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Researchers Come Up with Novel Mechanism for Degradation of Carbon Coating Under Extreme Conditions

Kazan Federal University and OFS found a mechanism of degradation of carbon coating under extreme conditions.

20 Oct 2021

New Feasible Method for Guarding Carbon Fiber Against Oxidation

Around five decades, manufacturers believed carbon fiber to be a dream material. Individual fibers are thinner than a strand of human hair, but they can be twisted together and fused with a matrix material to form a lightweight composite harder than steel, twice as stiff, and exhibit good heat conductivity.

27 Jul 2021

Color-Changing Threads in Sanitary Napkins can Help Diagnose Vulvovaginal Yeast Infections

The yeast Candida albicans can cause itchy, painful urinary tract and vaginal yeast infections. For women in low-resource settings who lack access to healthcare facilities, these infections create substantial social and economic burdens.

20 May 2021

The Type of Material and Fabric Layer Amount in COVID-19 Masks Matter

A new study by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has found that wearing a face mask can safeguard a person and others from Covid-19, but the kind of material and how many fabric layers are utilized can considerably influence the risk of exposure.

5 Apr 2021

DSM Introduces High-Performance Resin to Enable a Step Change in Wall Paints for High-Humidity Areas

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, today announces that it has launched a new resin, NeoCryl® HP-4000 for the EMEA market, to drive the performance of wall paints for high-humidity areas. Thanks to its perfect water vapor permeability and excellent water resistance properties, as well as its low volatile organic compound (VOC) content, NeoCryl® HP-4000 raises the bar for aesthetic and functional performance, processability, and sustainability.

From Royal DSM 9 Mar 2021

Rice Model may Pave Way for Stronger Nanotube Fibers

Carbon nanotube fibers are not nearly as strong as the nanotubes they contain, but Rice University researchers are working to close the gap.

20 Jan 2021

World-First Sustainable Alternative to Carbon-Fibre Revealed for Motorsport Crash Structures

YCOM and Bcomp have today announced the successful crash-test of a natural fibre Front Impact Absorbing Structure (FIAS) - the first of its kind.

From Bcomp Ltd. 22 Oct 2020

Tenax® Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Qualified by Collins Aerospace

Teijin Limited announced today that it has qualified its carbon fiber based materials Tenax®ThermoPlastic Woven Fabric (TPWF) and Tenax® ThermoPlastic Consolidated Laminate (TPCL) by Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corporation, one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft structural components.

From Teijin Limited 12 Oct 2020

Combination of Silk and Polymers Shows Promise for Durable Biomedical Implants

A group of researchers has combined silk, which can be used safely in the human body, with artificial compounds. This breakthrough has brought the team closer to producing novel implantable composite materials that have the best characteristics of both.

18 Aug 2020

Asia Direct Cable Consortium to Build New Asia Pacific Submarine Cable

NEC Corporation today announced that the Asia Direct Cable (ADC) Consortium is building a high-performance submarine cable connecting China (Hong Kong SAR and Guangdong Province), Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

11 Jun 2020

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Fibers News

Researchers Come Up with Novel Mechanism for Degradation of Carbon Coating Under Extreme Conditions

New Feasible Method for Guarding Carbon Fiber Against Oxidation

Color-Changing Threads in Sanitary Napkins can Help Diagnose Vulvovaginal Yeast Infections

The Type of Material and Fabric Layer Amount in COVID-19 Masks Matter

DSM Introduces High-Performance Resin to Enable a Step Change in Wall Paints for High-Humidity Areas

Rice Model may Pave Way for Stronger Nanotube Fibers

World-First Sustainable Alternative to Carbon-Fibre Revealed for Motorsport Crash Structures

Tenax® Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Qualified by Collins Aerospace

Combination of Silk and Polymers Shows Promise for Durable Biomedical Implants

Asia Direct Cable Consortium to Build New Asia Pacific Submarine Cable

A Platform Approach to Scientific Data Flow Management: Everything You Need to Know

Advancing Laboratory Collaboration - Connexus®

Discussing Market Expansion and Business Strategy with PerkinElmer

Revontium™: Compact XRF Spectrometer

UV Cure Dielectric Sensor: Precision Monitoring for UV Cured Resins with Quick-Connect Fixture

Top Loading Furnaces From Deltech

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How Isolation Works in a Simple Mass-Spring-Damper System

Fiber Orientation and Distribution Measurement in a Composite Polymer

Determining 31 Elements in Soil

Nasal Spray Device Measurement Using Laser Diffraction and the Spraytec

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Fibers News

A Platform Approach to Scientific Data Flow Management: Everything You Need to Know

Advancing Laboratory Collaboration - Connexus®

Discussing Market Expansion and Business Strategy with PerkinElmer

1Overcoming Challenges in Solid-State Sodium Battery Production

2Microbial Platform for Producing Biodegradable Polylactide Modifiers

3Transforming Carbon Dioxide and Lignin Into Biodegradable Polymers

4New Recipes for Improved Battery Materials

5The Future of High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries

6A Greener Way of Producing Ammonia

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