In the comics, the Phantom is a masked crimefighter who protected the innocent
from pirates, hijackers and other evildoers. While not as dashing or exciting
as its costumed namesake, this electromagnetic phantom—a carbon and polymer
mixture that simulates the human body—is being readied by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for its upcoming role as a
different kind of protector. The NIST phantom serves as a mannequin in a standardized
performance test for walk-through metal detectors or WTMDs such as those used
at airports.
A giant lightweight carbon nanotube with good strength and electrical properties
is desirable, all right. A micron-sized carbon tube is easier to exploit commercially
than any (so to speak) littler nanocousin. But is it still a nanotube?
Eastman
Chemical Company and SK Chemicals Co., Ltd. have signed a joint
venture agreement to form a company that will construct a cellulose acetate
tow manufacturing facility in Korea. The company will be named Eastman Fibers
Korea Limited.
Air Force and University
of Dayton Research Institute engineers together have identified Joint Helmet
Mounted Cueing System, or JHMCS, display unit materials and processing issues
and developed a repair capability for damaged systems.
A carbon nanotube-coated “smart yarn” that conducts electricity could be woven into soft fabrics that detect blood and monitor health, engineers at the University of Michigan have demonstrated.
“Curr...
Jet Edge, Inc., is pleased to announce that Reuel Inc. of Goldsboro, N.C.,
has installed Jet
Edge's latest ultra-high pressure waterjet cutting system, the Jet Edge
Mid Rail Gantry. With its new waterjet system, Reuel is now capable of cutting
complex parts from virtually any material with water that has been pressurized
to 60,000 psi.
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces actions to strengthen its competitive position. These actions are expected to deliver structural c...
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) today announced that the board of directors has elected James P. Rogers, 57, president and chief executive officer, effective following the annual meeting of stockholders on May 7, 200...
You could hardly find greater contrasts in one and the same team. Plastic is light and inexpensive, but insulates electric current. Metal is resilient and conducts electricity, but it is also expensive and heavy.
Carbon, the active ingredient in charcoal, is normally not considered a fire retardant, but researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have determined that adding a small amount of carbon nanofibers to the polyurethane foams used in some upholstered furniture can reduce flammability by about 35 percent
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