Former Air Products and Chemicals senior researcher Francis Waller discusses intellectual property for today’s chemist.
Manufacturing
A Material for All Weathers (with Zero Thermal Expansion)
Specialized materials that do not change their volume with alteration of temperature may now be easier to produce, thanks to work into the mechanism of such behavior in antiperovskite manganese nitrides.
Horseradish and ATRP – a Green Combination
Researchers at the University of Basel have identified a peroxidase enzyme from the roots of the common horseradish plant which acts as a novel catalyst in atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP).
Surface Functionalization of Nanotube Fillers: A Review
Professor Dmitri Golberg reviews the first volume of the new Polymer Nano, Micro- & Macrocomposites series, edited by Dr. Vikas Mittal.
Video Abstract: 3D Microvascular Fiber-Reinforced Composites
Jeffrey Moore and Scott White talk us through their newest publication, “Three-Dimensional Microvascular Fiber-Reinforced Composites”.
Technology for Crank Shafts – Little Loss and a Proper Shape
Polish scientists improved forging technology for crank shafts. Results revealed how to obtain the lowest loss of material and a proper shape.
Understanding Carbon Reinforced Carbon
Carbon fiber-reinforced carbon has outstanding material properties and many applications but is extremely expensive – how to improve the processing of this useful material?
Increasing Interface Interaction for Titanium Medical Implants
A new approach to the development of functional and biocompatible coatings for titanium metal implants aims to reduce their failure rates by altering the nano-morphology of the surface.
A Proven Software for the Calculation of Materials Properties
The JMatPro software calculates a wide range of materials properties for metallic alloys. It is particularly aimed at multi-components alloys used in industrial practice.
Graphene Tracks for Aluminum Trains: Nanomaterials Engineering
Aluminum clusters move along graphene tracks, controlled by applied electric currents, in work by Spanish and Dutch researchers.
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