All that time spent playing with plastic bricks as a kid may finally be paying off, as tiny composite blocks developed by MIT have been used to create a lightweight structure and could lead to much more design freedom in composite manufacturing.
By G.P. Thomas
19 Aug 2013
Tin dioxide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula SnO2. It mainly occurs in the mineral, cassiterite. It is a colorless, amphoteric and diamagnetic solid that is usually considered as an oxygen-deficient n-type semiconductor.
Stellite alloys are a group of cobalt-chromium 'super-alloys' consisting of complex carbides in an alloy matrix predominantly designed for high wear resistance and superior chemical and corrosion performance in hostile environments.
By Nick Gilbert
15 Aug 2013
Cadmium zinc telluride is an alloy of zinc telluride and cadmium telluride. It has a high electro-optic coefficient and transparency in the mid-infrared region.
Gallium arsenide phosphide is a semiconductor material and an alloy of gallium phosphide and gallium arsenide. It exists in various composition ratios denoted by x in its formula.
Metal matrix composites (MMCs) are composite materials containing at least two constituent parts – a metal part and a material or a different metal part.
A fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) is a high-performance composite building material made up of three components - the fibers as the discontinuous or dispersed phase, the matrix as the continuous phase, and the fine interphase region or the interface.
Resin casting is a plastic casting process where liquid synthetic resin is filled in mold and allowed to harden.
Adhesives are various substances used for sticking objects or materials together . The joining of two substrates using an adhesive is referred to as bonding.
Magnesium is one of the most abundant metals on the earth’s crust. It is easily machinable and is also the lightest metal available. It is usually alloyed with aluminum, zinc, copper and other non-ferrous metals.