Imagine a TV screen that hangs on the wall like a poster and rolls up like a window shade — or a smartphone that can fold up and fit into a pocket. It may sound like science fiction, but those technological marvels are moving closer to reality, thanks to advances toward development of flexible batteries that could power a new genre of electronics devices.
Notwithstanding decades of RnD and first applications, the electroactive polymer (EAP) market hasn’t reached maturity yet. There is a range of characteristics, such as performance and long-term stability which require further development and improvement for these polymers to be able to meet the requirements of each application.
Seven years ago, Duke University engineers demonstrated the first working invisibility cloak in complex laboratory experiments. Now it appears creating a simple cloak has become a lot simpler.
As the sun-powered Solar Impulse aircraft begins its flight “Across America,” it not only carries lightweight, high-strength and energy-efficient products from Solvay, it also carries the imaginations and technical skills of scores of Solvay researchers, engineers and technicians whose innovations help to make the flight possible.
Tosoh Bioscience LLC has announced the availability of the GPC Glossary and Column Selection Guide app, which offers easy access to 200 Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) terms and a GPC column selection wizard for prec...
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Electroactive Polymers and Devices 2013-2018: Forecasts, Technologies, Players" report to their offering.
Effective March 2013 Thomas Oury is appointed Director DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers for the region Europe, Middle East and Africa. He is following Heike van de Kerkhoff who took over the role as Business Director DuPont Titanium Technologies.
Kamil Kaloush recently received the Outstanding Research Award from the Rubber Pavements Association for his contributions to advancements in asphalt rubber technology, particularly in the areas of performance testing of the material and demonstrating its environmental benefits.
Toray Industries, Inc. (headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President, CEO & COO: Akihiro Nikkaku; hereinafter "Toray") today jointly announced with Genomatica, Inc. (headquarters: San Diego, California, U.S.; CEO: Christophe Schilling), a leading company in renewable chemicals process technology,that Toray has successfully made a partially bio-based PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) using 1,4-butanediol (BDO) made with Genomatica's bio-based process technology.
Zwick / Roell Pendulum Testers Determine Material’s Toughness, Ability to Absorb Energy
The role of impact testing in the characterization of high performance plastics continues to grow along with industry require...
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