Piezoelectric devices continue to advance towards providing industries better performance compared to previously used conventional motors.
By Benedette Cuffari
12 Feb 2018
3D EDS electron tomography was used to analyze semiconductor materials and provide information on their chemical composition & microstructure.
By Benedette Cuffari
2 Feb 2018
Technical ceramics exhibit high-performance properties, making it a viable option for industries requiring materials to withstand high heat, wear & impact.
By Benedette Cuffari
2 Feb 2018
The role magnesium silicate ceramics play in electroceramics industry growth and how its incorporation has drastically improved the state of the market.
An effect in graphene could be used to design devices capable of harvesting solar energy to produce hydrogen fuel - a promising green alternative.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
24 Jan 2018
Researchers have discovered a scalable, safe and green method to synthesize graphene oxide using water electrolytic oxidation of graphite.
By Emily Nordvang
12 Jan 2018
UHMWPE has exceptional toughness and wear resistance, combined with an excellent chemical resistance. Relative advantages, disadvantages and applications are listed together with a table of typical properties.
TiB2 is an extremely hard material with an extremely high melting point. These properties lend it to uses as ballistic armour, cathodes in Hall-Heroult cells for aluminium smelting as well as seals and wear parts.
Although beryllia is a toxic ceramic in powder form, it has a number of properties that make it useful in industries ranging from electronics, to nuclear applications through to military and refractory applications.
Reaction bonded silicon nitride is made by heating a compact of silicon powder under nitrogen gas. It has excellent thermo-mechanical properties and is often used in high thermal shock applications.