Researchers at the Beijing Key Laboratory of CryoBiomedical Engineering described a new 3D printing method using low melting metal alloy ink. The melting point of the alloy is slightly more than the room temperature. This liquid-phase printing technique is suitable for the manufacture of a conductive metal product in various dimensions. Unlike the traditional 3D printing, the liquid-phase printing technique is devoid of the air cooling process that results in oxidation of the metal.
By Stuart Milne
30 Sep 2014
Researchers from multiple institutions have joined together in an endeavor to develop better multicomponent catalytic processes and materials for producing more effective and cost-effective materials such as polymers and chemicals. The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $1.5 million for this project under the Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future initiative.
By Stuart Milne
30 Sep 2014
Scientists working at Ångström Laboratory at the Uppsala University, Sweden have developed a new environment-friendly battery prototype using resources from pine resin and alfalfa (lucerne seed) coupled with a smart recycling approach. Their concept could very well become an alternate option to present-day lithium batteries that have its share of environmental issues.
By Stuart Milne
30 Sep 2014
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have used a rapid gene sequencing technique to measure nanoscopic structures. Using a technique known as a ‘nanopore translocation’, nanoscale rods and spheres were passed through a very small hole in a thin membrane in order to determine the surface electrical properties of the structures.
EOS founder Dr Hans J. Langer, one of the most influential members of the AM and 3D Printing world, to hold a keynote speech at the TCT conference on 30th September.
NIST researchers have created a new technique to investigate the complex internal structures of microscopic batteries.
By Alexander Chilton
29 Sep 2014
Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) have developed a specialised wavelength dispersive spectrometer which can help to accurately detect light elements when using an electron microscope.
By Alexander Chilton
29 Sep 2014
The researchers from the University of Huddersfield have collaborated with the Kunming University of Science and Technology (KUST) in order to perform a detailed analysis of the Friction Stir Welding (FSW) technique.
A research team from The University of Texas have produced a breakthrough technology in the field of wearable computers with self-sufficient power sources. More immediately this could be used in smartphones to extend their battery life.
By Alexander Chilton
29 Sep 2014
Researchers have developed a new method to manufacture cement that is more greener and stronger. Concrete is widely used as a construction material and is significant contributor of greenhouse-gas emissions leading to global warming. Cement is a major component of concrete.
An international team of researchers from Rice University, Marseille University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed atom-scale computational models to enhance the properties of concrete for general applications.
With the objective of revolutionizing astronomy education, the Space Telescope Science Institute researchers, Antonella Nota and Carol Christian, convert Hubble Space Telescope pictures into tactile 3-D images using 3D printers in order to help visually impaired people to explore space objects.
By Stuart Milne
29 Sep 2014
Researchers at Berkeley Lab have used bimetallic nanoparticles as a catalyst in the process for reduction of carbon dioxide. Chemist Peidong Yang of the Materials Sciences Division at Berkeley Lab has led the study.
A team of researchers has analyzed a new approach for tuning of gallium arsenide (GaAs). This material possesses natural semiconducting properties. The nanoparticle and nanowire form of GaAs can be used in applications where silicon is being presently used, such as in the manufacture of optoelectronics and solar cells.
By Stuart Milne
29 Sep 2014
Researchers belonging to Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (Bonn, Germany), University of Cologne (Germany), and the Cornell University (USA) have discovered a “branched” carbon-bearing molecule in interstellar space for the very first time.
By Stuart Milne
27 Sep 2014