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Fraunhofer and Max Planck Scientists Combine Efforts to Model and Develop Metals

Scientists at Fraunhofer and Max Planck institutes have teamed up in a joint research project to enhance the development of metallic materials. By combining their different approaches they hope to increase the precision ...

15 Dec 2005

Robot Hammering Machine Rapidly Creates Sheet Metal Prototypes

Rapid prototyping makes it possible to quickly produce or modify tools and structural components, as one-off jobs or in small batches. A unique process allows 3D portraits and other patterns to be hammered into car bonne...

15 Dec 2005

Competence Center Helps Companies Adapt to Lead-Free Electronics Directives to Take Effect in July

The electronics industry is facing a major challenge: with a few exceptions, components being introduced to the market must be lead free as of next July. A recently-established technology and competence center helps in t...

15 Dec 2005

University of Manchester Win £6m Grant to Develop New Class of Light Alloys

The University of Manchester has been awarded £5.98m to develop a new class of light alloy solutions that will transform the way aircraft, trains and automobiles are built. The grant, which will span a five year...

14 Dec 2005

BASF Acquires Major North American Plastics Business From LATI

BASF is further expanding its successful engineering plastics activities. BASF Corporation, New Jersey, announced that it will acquire the North American business for major engineering plastics from LATI USA, Inc., the U...

12 Dec 2005

Ultrasonic Water Treatment System Captures Innovation Award

Using ultrasonic waves to control microbial levels in industrial water supplies earned Drew Industrial, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc., the 2005 Vaaler Award presented by Chemi...

8 Dec 2005

ISO Offers Standards Suite on "Intelligent" Crash Test Dummy for Side Impact Testing

A new suite of ISO standards is now available to provide the automotive industry with the most advanced human crash test dummy for improving vehicle design and increasing passenger safety. The new crash test dummy, k...

8 Dec 2005

Alcoa Takes Full Ownership in Tianjin Joint Venture

Alcoa has announced that it has purchased the 30 percent interest in the Alcoa Closure Systems International (Tianjin) Co.,Ltd. joint venture currently owned by its partner China Suntrust Investment Group Co.,Ltd. The jo...

8 Dec 2005

Virtual Modelling Goes High Performance

Product and system prototyping can be as sophisticated and complex as the final products they seek to model. But to model the capabilities of advanced factories and sophisticated vehicles calls for the tools developed by...

7 Dec 2005

Toucan Beaks Can Help Materials Scientists and Engineers

As a boy growing up in Brazil 40 years ago, Marc A. Meyers marveled at the lightweight toughness of toucan beaks that he occasionally found on the forest floor. Now a materials scientist and professor of mechanical and a...

7 Dec 2005

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Automotive Materials News

Fraunhofer and Max Planck Scientists Combine Efforts to Model and Develop Metals

Robot Hammering Machine Rapidly Creates Sheet Metal Prototypes

Competence Center Helps Companies Adapt to Lead-Free Electronics Directives to Take Effect in July

University of Manchester Win £6m Grant to Develop New Class of Light Alloys

BASF Acquires Major North American Plastics Business From LATI

Ultrasonic Water Treatment System Captures Innovation Award

ISO Offers Standards Suite on "Intelligent" Crash Test Dummy for Side Impact Testing

Alcoa Takes Full Ownership in Tianjin Joint Venture

Virtual Modelling Goes High Performance

Toucan Beaks Can Help Materials Scientists and Engineers

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

Coolant Control Module for Plasma Cleaning

Nano-Observer II: AFM for Nanoscale Imaging

Discover Advanced Solutions for Thickness and Flaw Inspection with the OmniScan™ X4 Flaw Detector

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Analysis of Nitrogen Solubility in Soy Protein Using FT-NIR Spectroscopy

Quantifying Hydrogen Spin Isomers with Raman Spectroscopy

Revealing the Strength of Functionally Gradient Alloys Through Multiscale Characterization

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Automotive Materials News

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

1Accelerating Ion Transport with New Material

2New Catalyst Revolutionizes Hydrogen Peroxide Production

3The ECOFAP Project aims to make shoe soles and heels with a new 3D printing material based on tanned leather waste

4Precisely-Doped Two-Dimensional Semiconductors For Monolithic Integrated Circuits

5EVIDENT Image of the Year Award 2024

6A Bio-Inspired Catalyst for Efficient Chemical Reactions

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