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  • Surface Treatments for Ceramics
    Article - 27 Aug 2001
    Surface treatments such as ion implantation, ion beam mixing, laser processing, PVD, CVD and laser alloying are being applied to monolithic ceramic materials to improve surface properties so that they...
  • Titanium (Ti) - Properties, Applications
    Article - 20 Aug 2001
    Properties such as low density, good strength at elevated temperatures, high strength and excellent corrosion resistance have seen titanium used extensively in industries such as aerospace, process...
  • An Introduction to Cobalt
    Article - 20 Jul 2001
    Cobalt is a brittle, hard metal white in appearance resembling nickel but with a bluish tinge instead of the yellow of nickel. It imparts hardness to steels and alloys. Radioactive cobalt 60 has many...
  • Polymers with Elasticity Gradients
    Article - 19 Jun 2001
    A new physical state for polymers has been developed, such that polymers have a controlled elastic modulus and refractive index gradients through them. Potential applications include gaskets and...
  • New Spin on Titanium Casting Technology
    Article - 11 Apr 2001
    An innovative titanium casting technology developed by Taramm is outlined. It incorporates vaccum melting and pouring and uses purpose designed moulds which generates a magnetic field resulting in...
  • Polyurethanes - An Introduction
    Article - 26 Mar 2001
    An introductory article on polyurethanes. It briefly defines what they are and what they are used for, what forms they can take, uses, advantages and disadvantages.
  • Alumina - Aluminium Oxide - Al2O3 - A Refractory Ceramic Oxide
    Article - 6 Feb 2001
    Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) or alumina is one of the most versatile of refractory ceramic oxides and finds use in a wide range of applications.
  • Bolton Institute Offer 7 Ph.D Studentships in Materials Research - News Item
    Article - 15 Oct 2004
    The Bolton Institute in the UK has 7 fully finded Ph.D. Studentships on offer in the areas of healthcare & biomaterials, smart materials and systems, intelligent packaging, fire science and fire...
  • Gecko Tape - Dry Adhesive Allowing Spiderman - Like Behaviour - News Item
    Article - 11 Jun 2003
    Researchers at the University of Manchester have successfully synthesised Gecko Tape, an adhesive material that allows the wearer to scale vertical surfaces and walk across ceilings. Posted June 2003
  • The Applications of Nanomaterials
    Article - 23 Nov 2001
    Materials with grain sizes in the order of a billionth of a meter are called nanomaterials, or nanocrystalline materials, which can be used for a range of structural and non-structural applications.

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