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Low-VOC waterborne technology from Bayer enables primer coating with excellent adhesion

Successfully painting traditionally difficult-to-coat substrates used in a wide range of commercial and industrial applications is now much easier due to a Bayer MaterialScience LLC advance in waterborne primer coating r...

27 Feb 2014

Landec Expands Commercial Applications for BreatheWay Technology Packaging Solutions

Landec Corporation, a materials science company that develops and markets innovative and patented products for healthy living applications in food and biomedical markets, is expanding commercial applications for its patented BreatheWay® technology packaging solutions.

26 Feb 2014

Alcoa Among 60 Founding Members of ‘National Lightweight and Modern Metals Innovation Institute’

Alcoa, a global leader in lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing, is a founding member of the country’s first manufacturing institute focused solely on light metals: the National Lightweight and Modern Metals Innovation Institute in Detroit, Michigan. The institute was formally unveiled by President Obama during an event in Washington today.

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 26 Feb 2014

INFICON Awarded Golden Gas Award for their Micro GC Fusion Gas Analyzer

INFICON has been selected to receive the prestigious Golden Gas Award for 2014, presented annually by Gases & Instrumentation International Magazine to recognize significant new products for their ability to solve an important challenge for the gas industry.

From INFICON Inc. 26 Feb 2014

First Known Biological Occurrence of ‘Disordered Hyperuniformity State’ Found in Chicken's Eye

Along with eggs, soup and rubber toys, the list of the chicken's most lasting legacies may eventually include advanced materials such as self-organizing colloids, or optics that can transmit light with the efficiency of a crystal and the flexibility of a liquid.

25 Feb 2014

Powerful Artificial Muscles Created from Ordinary Fishing Line and Sewing Thread

An international team led by The University of Texas at Dallas has discovered that ordinary fishing line and sewing thread can be cheaply converted to powerful artificial muscles.

21 Feb 2014

Long Term Study Reveals Safety of Nickel-Titanium Alloy Implants

Jena (Germany) A trousers button, a coin or a watch can be dangerous for people with a nickel allergy. Approximately 1 in 10 Germans is allergic to the metal. "This raises the question of the safety of medical implants containing nickel," explains Professor Dr. Markus Rettenmayr of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany).

19 Feb 2014

Backpack with Piezoelectric Material Generates Power through Flapping of Bird’s Wings

A bird flapping its wings or a fish’s deep dive may be pictures of nature in action, but in their elegant simplicity Michael Shafer sees the complex challenges of merging technology with a biological system.

17 Feb 2014

University of Chicago Professor to Lecture on Granular Materials at AAAS Meeting

Pour sand from a bucket and it flows like a liquid, but stand on it and it supports weight like a solid. This unusual behavior is a property of granular materials, and it is one of the reasons Heinrich Jaeger, the William J. and Alicia Townsend Friedman Professor in Physics at the University of Chicago, has chosen to focus on these types of materials in his research.

17 Feb 2014

OBB Launches New Video Demonstration of the Quattro-IITM Spectrofluorometer and Phosphorimeter

Optical Building Blocks Corporation (OBB) announces the introduction of a new video demonstration of the Quattro-IITM Spectrofluorometer and Phosphorimeter. The Quattro™ is a new bench-top luminescence spectrome...

From Optical Building Blocks 17 Feb 2014

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Materials Science News

Low-VOC waterborne technology from Bayer enables primer coating with excellent adhesion

Landec Expands Commercial Applications for BreatheWay Technology Packaging Solutions

Alcoa Among 60 Founding Members of ‘National Lightweight and Modern Metals Innovation Institute’

INFICON Awarded Golden Gas Award for their Micro GC Fusion Gas Analyzer

First Known Biological Occurrence of ‘Disordered Hyperuniformity State’ Found in Chicken's Eye

Powerful Artificial Muscles Created from Ordinary Fishing Line and Sewing Thread

Long Term Study Reveals Safety of Nickel-Titanium Alloy Implants

Backpack with Piezoelectric Material Generates Power through Flapping of Bird’s Wings

University of Chicago Professor to Lecture on Granular Materials at AAAS Meeting

OBB Launches New Video Demonstration of the Quattro-IITM Spectrofluorometer and Phosphorimeter

How can Charge Photometry be Used for Battery Screening and Development?

Comparing Computed Radiography and Digital Detector Arrays

How the RSC is Empowering the Future of Chemical Sciences

ATS Series 3110/3210 - Lab Furnaces

Revontium™: Compact XRF Spectrometer

UV Cure Dielectric Sensor: Precision Monitoring for UV Cured Resins with Quick-Connect Fixture

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Observation of Paraffin Wax Crystallization in Lubricating Oils Using Scanning Electron Microscopy

Enhancing Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Efficiency

How Isolation Works in a Simple Mass-Spring-Damper System

Fiber Orientation and Distribution Measurement in a Composite Polymer

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Materials Science News

How can Charge Photometry be Used for Battery Screening and Development?

Comparing Computed Radiography and Digital Detector Arrays

How the RSC is Empowering the Future of Chemical Sciences

1Overcoming Challenges in Solid-State Sodium Battery Production

2Transforming Carbon Dioxide and Lignin Into Biodegradable Polymers

3A Greener Way of Producing Ammonia

4Advancement of 3D Printing with New Plastic Coating

5New Recipes for Improved Battery Materials

6Making Stronger and Safer Lithium Batteries

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