As the automotive industry continues to develop and refine its range of products and specifications to meet the ever changing requirements of global markets, both economy and green credentials are now key buying considerations for many consumers.
By Nick Gilbert
27 May 2013
Unlike iron, which has been in use for over a thousand years, stainless steel is a relative newcomer to the materials science world, having first been produced only 100 years ago.
By G.P. Thomas
17 May 2013
Rotational moulding is a method used for producing hollow plastic products. It is also referred to as rotamoulding, roto casting or rotomoulding. It is one of the fastest growing sectors of the plastics industry in the last 10 years.
Transparency is a physical property that we observe every day, though perhaps it is not one that we give a huge amount of thought to. Also known as diaphaneity or pellucidity, transparency in materials allows light to pass through unaffected, thus making them see-though.
By G.P. Thomas
6 May 2013
Aluminium gallium arsenide AlxGa1-xAs) is a semiconductor material having almost the same lattice constant as gallium arsenide but a bigger bandgap.
A catalytic converter is a vehicle emissions control device that is used to convert toxic byproducts of combustion to less toxic substances by performing catalyzed chemical reactions. The reactions tend to vary depending on the type of catalyst installed. What materials are used in catalytic converters?
By G.P. Thomas
1 May 2013
Ferrography is an analytical technique that has been widely applied to understand the process of machine wear since the 1970s. Today, analytical ferrography is one of the most powerful diagnostic tools in oil analysis.
3D Printing, as the name suggests, is a process wherein a solid three-dimensional object is printed layer by layer from raw material, which could potentially lead to a whole new era in manufacturing. The process is also known as additive manufacturing or desktop fabrication.
Gallium antimonide (GaSb) is a semiconductor made of antimony and gallium belonging to the III to V semiconductor family.
Cadmium sulfide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula CdS. It is a yellow solid and a semiconductor of electricity. It occurs in nature with two different polymorphs, cubic hawleyite and hexagonal greenockite.