Tag: materials science

Composites 2017-2027: Innovations, Opportunities, Market Forecasts

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A composite part consists of fibres embedded in a matrix to give superior properties in comparison to their individual elements. This report provides the most comprehensive global view of this market with detailed sections,10-year forecasts, and application trends segmented for each synthetic and natural fibre in a polymer, metal, or ceramic matrix. The industry may Read more about Composites 2017-2027: Innovations, Opportunities, Market Forecasts[…]

The new technology for porous material producing

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The new technology of producing unsinkable material from the aluminum alloy was patented at the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU). The effect of porosity is produced by addition of foaming gas into liquid metal during re-melting of the aluminum material. The porous materials  can be used for increase of structures stiffness and Read more about The new technology for porous material producing[…]

A new way to tune the functionality of next-generation molecular electronic devices using graphene

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An international team of researchers led by the University of Bern and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has revealed a new way to tune the functionality of next-generation molecular electronic devices using graphene. The results could be exploited to develop smaller, higher-performance devices for use in a range of applications including molecular sensing, flexible electronics, Read more about A new way to tune the functionality of next-generation molecular electronic devices using graphene[…]

Stretchable Electronics: enabling the future of electronics

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This report provides you with everything that you need to know about stretchable electronics. It provides the most comprehensive and insightful view of this diverse emerging industry, assessing more than 32 product areas, analysing more than 16 different stretchable materials/components, covering the progress of more than 87 companies and 25 research institutes including first-hand primary Read more about Stretchable Electronics: enabling the future of electronics[…]

New carbon nitride material coupled with ruthenium enhances visible-light CO2 reduction in water

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The research group at Tokyo Institute of Technology has found a hybrid photocatalyst exhibits specifically high activity for the reductive conversion reaction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to formic acid under visible light irradiation. With the on-going depletion of fossil fuels, the rise in greenhouse gases, the issue of how to make clean, safe and affordable Read more about New carbon nitride material coupled with ruthenium enhances visible-light CO2 reduction in water[…]

Efficient desalination through plasmonics machines

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The emerging field of plasmonics could bring advances in chemical manufacturing, usher in new clean and sustainable technologies and desalination systems to avert a future global water crisis. Plasmonic materials contain features, patterns or elements that enable unprecedented control of light by harnessing clouds of electrons called surface plasmons. “Plasmonics offers the ultimate control over Read more about Efficient desalination through plasmonics machines[…]

Self-healing technology to lithium-ion batteries gives more reliability

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Researchers at the University of Illinois have found a way to apply self-healing technology to lithium-ion batteries to make them more reliable and last longer. The group developed a battery that uses a silicon nanoparticle composite material on the negatively charged side of the battery and a novel way to hold the composite together – Read more about Self-healing technology to lithium-ion batteries gives more reliability[…]

Toyota Research Institute Brings Artificial Intelligence to the Hunt for New Materials

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The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) will collaborate with research entities, universities and companies on materials science research, investing approximately $35 million over the next four years in research that uses artificial intelligence to help accelerate the design and discovery of advanced materials.  Initially, the program will aim to help revolutionize materials science and identify new Read more about Toyota Research Institute Brings Artificial Intelligence to the Hunt for New Materials[…]

The coating that makes textiles oil resistant

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When you spill pasta sauce on your favorite shirt but there is no trace of it after being washed, you can thank oleophobicity, a resistance to oil commonly applied to textiles. That resistance, however, comes at a price. The coating that makes textiles oil resistant is fluorine-based and breaks down into chlorofluorocarbon gas, a greenhouse Read more about The coating that makes textiles oil resistant[…]

The deepest black and highest stretch reflective material

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Athletic apparel designers have a new, high-performance reflective material from 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material available to them as they create activewear that can be worn from the conference room to the coffee shop to the bike path. The patented* C790 Carbon Black Stretch Transfer Film is a rich, deep black-colored material when viewed in daylight. Read more about The deepest black and highest stretch reflective material[…]

A new technology that mimics imprint processes

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Using pressure instead of chemicals, a Sandia National Laboratories team has fabricated nanoparticles into nanowire-array structures similar to those that underlie the surfaces of touch-screens for sensors, computers, phones and TVs. The pressure-based fabrication process takes nanoseconds. Chemistry-based industrial techniques take hours. The process, called stress-induced fabrication, “is a new technology that mimics imprint processes Read more about A new technology that mimics imprint processes[…]

A new computational method may improve the control of nanomaterial fabrication

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Daniel Packwood, at Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Patrick Han at Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University and Taro Hitosugi at Tokyo Institute of Technology (and Visiting Professor at AIMR, Tohoku University) are improving methods for constructing tiny “nanomaterials” using a “bottom-up” approach called “molecular self-assembly”. Using this method, molecules Read more about A new computational method may improve the control of nanomaterial fabrication[…]