The onset of COVID-19 worldwide highlighted the need for more and better hygiene infrastructure. A British company, BioInteractions, is leading the charge with its innovative antimicrobial medical materials.
With the worldly population reaching an all-time high, the demand for food has been growing exponentially. This escalation in demand is causing the food industry to also grow worldwide, resulting in the industry witnessing various types of challenges and complexities.
By Ibtisam Abbasi
24 Nov 2021
Lasers have been used to weld together plastic parts for decades, but until recently the technology had one major disadvantage: it could not be used to weld clear polymers.
By Brett Smith
22 Nov 2021
Laser surface engineering methods apply precise laser energy to metal surfaces to increase hardness and wear resistance. A recent study published in Metals found that combining laser surface engineering techniques with nitriding created superior wear resistance for AISI P21 steel used for plastic molds.
By Ben Pilkington
22 Nov 2021
Plastic waste is seriously harming our planet’s health. Single-use, broken, lost, and discarded plastic items alike do not decompose in nature, instead polluting our soil and waterways for thousands of years.
By Ben Pilkington
22 Nov 2021
Polymer-based dielectrics are widely used in different electrical and electronic devices like capacitors, power transmission cables, and microchips. To adapt to different work conditions, a range of distinct properties like dielectric and thermal parameters are desired for polymers, which can be tuned by customizing the chemical and morphological structure or adding nanofillers/additives to form nanocomposites.
By Skyla Baily
11 Nov 2021
This article considers the quantization of bilayer graphene, based on research published in the Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials.
By Akhlaqul Karomah
18 Nov 2021
New research looks at the superconducting properties of indium selenide films to assess their viability in spintronic devices.
By Robert Lea
18 Nov 2021
Non-crimp fabrics like METYX’s glass fiber fabric range are becoming increasingly sought after in the advanced manufacturing industry, with applications in many sectors.
For hundreds of thousands of years, humans have been using different techniques to increase the strength of natural wood, but in a recent groundbreaking study, researchers from the University of Maryland unveiled a process that was capable of making wood as hard as steel.
By Brett Smith
17 Nov 2021