Materials Sciences

Materials Sciences

Universal hose with corrugated tube liner made from DuPont™ Teflon® PTFE permits small bending radii

This liner is designed in the form of a helically corrugated tube and therefore permits very small bending radii. As Tobias Sautmann, CEO of HSI, explains:…

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Sodium Iridium Oxide: Insights into Electron Behavior

Magnetic, temperature and structural studies have yielded new insights on the material sodium iridium oxideRIKEN scientists have discovered a new state of…

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Ski base plate of DuPont™ Hytrel® improves comfort and handling

The engineering polymer facilitates the particularly cost-efficient production of the thick-walled parts, and, due to its high impact strength, even at…

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Crystal Conductivity Breakthrough: Insights for Earth’s Minerals

The results represent an advance in computer modeling of these materials and could shed light on the behavior of similar minerals deep in the Earth, said…

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DuPont Zytel® HTN chosen for its temperature resistance and food compliance in new domestic food processor

The high performance polymer from DuPont was selected by Spanish appliance manufacturer Taurus for the pitcher lid, pitcher support and insulating ring of the…

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New Polymer Enhances Semiconductor Manufacturing Efficiency

Along with allowing enhanced performance and cost savings for conventional photolithography processes, the new material, called polyset epoxy siloxane (PES),…

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CCNY, Rice University researchers develop low-cost, 'green' way to make antimicrobial paints

Researchers at The City College of New York (CCNY) and Rice University have developed a low-cost, environmentally friendly technique for embedding…

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New Method Enhances Use of Wood Fibres in Finland

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a method that opens up new opportunities for the use of lignin-containing wood fibres and other natural…

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Surrey Researchers Secure £292K Grant for Low-Cost Fuel Cells

An energy materials research group in alkaline polymer fuel cells lead by Dr John Varcoe at the University of Surrey has been awarded £292k by the EPSRC to…

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New Glass/Metal Assembly System Uses DELO Adhesives

As of now, a completely new way of fixing glass plates is available on the market – without having to clamp or drill them: With the glass/metal assembly method…

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Rough times: NIST's new approach to surface profiling

Surface roughness is a key issue for auto manufacturers and other industries that use sheet metal, one that goes far beyond simple cosmetics. Faint striations…

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NIST reference materials are 'gold standard' for bio-nanotech research

Nanosized particles are the subject of a great deal of biological research, in part because of concerns that in addition to having unique physical properties…

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Shape-Memory Polymers Transform Biomedical Solutions

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing unique polymers, which change shape upon heating, to open blocked arteries, probe neurons in…

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New Year's Eve fireworks 2007 – New directive for a uniform European quality and safety level for fireworks

The trend toward combined fireworks (batteries and combinations) continues incessantly. The pyrotechnic effects have continued to improve significantly…

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Top ten advances in materials science selected by Materials Today

Elsevier’s Materials Today magazine has compiled a list of the top ten most significant advances in materials science over the last 50 years. The top ten…

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New Inkjet Tech Enables Multi-Material Printing Breakthrough

Dr. Michiel Willemse is leading the team developing the inkjet printing machine at TNO. He says, “The process is unique in its capability to print highly…

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