Researchers have developed three-dimensional printing technology and techniques to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature.
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Metallic bubble wrap superior to traditional alternatives
Bubble wrap is lighter, stronger and more flexible than sheet metal and more heat- and chemical-resistant than plastic or other polymer-based bubble wraps.
New pickling tape simplifies treatment of aluminum
New tape is safer than existing treatment methods because there is no rinsing stage and hence no need for complicated wastewater disposal.
Alcoa to close Italian aluminum smelter
Fusina (Venice, Italy) primary aluminum smelter, which has been curtailed since June 2010, will now close.
Science meets Tires – Perspectives for Tire Technology
Conference by IKV and ika on September 11 and 12, 2013 in Aachen.
Swedish Energy Agency provides $6M loan to Sol Voltaics
Loan will further the commercial development of Solink nanomaterial.
Thermo Fisher open new R&D center in Shanghai
China Innovation Center will significantly expand its research, development and training capabilities to support growth markets in the Asia-Pacific region.
Most extreme UV microscope will help semiconductor manufacture
The world’s most advanced extreme-ultraviolet microscope is about to go online at theDOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
New material for low-platinum catalysis
Platinum-nickel nano-octahedra save 90 percent platinum.
3D printing can produce lithium-ion microbatteries
Novel application of 3D printing could enable the development of miniaturized medical implants, compact electronics, tiny robots, and more.
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