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Colorful Liquid Crystal Offers Power-Free Cooling

Dr. Jin Gu, Kang, and his team at the Nanophotonics Research Center of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have created a vibrant radiation-cooling liquid crystal material that cools without needing external power and emits color simultaneously.

12 Aug 2024

A New Generation of Biocompatible Materials for Additive Manufacturing

An international research team led by Prof. Dr Eva Blasco, a scientist at the Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM) of Heidelberg University, has made successful use of the raw materials extracted from microalgae to manufacture inks for printing complex biocompatible 3D microstructures for the first time, according to a study published in Advanced Materials

12 Aug 2024

Aberdeen Start-Up Turns Whisky Co-Products Into Liquid Gold

A new method to extract valuable bio-based chemicals from whisky distillery waste streams could transform manufacturing and be worth up to £90 million in global chemical manufacturing markets.

12 Aug 2024

Friction Stir Surface Alloying of Al1050-Cu Alloy

In an article published in the Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, researchers explored friction stir processing (FSP) of Cu over Al1050 aluminum alloy, combining machine learning with experimental analysis to enhance surface alloy properties.

By Nidhi Dhull 12 Aug 2024

Harnessing the Synergy of Transition Metal Carbides and Dichalcogenides for Advanced Applications

Transition metal carbides (TMCs) and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are emerging as key players with transformative potential across various industries.

9 Aug 2024

Revealing the Role of Short-Range Order in Multi-Principal Element Alloys

A discovery that uncovered the surprising way atoms arrange themselves and find their preferred neighbors in multi-principal element alloys (MPEA) could enable engineers to "tune" these unique and useful materials for enhanced performance in specific applications ranging from advanced power plants to aerospace technologies, according to the researchers who made the finding.

9 Aug 2024

Direct Cold Sintering of a-Al2O3 Ceramics in Pure Water

In an article published in Ceramics, researchers explore using pure water in cold sintering to create energy-efficient porous a-Al2O3 ceramics with promising industrial applications.

By Nidhi Dhull 9 Aug 2024

steute at the SMM 2024

In time for the SMM, the steute business division Controltec presents an extended range of switchgear products with DNV approvals. These switching devices have been developed for applications often involving exposure to damp and wet (including saltwater).

From steute Technologies GmbH & Co. KG 9 Aug 2024

Innodisk Partners with Advantech to Unlock AMR Vision Capabilities with Advanced MIPI Camera Modules on AFE-R360

Innodisk, a leading global AI solution provider, announced its cooperation with Advantech, a global leader in AIoT and Edge Computing.

From Innodisk Corporation 9 Aug 2024

Wood-Based Foam Promises To Revolutionize Building Materials with Adaptive Features

Over the next three years, European researchers aim to construct passive ventilation systems not from concrete or steel, but from a wood-based foam.

8 Aug 2024

New Method for Restoring Piezoelectric Material Properties

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers from North Carolina State University developed a method to restore the properties of piezoelectric materials that enable state-of-the-art ultrasound and sonar technologies at room temperature, thereby making it easier to repair these devices and paving the way for new ultrasound technologies.

7 Aug 2024

Fighting E-Waste with a New Flexible Substrate Material

A novel flexible substrate material was created in a study by Thomas J. Wallin of MIT, Chen Wang of the University of Utah, and seven other researchers that was published in RSC: Applied Polymers. This material has the potential to allow for the scalable production of more complex multilayered circuits than can currently be made using existing substrates, as well as the recycling of materials and components when a device reaches the end of its useful life.

7 Aug 2024