Materials Sciences

Materials Sciences

Philips adopts DuPont™ Zytel® CDV for manufacture of lighting components

The switch to a conductive grade of DuPont™ Zytel® nylon for the manufacture of lighting fixtures has helped Philips Lighting B.V. of Winterswijk (the…

Materials Sciences

DuPont™ Zytel® HTN can make rugged parts for potable hot water use

The resins, Zytel® HTN51G35HSLR BK420 and HTN51G45HSLR BK420, are now certified under NSF/ANSI Standard 61, Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects…

Materials Sciences

Fake Diamonds Coating Jet Engines for Heat Resistance

The zirconia chemically converts sand and other corrosive particles that build up on the blade into a new, protective outer coating. In effect, the surface of…

Materials Sciences

DuPont launches two new grades of Entira™ antistatic additives

These new additives, which are ideal for use with polyolefins and other polymers, ensure permanent, anti-static dissipation and provide superb aesthetics,…

Materials Sciences

New Compound Safely Removes Radioactive Strontium 90 from Waste

Strontium 90 is a common radioactive by-product of fission in nuclear power plants. When extracted from the reactor along with other isotopes, a mixture is…

Materials Sciences

DuPont™ Hytrel® and DuPont™ Zytel® contribute to durable and lightweight all-plastic safety shoes

Hytrel® was selected for the shoe’s eyelets due to its flexibility, even at low temperatures, and its suitability for stitching to the leather upper. Zytel®…

Materials Sciences

Unveiling Quasicrystal Formation Through Computer Simulation

A computer simulation performed by University of Michigan scientists has given new insights into how this unique class of solids forms. Quasicrystals…

Materials Sciences

Jacketing of DuPont™ Hytrel® insulates and protects Leoni spiral jumper cables at 350 km/h

Leoni, a manufacturer of tailor-made special cables and specialist for mobile high-flex connections, picked this thermoplastic elastomer because it met the…

Materials Sciences

New Metal Sulfide Material Aids Nuclear Waste Remediation

A team of Northwestern University chemists is the first to focus on metal sulfide materials as a possible source for nuclear waste remediation methods. Their…

Materials Sciences

Postgraduates Wanted: Innovate Power-Infused Plastics at WMG

The new technology, under development at WMG, a University of Warwick department specialising in applied technology innovation, can cheaply and easily paint…

Materials Sciences

Green Roads Innovation: Funding Sustainable Infrastructure

Funded by the Federal Highway Administration and pooled state highway funds, as well as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants for specific research…

Materials Sciences

Color-Coding Atoms: Cornell’s New Electron Microscope Innovation

“The current generation of electron microscopes can be thought of as expensive black and white cameras where different atoms appear as different shades of…

Materials Sciences

Novel organic metal hybrids that will revolutionize materials science and chemical engineering

Europe is aiming to capitalise on core strengths in the field and build critical mass by combining the diverse range of skills required within a coherent…

Materials Sciences

You can't teach old materials new tricks

A more sensitive, more selective and easily deployable radiation detection material is necessary to meet complex 21st century challenges. In the AAAS symposium…

Materials Sciences

A European debut in polymer: Bracket made of DuPont™ Zytel® used for ‘hot-end’ of exhaust systems

Due to its position – in close proximity to the engine where temperatures of up to 175 °C, high static and dynamic forces, moisture and chemicals combine –…

Materials Sciences

Mastering Sandcastles: Tips for Every Beachgoer

Anyone trying to build sandcastles on the beach will need some degree of skill and imagination, but not an instruction manual. The water content is actually…

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