Manufacturing

A New Oxidation State for Dysprosium

Professor Tetsuya Uda and co-workers have uncovered the first evidence of tetravalent dysprosium in a crystalline oxide material.

BASF acquires extrusion technology from B.C. Foam: PET foams for the wind energy sector

BASF has purchased the PET foam business of the Italian company B.C. Foam S.p.A., headquartered in Volpiano.

Seeking Treasures in Fau Land: Hierarchical Zeolite Design

On the latest Advanced Functional Materials cover, Javier Pérez-Ramírez and co-workers take an imaginative approach to depicting their zeolite synthesis research.

DuPont and Yingli Green Energy enter $100M strategic agreement

DuPont says its commitment to supply growing solar market underscores aim to reduce global dependence on fossil fuels.

Composite Materials: Reinforcing Metal with Ceramics

Combining a ductile metal matrix with brittle ceramic additions leads to new composite materials with superior mechanical properties, which appears to be...

BASF builds its “Battery Materials” unit

BASF builds its Battery Materials capabilities with the purchase of Merck's electrolytes business.

Rolling Titanium into Scrolls: New Microstructures for Medical Implants

A group of researchers examined a new method for creating 3D micro-architectured Ti structures and found an attractive combination of stiffness, strength,...