Techtex, the fastest growing privately-owned non woven textile company in the UK, has launched a new product called 'Weathertight Durable Roof Underlay.'
Based in Manchester, in the UK Techtex has launched th...
You could hardly find greater contrasts in one and the same team. Plastic is light and inexpensive, but insulates electric current. Metal is resilient and conducts electricity, but it is also expensive and heavy.
On 10 – 12 November, Risø DTU and Kathmandu Power and Energy Group brought together experts in Nepal from all parts of the world to discuss materials for wind turbines in poor and isolated rural areas. The wor...
hrough the controlled freezing of suspensions in water of an aluminum oxide (alumina) and the addition of a well known polymer, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), a team of researchers has produced ceramics that are 300 times tougher than their constituent components.
From innovative components to fully automated solutions – the 17th testXpo Forum for Materials Testing covered every aspect of testing technology.
Gurit, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced composite materials, introduces measures to temporarily adjust the workforce in its Canadian structural foam production. The order intake now indicates a delay of s...
In addition to its iridescent beauty, mother of pearl, or nacre, the inner lining of the shells of abalone, mussels and certain other mollusks, is also renowned for an amazing strength and toughness that has been a long-standing mystery.
Research chemists at the University
of Warwick have devised an elegant process which simply and cheaply covers
small particles of polymer with a layer of silica-based nanoparticles. The final
result provides a highly versatile material that can be used to create a range
of high performance materials such as: self healing paints, and clever packaging
that can be tailored to let precise levels of water, air or both pass in a particular
direction.
Schmitz Cargobull showcased the first compressed-air tank made of plastic for truck trailers at the International Motor Show (IAA) for Commercial Vehicles in Hannover, Germany in September of 2008.
Frost & Sullivan finds that the World Nanoparticles In Composites Market earned revenues of $33.7 million in 2006 and estimates this to reach $144.6 million in 2013. If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which...
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