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Sandvik AM Achieves ISO 13485:2016 Medical Certification for Titanium Powder Plant

Sandvik’s new powder plant in Sweden has recently received the ‘ISO 13485:2016’ medical certification for Osprey® titanium powders, now approved for use in the additive manufacturing of medical applications.

From Sandvik Additive Manufacturing 15 Sep 2020

Researchers Spectrally Broaden, Compress Pulses of Titanium Sapphire Laser

Researchers at the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI) have reached a new milestone in few-cycle pulse generation, breaking a 10-year-old record and achieving 1.5-optical-cycle-long laser pulses with 1.2 terawatt peak power by a new high-energy hollow fiber compressor beamline.

24 Jun 2020

Innovative Technique for Separating Water from Oil by Exposure to Visible Light

Engineers from the MIT have developed an innovative system which uses only light to control the manner in which water moves over a surface. According to the researchers, the discovery might prove significant in the advancement of technologies such as field systems with the ability to separate water from oil at a drilling rig, or microfluidic diagnostic devices whose valves and channels can be reprogrammed on the go.

26 Apr 2017

Consortium Working on FASTForge Project that Aims to Produce Novel Titanium Alloy Aerospace Components

Safran Landing Systems, Metalysis, the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) and the University of Sheffield are the partners working on the FASTForge project.

1 Dec 2016

Researchers Develop Durable Material to Help Support Artificial Hip and Knee Joints

Titanium that is four times harder than steel has been discovered at Rice lab.

22 Jul 2016

Mussel-Inspired Biologically Active Titanium Surface for Probable Use in Medical Field

Inspired by the mussel’s ability to very tightly attach itself to even metallic surfaces using unique proteins found in its byssal threads, a team of researchers from RIKEN have managed to attach a biologically active molecule to a titanium surface. This achievement is likely to open doors for implants that can be more biologically beneficial.

11 Jul 2016

Metallurgists Develop Low-Cost, Hierarchically Nanostructured Titanium Alloy with Superior Strength

Stronger than any commercial titanium alloy currently on the market, an improved titanium alloy gets it strength from the innovative way atoms are arranged to form a special nanostructure. Researchers from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have succeeded in observing this arrangement and manipulating it to create the strongest ever titanium alloy with a lower process cost.

5 Apr 2016

Alcoa Acquires RTI International Metals

Lightweight metals leader Alcoa today announced that it has completed the acquisition of RTI International Metals, Inc., a global leader in titanium and specialty metal products and services for the aerospace, defense, energy and medical device markets. The merger, announced on March 9, became effective today.

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 25 Jul 2015

3D Printed Aerodynamic Handlebars Help Sir Bradley Wiggins to Break the World Hour Record

On Sunday 7th June 2015, Sir Bradley Wiggins broke the World Hour Record with the help of 3D printed super lightweight and aerodynamic handlebars developed at the University of Sheffield’s Mercury Centre, in conjunction with Pinarello.

9 Jun 2015

Shape Memory Composite Helps Design Customisable Footwear for Women

A consortium of EU-funded project Demo ShopInstantShoe has developed a novel modifiable female shoe using a unique memory shape composite consisting of Nitinol material and leather.

26 May 2015

Sustainable Innovations

Conic: Replacing Plastics with a Wood-Based Formable Packaging Solution

A wood-based packaging solution, developed by Holmen Iggesund, one of the largest producers of premium fiber-based paperboard in Europe, demonstrates how three-dimensional formable products, such as cups and trays, can be made from a sustainable plastic alternative.

Regenerating Wood Waste with Additive Manufacturing

Desktop Metal, a leader in the metal binder jetting production market, has launched Forust, a new company that uses volume additive manufacturing for the production of sustainable wood products from wood waste.

Innovative Leather Alternatives in the Automotive Industry are the Road Forward

Automotive manufacturers have begun to offer sustainable, animal-product-free alternatives in their vehicles in response to consumer demand and increased attention towards climate action.

Titanium News

Sandvik AM Achieves ISO 13485:2016 Medical Certification for Titanium Powder Plant

Researchers Spectrally Broaden, Compress Pulses of Titanium Sapphire Laser

Innovative Technique for Separating Water from Oil by Exposure to Visible Light

Consortium Working on FASTForge Project that Aims to Produce Novel Titanium Alloy Aerospace Components

Researchers Develop Durable Material to Help Support Artificial Hip and Knee Joints

Mussel-Inspired Biologically Active Titanium Surface for Probable Use in Medical Field

Metallurgists Develop Low-Cost, Hierarchically Nanostructured Titanium Alloy with Superior Strength

Alcoa Acquires RTI International Metals

3D Printed Aerodynamic Handlebars Help Sir Bradley Wiggins to Break the World Hour Record

Shape Memory Composite Helps Design Customisable Footwear for Women

Developing Human-Powered Bioelectronics

Moving Materials Research Forward with One of the Most Advanced Microscopes in the World

Creating Complex Structures by Mimicking Natural Processes

Lab Scale Rotary Furnace

The Highest Mass Resolution with PTR-TOF 10k for PTR Technology

The Discovery TMA 450 RH — Thermal Analyzer with Dedicated Humidity Analysis

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Food & Beverage Analysis via Metrohm Ion Chromatography

Characterizing Essential Oils with GC-MS

Correcting the Visual Quality of MicroLED Displays for Efficient Production

The Need for Advanced Compression Press Technology for Rubber Vulcanization

Sustainable Innovations

Conic: Replacing Plastics with a Wood-Based Formable Packaging Solution

Regenerating Wood Waste with Additive Manufacturing

Innovative Leather Alternatives in the Automotive Industry are the Road Forward

Titanium News

1 Researchers Study Blue Mussels to Develop Adhesives Suitable for Wet Conditions

2 New Hydrogel Tablet Quickly Purifies River Water

3 4D Printing: The Future of Additive Manufacturing

4 New Way to Ensure Ultra-Stable Cycling Performance of Sodium/Lithium-Ion Batteries

5 3D Bioprinting: How to Print Blood Vessels for Transplant

6 Sunscreen Containing Zinc Oxide Turns Toxic After 2 Hours of Exposure to UV Radiation

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