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Arkema: New Center for Additive Manufacturing Based on High-performance Polymers

Arkema has inaugurated a new Global Center of Excellence for 3D Printing within its Cerdato Research & Development Center in Serquigny, Normandy (France).

From Arkema Inc. 22 Nov 2019

Xometry Supplies Adds Plastics to Materials Offering

Xometry, the largest on-demand marketplace for custom manufacturing, today announced the addition of Acetal Copolymer Plastics to the Xometry Supplies eCommerce marketplace.

From Xometry 18 Nov 2019

Tubulane-Like Polymer Structures Stop Bullets Better than Solid Materials

Diamond is the hardest known material. But a lightweight material full of holes is almost as hard as diamonds, as evidenced by the mere dents marked by speeding bullets.

14 Nov 2019

Stretchable, Degradable Semiconductors

To seamlessly integrate electronics with the natural world, materials are needed that are both stretchable and degradable –– for example, flexible medical devices that conform to the surfaces of internal organs, but that dissolve and disappear when no longer needed.

14 Nov 2019

Avantium and R&F Chemical to Co-produce Renewable Polymers for PEF Applications

Avantium Renewable Polymers and R&F Chemical announce their marketing and development partnership for high-value markets for PEF in electronics and smart packaging in Korea.

From Avantium 13 Nov 2019

Curtin-Devised Plastic Films to Benefit Food Industry and Environment

Curtin researchers have developed eco-friendly films that when used in food packaging can prolong the shelf life of fruits such as avocados and peaches, offering huge potential benefits to fresh produce growers and retailers as well as the environment.

13 Nov 2019

New Way to Produce Sticky Polymer Microparticles with Hierarchical Branching

New research from North Carolina State University (NC State) has shown that unique materials with distinct properties akin to those of gecko feet – the ability to stick to just about any surface – can be created by harnessing liquid-driven chaos to produce soft polymer microparticles with hierarchical branching on the micro- and nanoscale.

11 Nov 2019