Reviewing the Development of Metallic Foams with John Banhart

Section through a remelted scrap foam containing magnesium additions

The history, current status and future development of metallic foams is described in a comprehensive review in Advanced Engineering Materials.

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Company launches nano-impedance biosensor for cancer treatment

Pharmaco-Kinesis Corporation have announced their first commercialized offering, the first-generation Nano-Impedance Biosensor (NIB).

US Naval Research Lab launch second-generation polymer resin

NRL's proprietary phthalonitrile resins, developed by the Chemistry Division, were measured to have dielectric permittivity and loss tangent characteristics that make them ideally suited for use in radomes. The E-2C Hawkeye aircraft is the U.S. Navy's all-weather, carrier-based tactical battle management airborne early warning, command and control aircraft. The spiral painted on the rotating radome of this Hawkeye is the hallmark of the "Screwtops" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123. Image: DoD/U.S. Navy.

PEEK-like phthalonitrile resin has superior high-temperature and flammability properties for use in numerous marine, aerospace, and domestic applications.

Applied Nanotech awarded new printed electronics patents

Both patents are related to their copper inks, which have the potential to replace existing silver inks that are commonplace in the marketplace.

Palladium-gold catalysts find application in environmental cleanup

When chloroform-contaminated water is flowed through a column containing PGClear pellets, the palladium and gold in the pellets spurs a chemical reaction that breaks down chloroform into nontoxic methane and chloride salt. Jeff Fitlow/Rice University.

US government-funded research pays off with new process for environmental remediation.

Harald Huberth, 1956 – 2013

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SKZ managing director of further training and education has passed away aged 57.

XG Sciences announce launch of new li-ion battery anode materials

XG Sciences' Headquarters and 40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility located in Lansing, MI. Image: PRNewsFoto/XG Sciences.

Company claims that next-generation materials have four times the capacity of current anodes.

Intermolecular Joins SEMATECH’s Lithography and Front End Processes Programs

Companies have agreed to co-develop new methods to reduce overall cost of ownership for Extreme UltraViolet and lithography.

New foaming technology for PU mouldings using carbon dioxide

Test setup in the IKV PU pilot plant. Image: IKV.

New IKV foaming process reduces part density and is more environmentally friendly than alternatives.

Materials enlisted in the fight against bedbugs

New York firm has developed an artificial, micro-fiber spider web to stop bedbugs, termites and other pests without the use of harmful and toxic chemicals.