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Simple Electrical Doping Method Could Minimize Cost of Organic PV and Polymer Solar Cells

A simple solution-based electrical doping method could help decrease the cost of organic electronic devices and polymer solar cells, potentially broadening the usage for these technologies.

6 Dec 2016

Apple Plans to Develop Self-Driving Cars

Apple has, for the first time, acknowledged that it is planning to develop self-driving cars. In a letter to the US transport regulators, plus an accompanying statement, Apple confirmed it was investing in automated vehicles which could bring "significant societal benefits," such as preventing millions of road accidents and deaths every year.

6 Dec 2016

SGL Group Awarded €7 Million to Develop New Generation of Fuel Cells for Automotive Sector

SGL Carbon SE is a partner in the joint development project INSPIRE, which has been funded with a €7 million award from Europe’s Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) and will run for three years.

6 Dec 2016

GKN Aerospace Finalizes Machining Contract for AECC CAE Jet Engine Programme

GKN Aerospace has finalised a machining contract to provide development parts of turbine rear frame (TRF) for Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) Commercial Aero Engine’s (CAE) new high-bypass turbofan jet engine programme.

6 Dec 2016

TeraRecon Partners with WhiteClouds to Offer New 3D Print Packs

TeraRecon, a leader in advanced visualization, together with WhiteClouds — the world’s largest full-color 3D printing cloud provider announced a technological and workflow breakthrough resulting in the ability to print models of unmatched detail directly from the TeraRecon software.

6 Dec 2016

Belgian Chocolatier Callebaut, byFlow Join Forces to Develop Revolutionary 3D Chocolate Printer

Edible 3D printed creations are no longer just something you wish for after watching a few episodes of Star Trek. 3D printed popsicles are available, and let’s not forget about the Magic Candy Factory, the world’s first 3D gummy candy printer.

6 Dec 2016

New Interactive Design Tool Enables Users to Create Functional 3D-Printed Wind Instruments

A research team from Autodesk and Dartmouth College has developed a new interactive design tool called "Printone," which provides users with the ability to create functional 3-D printed wind instruments in any shape or form using interactive sound simulation feedback.

6 Dec 2016

Low-Cost 3D-Printing Technology Could be Used for Clinical Prototyping

In nuclear medicine, the goal is to keep radiation exposure at a minimum, while obtaining quality images. Optimal dosing for individual patients can be difficult to determine.

6 Dec 2016

Industrial CT Helps Research into Green Energy Solutions

DTU Energy, the department of energy conversion and storage that is part of the Technical University of Denmark, has purchased high flux CT (computed tomography) equipment from Nikon Metrology to investigate energy-related materials non-destructively, such as those found in batteries, electrolysis cells and fuel cells.

From Nikon Metrology 6 Dec 2016

Strem and Purolite Sign Distribution Agreement for Chelating Resins, Enzyme Carrier Resins and Immobilized Enzymes

Strem Chemicals, Inc., a manufacturer of specialty chemicals for research and development, and Purolite, a manufacturer of ion exchange resins, are proud to announce the signing of a distribution agreement. As a result ...

From Strem Chemicals 6 Dec 2016

Infrared Instrumentation Leader Secures Exclusive Use Of Vantablack Coating

Exclusive rights to the use of ultra-black Vantablack S-VIS surface coating in blackbody calibration sources has been agreed between Surrey NanoSystems and Santa Barbara Infrared. The unparalleled broadband absorp...

5 Dec 2016

Delphi and Mobileye Partner to Speed Up Development of Fully Autonomous Vehicles

Autonomous vehicles have the ability to self-drive by just a touch of a button. A technology that was once only a dream by science fiction fans and have only been seen on movies and books.

5 Dec 2016

Researchers Develop Efficient and Stable Ternary Solar Cells Using Low-Cost Materials

Researchers in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Germany and the US have succeeded in making highly efficient and stable ternary solar cells by combining two non-fullerene acceptors with a cheap and readily available donor semiconducting polymer called P3HT and a high-efficiency low-bandgap polymer called PCE10 in a single-layer bulk-heterojunction device.

5 Dec 2016

Materia Offers Proxima Thermoset Norbornene Resins for Subsea Thermal Insulation

Audrey Leon speaks with California-based Materia about a resin the firm hopes will make waves for subsea thermal insulation and other deepwater buoyancy applications.

5 Dec 2016

Bruker Introduces D8 ADVANCE Plus XRD Solution for Analysis of Diverse Samples

Bruker AXS introduces the D8 ADVANCE Plus™– a new member of the D8 ADVANCE family of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) solutions.

5 Dec 2016

Materials Science News

Simple Electrical Doping Method Could Minimize Cost of Organic PV and Polymer Solar Cells

Apple Plans to Develop Self-Driving Cars

SGL Group Awarded €7 Million to Develop New Generation of Fuel Cells for Automotive Sector

GKN Aerospace Finalizes Machining Contract for AECC CAE Jet Engine Programme

TeraRecon Partners with WhiteClouds to Offer New 3D Print Packs

Belgian Chocolatier Callebaut, byFlow Join Forces to Develop Revolutionary 3D Chocolate Printer

New Interactive Design Tool Enables Users to Create Functional 3D-Printed Wind Instruments

Low-Cost 3D-Printing Technology Could be Used for Clinical Prototyping

Industrial CT Helps Research into Green Energy Solutions

Strem and Purolite Sign Distribution Agreement for Chelating Resins, Enzyme Carrier Resins and Immobilized Enzymes

Infrared Instrumentation Leader Secures Exclusive Use Of Vantablack Coating

Delphi and Mobileye Partner to Speed Up Development of Fully Autonomous Vehicles

Researchers Develop Efficient and Stable Ternary Solar Cells Using Low-Cost Materials

Materia Offers Proxima Thermoset Norbornene Resins for Subsea Thermal Insulation

Bruker Introduces D8 ADVANCE Plus XRD Solution for Analysis of Diverse Samples

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