Materials Science News

RSS

Researchers Create 3D-Printed Bio-Inspired Interlocking Sutures

Researchers and professors at McGill University in Canada have worked with 3D printing a number of times, using the technology to 3D print better hip replacements, and even more absurd-sounding items, like building a 3D printed tiger out of ice and a 3D printed statue of Canada’s 7th Prime Minister out of polyurethane foam and shaving cream

13 Mar 2017

Physicists Generate Fully Controllable Quasiparticles that Record Data at Room Temperature

Russian physicists and their European colleagues learned to generate excitons by changing the light parameters. The excitons are quasiparticles which are fully-controllable and helped to record information at room temperature.

10 Mar 2017

OIST Professors Examine Stability of Magnetic Chains Under Influence of Gravity

Magnetic balls provide exciting avenues for exploring many fundamental phenomena in physics. They can be assembled by hand into chains and more complex structures and used to model the properties of unstretchable materials that, like paper, crumple under certain loading conditions.

10 Mar 2017

New Chemical Form of Plutonium Paves Way for Additional Transuranic Revelations

Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory in collaboration with the University of California - Irvine (UCI) have uncovered a significant new chemical attribute of plutonium, the identification and structural verification of the +2 oxidation state in a molecular system.

10 Mar 2017

New Method Could Predict How Atoms Diffuse in Other Materials

The movement of atoms in solids controls everything.

10 Mar 2017

Robinson Brothers appoints Swan Chemical Inc. as Exclusive Distributor for Robac Technology in US and Canada.

Swan Chemical Inc. (SCI) continues to grow its rubber masterbatch and additive market presence with the addition of the Robac Technology product range.

From Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. 10 Mar 2017

New Innovative Measurement Technologies for 3D Surface Metrology

Sensofar Metrology has developed two new innovative measurement technology features that take great advantage of Sensofar’s utilisation of a microdisplay in their 3-in-1 S-line 3D surface metrology systems.

From Sensofar Metrology 10 Mar 2017

Leapfrog Bold Successfully 3D Prints Using Plastic Polypropylene Filament

3D printer manufacturer Leapfrog, known for its Creatr line of 3D printers, introduced its latest desktop 3D printer, the Leapfrog Bolt, just a few months ago.

10 Mar 2017

Morgan Advanced Materials Launches Kiln Furniture at Ceramics Expo, in a First for US Market

This year’s Ceramics Expo has been chosen for the launch of a brand new range of kiln furniture from Morgan Advanced Materials, suited to the production of catalytic converters and diesel particulate filters (DPFs).

From Morgan Advanced Materials 9 Mar 2017

Screening and Quantification for Heavy Metals in Cosmetics Using ED-XRF Analyzers Is Detailed in New Application Brief

The screening and quantification for heavy metals in cosmetics using energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) analyzers is detailed in a new application brief available to download at http://bit.ly/2mAdFRm

From SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH 9 Mar 2017

Method for Measuring Weak or Nonexistent Magnetic Fields Holds Promise for Next-Generation Computing Devices

A team of researchers at the University of Iowa have proposed a new method to detect and measure materials that emit weak magnetic signals or do not have a magnetic field at all.

9 Mar 2017

Lucifer Furnaces Equips R. Hueter with Benchtop Oven for Heat Treating with Nitrogen

R. Hueter Co, Beverly Massachusetts, a northeast CNC machine shop specializing in male and female RF connector contact production has added a Lucifer Furnaces’ heat treating oven to meet their growing heat treating needs.

From Lucifer Furnaces 9 Mar 2017

Researchers Successfully Create Exotic Time Crystals Using Theories Developed at Princeton University

Time crystals may sound like something from science fiction, having more to do with time travel or Dr. Who.

9 Mar 2017

NRL Researchers Develop Transparent Thermoplastic Elastomer Armor

WASHINGTON. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) research chemists developed and patented a transparent thermoplastic elastomer armor to reduce weight, inherent in most bullet-resistant glass, while maintaining ballistic properties.

9 Mar 2017

New Method Could Enable Creation of Biodegradable and Petroleum-Free Plastics

US startup Mango Materials is testing a new process for biodegradable plastics at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit.

9 Mar 2017

News Categories

Editorial Highlights

Materials Science News

Researchers Create 3D-Printed Bio-Inspired Interlocking Sutures

Physicists Generate Fully Controllable Quasiparticles that Record Data at Room Temperature

OIST Professors Examine Stability of Magnetic Chains Under Influence of Gravity

New Chemical Form of Plutonium Paves Way for Additional Transuranic Revelations

New Method Could Predict How Atoms Diffuse in Other Materials

Robinson Brothers appoints Swan Chemical Inc. as Exclusive Distributor for Robac Technology in US and Canada.

New Innovative Measurement Technologies for 3D Surface Metrology

Leapfrog Bold Successfully 3D Prints Using Plastic Polypropylene Filament

Morgan Advanced Materials Launches Kiln Furniture at Ceramics Expo, in a First for US Market

Screening and Quantification for Heavy Metals in Cosmetics Using ED-XRF Analyzers Is Detailed in New Application Brief

Method for Measuring Weak or Nonexistent Magnetic Fields Holds Promise for Next-Generation Computing Devices

Lucifer Furnaces Equips R. Hueter with Benchtop Oven for Heat Treating with Nitrogen

Researchers Successfully Create Exotic Time Crystals Using Theories Developed at Princeton University

NRL Researchers Develop Transparent Thermoplastic Elastomer Armor

New Method Could Enable Creation of Biodegradable and Petroleum-Free Plastics

News Categories

Advancing Natural Gas Quality Monitoring With Multi-Gas Analysis

Advancing Laser Diffraction: Integrating Imaging, Robustness, and Automation With the Litesizer DIF

Advancing Materials Testing Through Diagnostic Sales and Custom Engineering Solutions

The AIMsight FTIR Microscope for Microsample Analysis

The ARES-G3 Rheometer for High-Precision Rheology Data

DECTRIS POLLUX X-Ray Detector for Laboratories - Versatility Meets Performance

Editorial Highlights

Engineering Solutions for Modern Oil and Gas

Flare Stacks in Oil & Gas Safety

The Carbon Cost: Rethinking Modern Materials

Sponsored Content

Precision Matters: Expanding Role of Melt Flow Indexing in Material Science

A Complete Guide to Containment, Size Reduction and Processing Technology

Key Design Factors for Board-Level Electrical Insulators

Microstructural Characterization Strategies for Advanced Aerospace Materials