Noise level in passenger compartment of Mi 8 lowered from 85 to 80 decibels through use of melamine foam.
Month: November 2012
Nano water filter: sieve holds nanoparticles in place
The Helmholtz-University Young Investigators Group has developed a membrane that can be used for filtering small organisms or viruses from water.
Repairing Injured Nerves with Artificial PEDOT Conduits
Scientists have developed a novel nerve construct: artificial hybrid conducting polymer-hydrogel conduits are used to repair peripheral nerve gaps.
Dr. Karl Mayrhofer, MPI Düsseldorf, wins German state innovation award
Dr. Mayrhofer, head of the electrocatalysis group at Düsseldorf’s Max Planck Institute for Iron Research, has been awarded a young researchers prize.
Green Economy and Bio-Based Plastics
Rolf Mülhaupt investigates the dreams and reality of “green polymer chemistry”.
Special issue on the Deformation, Yield and Fracture of Polymers
Free access to the latest issue of the Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Physics, on deformation, yield and fracture of polymers.
Southern Photonics Strengthens International Presence in Japanese Market
New Zealand firm partners with Japan’s I-Wave.
Carbon nanotubes used in new drug-release hydrogel system
Researchers have engineered an electro-responsive polymer hydrogel containing carbon nanotubes for drug delivery applications.
New EBSD technique reveals correlation between diamond orientation and wear behavior
German researchers from the TH Dortmund prove the possibilities of the orientation determination of monocrystalline diamond grains by the EBSD method.
Dalhousie Awarded $1.25M to Study Superalloy Bonding for Aircraft Engine Parts
Research into advanced materials processing aims for better manufacturing methods that will revolutionize how aircraft engine parts are made.
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