasdaq Stockholm.
15 January 2018
Quantum effects allow samarium nickelate to mimic a shark's sixth sense, by detecting minute electric fields in salt water.
15 January 2018
Lithium-ion batteries designed to be safer in an accident.
12 January 2018Laurie Donaldson
Read our latest series and find out about materials science researchers in New Zealand and Australia.
12 January 2018
Dr Paul J. Wolcott, applications engineer additive manufacturing at General Motors talks about his role.
12 January 2018
Jellyfish-inspired triboelectric nanogenerator can harvest energy from waves and power sensors that can detect fluctuations in the water surface.
12 January 2018Cordelia Sealy
The EPMA reports that the Abstract Submission Deadline for the Euro PM2018 Congress and Exhibition is 24 January 2018.
12 January 2018
ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd says that it will be exhibiting for the first time at the Automotive World Show, taking place in Tokyo from 17-19 January.
12 January 2018
The organizers of the Composites in Sport 2018 conference have issued a call for speakers is now open.
12 January 2018
Comparing the results reported in thousands of papers about the properties of MOFs revealed that replicability could be a problem in material science.
12 January 2018
Scientists have engineered ‘artificial graphene’ by replicating, for the first time, the electronic structure of graphene with semiconducting materials.
12 January 2018
Adding water to asphalt-derived porous carbon produces a material that can adsorb more than two times its weight of carbon dioxide.
11 January 2018
Michelman and Engineered Fibers Technology LLC (EFT) plan to develop innovative solutions for specialty fibers and composites.
11 January 2018
Solvay says that it has signed an agreement with Boeing to supply composites and adhesives in support of the 777X airplane production.
11 January 2018
A nanotextured surface on a stainless steel alloy, produced by an electrochemical etching process, can kill bacteria while not harming mammalian cells.
11 January 2018
Electric eel inspires energy system for wearables.
11 January 2018David Bradley
Quick, split and make hydrogen from water.
11 January 2018David Bradley
Flexible stretchable bacterial bio-batteries.
10 January 2018David Bradley
Researchers have found a simple way to deposit magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles onto silica-coated gold nanorods for biomedical applications.
10 January 2018
3D tattoos light up for chemical sensing.
10 January 2018David Bradley
A new hyperlens crystal made from hexagonal boron nitride with isotopically pure boron can resolve features as small as 30nm in size.
10 January 2018
Improved DNA detection using nanopore sensors.
9 January 2018Laurie Donaldson
ASTM International has released a new video to shows its work in helping develop standards.
9 January 2018
America Makes has been awarded a grant to help commercialize Intellectual Property resulting from America Makes' project calls.
9 January 2018
UK composites company MPM has been awarded regional manufacturing champion at this year’s EEF Future Manufacturing Awards.
9 January 2018
Michelman has become a member of the University of Delaware’s Center for Composite Materials (UD-CCM) Industry Consortium.
9 January 2018
Two-step thermal reduction process boosts conductivity and mobility of reduced graphene oxide (RGO), opening up new potential applications.
9 January 2018Cordelia Sealy
Fabrication of the first-ever metallic glass nanotube arrays on a Si substrate by a simple lithography and sputter deposition process.
8 January 2018Cordelia Sealy
Solar power device like a double-glazed window offers new approach.
8 January 2018Laurie Donaldson
First technique capable of determining lithium metal plating during lithium ion battery charging reported in Materials Today.
5 January 2018
A new method based on vaporizing a frozen solution with a laser can create hybrid thin-film materials that would otherwise be impossible to make.
5 January 2018
Hexcel Corporation has reported 2018 revenue guidance for sales in the range of US$2.10 billion to US$2.20 billion.
5 January 2018
GE Additive has opened its first ‘Customer Experience Center’ in Munich, Germany.
5 January 2018
Michelman has launched a new website for the Indian packaging market.
5 January 2018
Batteries powered by sweat made completely from fabric
5 January 2018Laurie Donaldson
Novel bioactive nanocomposite hydrogel based on hyaluronic acid and self-assembled bisphosphonate-magnesium nanoparticles facilitates bone regeneration.
5 January 2018Cordelia Sealy
A new technique for 3D printing metals, which utilizes ultrafast cooling, can produce components with exceptional levels of strength and ductility.
5 January 2018
AM specialist Sintavia, has begun construction on a new 55,000 ft2 manufacturing facility located in Florida, USA.
4 January 2018
Ames Laboratory has improved on its 2016 performance and now exceeds expectations in a majority of the key performance areas measured by the DOE.
4 January 2018
Aliancys has announced a price increase for its complete product portfolio sold in Europe, the Middle East and India.
4 January 2018
Hexcel Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the aerospace and defense (A&D) business of Oxford Performance Materials (OPM).
4 January 2018
Adding a tiny amount of boron to a carbon-containing plasma can alter the grain size and electrical properties of the diamond film produced by the plasma.
4 January 2018
Using analytical techniques, scientists have discovered how the atomic structure of lithium-rich battery cathodes evolves during charging and discharging.
4 January 2018
Aliancys and JRD Polymers, based in India, have signed an agreement for the latter to distribute the full resins portfolio of Aliancys.
3 January 2018
Umicore has opened a production site to make cathode materials used in Li-Ion rechargeable batteries in Jiangmen, China.
3 January 2018
Scientists have developed a new method for produce semiconducting graphene nanoribbons by heating a specially-prepared polymer.
3 January 2018
Scientists have determined the mechanisms that cause tiny wires of molybdenum disulfide to extend into tungsten diselenide at their interface.
3 January 2018
Höganäs reports that it has signed an agreement to acquire H.C. Starck’s surface technology and ceramic powders division, STC.
2 January 2018
AOC has announced a price increase of US$0.05 per lb for all its products sold in Latin America.
2 January 2018
Chemicals company Lanxess says that it has made a global increase in the price of some of its dye products.
2 January 2018
Scientists have developed an entirely textile-based, bacteria-powered bio-battery that could one day be integrated into wearable electronics.
2 January 2018
Scientists have produced a ‘topological excitonic insulator’ for the first time by cooling stacked semiconductors to below 10K.
2 January 2018
Turkish composite specialist Kordsa has opened a new polyester yarn line at a plant in Izmit, Turkey.
1 January 2018
GE Sweden Holdings AB has agreed to acquire shares in Arcam for SEK 345 per share.
1 January 2018