Iowa State scientist developing materials, electronics that dissolve when triggered.
Manufacturing
Tital partners up with Rolls-Royce
Engine manufacturer counts on cooperation with German investment casting specialist Tital.
New self-healing plastics developed
Researchers from KIT and Evonik Industries have developed a novel polymer network that heals itself at relatively low temperatures.
US army funds new metallurgy project
WPI is lead institution on $7.4 million army project to design better metals for vehicles.
Even more flexible metallic glass
Scientists are working toward even stronger and more elastic glass types which would fail in a ductile fashion instead of shattering.
BASF opens new R&D centre in Mumbai, India
Will focus on organic synthesis, advanced process and formulation research, discovery chemistry for modern agricultural solutions, and molecular modelling.
Large-scale manufacturing of chitosan bioplastics
Research team paves way to scale up manufacturing of large objects using a fully compostable bioplastic made from shrimp shells.
A week in the materials industry: February 11th 2014
A roundup of news from the past week in the materials science industry.
Aluminum foam with nickel coating and superior properties
Scientists from Germany and Norway investigated the texture and grain growth of aluminum foam with a nickel coating to improve the mechanical properties.
Boring problems resolved
The companies Schuler and Dörries Scharmann retrofitted an almost 30 year old boring machine.
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