The NPE plastics industry exhibition in Orlando shows that despite high oil prices, plastics are becoming ever more widespread, as lightweight polymeric materials in cars, trucks and planes help to save fuel.
Technology
Building Lightweight Trains
The less trains weigh, the more economical they are to run. A new material capable of withstanding even extreme stresses and over 35 percent lighter than their steel and aluminum counterparts has now been developed.
Detecting Poison: New Probe Developed for Cyanide Sensing
A new type of probe for detecting highly toxic cyanide anions has been developed by Professor F. Li and co-workers at Fudan University, China.
Kristi S. Anseth to Receive MRS Mid-Career Researcher Award
Inaugural recipient honored for exceptional achievement at the interface of materials and biology.
The (re-)discovery of a versatile, multifunctional material: Wood research at Empa
Empa’s wood research, including fire safety, acoustics, nanomodification, and more, was presented in detail at a recent symposium.
Polymerization Inhibition for 3D Nanolithography
The depletion mechanism in a stimulated emission depletion (STED) inspired photoresist for 3D nanolithography has been identified.
2D On-Chip Magnetic Actuation
A group from FZ Juelich have investigated methods for controlling magnetic particle clouds on microwire crossbar chips.
Poliya Signs Distribution Agreement with Azelis Italia
Azelis to promote and distribute Poliya’s Polipol composite resins and Polijel high performance gelcoats through its distribution network in Italy.
Prevent Forged Gear Wheels from Distortion
In a recently released paper, Dr. Rüdiger Rentsch investigated forging process parameters to reduce the distortion of gear wheels.
Onion Skin Structures in Poly(ionic liquid) Nanoparticles
Researchers from the MPI of Colloids and Interfaces in Golm present exciting cryo-TEM data revealing interesting mechanistic features of crosslinked poly(ionic liquid) nanoparticles.
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