A multi-source/component spray coating technique has been recently developed by researchers for polymer solar cells, as an alternative to the expensive silicon solar cells that have a complex...

The German plastics processing institute IKV, in Aachen, has announced that it has developed a new technology for heating molds by using high powered lasers as part of a research project regarding the...

A team of nano-scientists from Northwestern University have developed an inexpensive way of mass-producing large-area patterns on nano-scale using 'shrinky dinks', a kind of flexible plastic sheet...

The German company Sonderhoff Chemicals has announced that it has developed a new technology for polyurethane-based gaskets and seals such as FiPFG (Foamed-in-Place Foamed Gaskets). Such FiPFG...

A single-shot, high-performance composite pallet developed by the Lomold Group in collaboration with Chuan Lih Fa Machinery Works Co. Ltd. (Taiwan), KHS Consulting CC (South Africa) and Addcomp...

MIT and Harvard researchers have algorithmically combined origami, a traditional Japanese folk art, with electrical engineering to assemble a reconfigurable robot prototype (in a paper boat and...

Fortron® polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) matrix from Ticona is used in Gulfstream G650, a business jet aerospace vehicle, made of cost-effective, light-weight thermoplastic components. KV Engineering...

Foam nameplates and foam button nameplates are the new addition to the identification solutions product line of HellermannTyton, a global supplier of identification solutions. These high-density,...

Dow Corning has come up with DEFLEXION™, a silicones-based impact-protecting technology. It is easy to cut and sew directly into the clothing. The technology is engineered for movement convenience...

To safeguard technicians from radio waves emitted by mobile phones during testing, IndexSAR wanted a dummy of a human hand made of carbon black. IndexSAR specializes in test systems for management of...

For the diaphragm of its patented single-use mixing system used by pharmaceutical manufacturers, HyNetics® Corporation recently switched to Medalist® MD140 medical elastomer from Teknor Apex...

High Q Laser has recently introduced a compact solid-state laser source called “femtoTRAIN™ Ti:Sapphire”. This all-diode-pumped oscillator offers repetitive laser beams at a frequency of femtoseconds....

The Swiss company GF AgieCharmilles, a world leading supplier of machines, automation solutions and services to the tool and mold making industry as well as to manufacturers of precision parts and...

With advantages such as low cost and easy process ability, bulk heterojunction (BHJ) polymer photovoltaic cells have emerged as potent and highly efficient flexible polymer solar cells. They can be...

The innovative Varysoft® slide-table mold, which has been developed by the German plastic processing equipment manufacturer Georg Kaufmann Formenbau AG, enables soft touch foam to be added into...

PolyMedex Discovery Group has developed osteoconductive blends by adding bioactive fillers such as tricalcium phosphate (TCP), hydroxyapatite (HA), and biphasic calciumphosphate (BCP) to expand its...

Scientists have developed alternative and promising derivatives of phthalic and isophthalic acid that efficiently plasticize PVC while avoiding any migration of the additive.

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Bayer MaterialScience AG’s newly developed polycarbonate film Makrofol® TP 278 gives gloss finish, scratch-proof and abrasion-resistant coating, which can be used for 3D shapes. By means of...

MKU, a body armors's supplier, is using Honeywell’s Spectra Shield® and Gold Shield® composite materials to provide bullet resistance to Indian paramilitary and police forces. Strands and...

The Italian plastic processing machine manufacturer Persico SpA has partnered with the material producer Total Petrochemicals Research as part of a one-year joint development program in order to...