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Bioengineers Develop New Biomaterial to Prevent Uncontrolled Bleeding

Clinicians often use small metallic coils to treat gastrointestinal bleeding, aneurysm or other such uncontrollable hemorrhaging. These coils can be inserted into a blood vessel permanently and prevent further bleeding. However, there are certain limitations to such coils.

17 Nov 2016

Wolfprint 3D Aims to Bring User’s Face into VR and Video Games Through Egg-Shaped Luna Scanner

Corey is a 3D printing enthusiast with an interest in all tech news and the wider impact of additive manufacturing.

17 Nov 2016

Berlin Mitte Power Plant Uses 3D-Printed Components in GE Natural Gas Turbine

A heating power plant near Berlin, Germany is pioneering the use of 3D printed parts in its operations and has so far demonstrated promising results.

17 Nov 2016

OR Laser Releases New Tabletop Plastic Welding System for R&D or Small-Series Production

OR Laser is now releasing “ORLAS TT”, a new tabletop plastic welding system that was specially developed for quasi-simultaneous welding of plastics for R&D or small-series production.

17 Nov 2016

MakerGear Awarded Top Spot in 2017 Global 3D Printer Index

MakerGear, an Ohio-based manufacturer of 3D printers, ranked #1 in the world for their MakerGear M2 desktop 3D printer in the 2017 global 3D Printer Index published by 3D Hubs.

17 Nov 2016

Raman Spectroscopy Helps Researchers Compare Quality of Engineered Cartilage Material with Human Cartilage

Taking "chemical photographs" of the cartilage between joints and comparing it to engineered versions could lead to better implants, say researchers.

17 Nov 2016

Total, Corbion Join Forces to Produce and Market Polylactic Polymers

Total and Corbion are joining forces to develop bioplastics by creating a 50/50 joint venture to produce and market polylactic (PLA) polymers.

17 Nov 2016

Morgan Advanced Materials Doubles Service Life of China’s High Speed Rail Network

The service life of China’s world leading high speed rail network has been successfully doubled with the application of electrical current collectors from Morgan Advanced Materials.

From Morgan Advanced Materials 16 Nov 2016

New Technology Could Improve Efficiency of Photovoltaic Cells by Nearly 70%

Researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have created an innovative technology that could improve photovoltaic (PV) cell efficiency by nearly 70%. This breakthrough development could help to overcome current technological limitations to harnessing solar power to fulfill the global energy consumption demands.

16 Nov 2016

New Method Has Potential to Link Biological Materials and Electronic Devices

The ability to engineer a functional hybrid system that can connect and swap data between biological systems, just like neurons in the brain, and manmade electronic devices is one of the greatest challenges in rehabilitation or cognitive neurosciences.

16 Nov 2016

ANU Researchers Find New Way to Make High Efficiency Perovskite Solar Cells

Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a new method to make high efficiency semi-transparent perovskite solar cells. This research breakthrough could lead to cheaper and more efficient solar electricity.

16 Nov 2016

Simplify Cleanliness Analysis with the OLYMPUS CIX100 Turnkey Technical Cleanliness Solution

The OLYMPUS CIX100 technical cleanliness control system is designed to meet the cleanliness requirements of both modern industry and national and international directives for evaluating particulate contamination of manufactured components and parts.

16 Nov 2016

Berkeley Lab Method to Image Solar Cells in 3D

Next-generation solar cells made of super-thin films of semiconducting material have a lot of potential as they are relatively economical and flexible enough to be used almost anywhere.

16 Nov 2016

New Energy-Efficient Mobile and Stationary SOMOS® Resin Dryers

ProTec Polymer Processing, the international system supplier to the plastics industry, presents the new energy-efficient SOMOS® RDT and RDM resin dryers.

From ProTec Polymer Processing 16 Nov 2016

The LEC-7338: SFF Surveillance Platform with Intel® BayTrail CPU

The LEC-7338, running on Intel® Celeron® J1900, is a SFF box PC that offers quad-core processing power, dual 2.5" HDD/SSD drive bays (RAID 0/1) and a generous I/O interface for video-heavy commercial applications such as physical security and retail surveillance.

16 Nov 2016