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Chemistry World
September 6, 2013
Jeanne Therese Andres |
All-in-one 3D printing Imagine printing anything from electronic devices to artificial bones using the same 3D printer. Now, scientists have developed a universal approach for printing materials with easy-to-modify surfaces to eliminate the need for multiple 3D printers.   |
Chemistry World
March 18, 2015
Tim Wogan |
Drawn out success for far faster 3D printing A new, continuous-flow process for stereolithography -- one of the key technologies in 3D printing -- that is 25 -- 100 times faster than current technologies has been developed by researchers in the US. |
Chemistry World
November 10, 2011
Helen Gray |
Shrinky Dink origami powered by heat US scientists have devised a method of generating 3D structures from flat surfaces by printing patterns onto a polymeric children's toy and letting an IR heat lamp do the rest. |
Chemistry World
November 17, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Metallic Microlattice 'Lightest Structure Ever' Researchers in the US have broken the world record for the lightest structural material. The new nickel-phosphorus lattice is as light as a feather. |
Chemistry World
November 9, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Microscopic springs made from nanotube composite Researchers in the US have developed a way to rapidly make tiny 3D objects out of a carbon nanotube-enriched polymer, using UV light to quickly set the structure in place. |
Chemistry World
February 3, 2014
Simon Hadlington |
Laser writing makes 'bone like' material Researchers in Germany have used 3D laser lithography to engineer polymer microstructures that mimic the lightweight yet strong properties of cellular materials like wood and bone. |
Chemistry World
April 21, 2015
James Urquhart |
Plant-inspired plastics take shape Shape-shifting plastics which respond to external stimuli, similar to how Venus flytraps ensnare prey and touch-me-nots fold their leaves inwards when touched, have come a step closer thanks to a new polymer. |
Technology Research News
February 25, 2004 |
Scans pick up object orientation Researchers in Spain have improved the process of pattern recognition with a method of mapping three-dimensional objects in a way that records every possible point of view of the object. The method could be used to inspect the orientation and shapes of manufactured goods, and also for face recognition. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2009
Jill Jusko |
A Tougher Ceramic Taking their cues from nature, scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory say they have mimicked the structure of mother of pearl to create a tougher ceramic. |
Chemistry World
June 14, 2011 |
Polymers Nanobrushes 'Paint' the Mona Lisa in 3D Chinese scientists have used polymers nanobrushes to 'paint' a 3D representation of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, the Mona Lisa. |
National Defense
March 2014
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
3D Printing Promises to Revolutionize Defense, Aerospace Industries While used for many novel purposes, the defense and aerospace industry is eyeing 3D printing as a way to cut costs and improve efficiency. |
Chemistry World
May 20, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
New ceramic dating process unearthed A new way to find the age of ceramic objects, such as ancient pottery, has been developed by scientists in the UK. |
Chemistry World
December 4, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Nacre-inspired composite is toughest ever ceramic A hybrid composite inspired by the structures of bone and mother-of-pearl is the toughest ceramic-based material ever made, say US scientists. |
Chemistry World
March 8, 2012
David Bradley |
Light-sensitive shape-shifters are swell gels Polymer chemists have successfully emulated the natural shape-shifting abilities of biological tissues, which could allow them to develop a new range of functional materials that change shape reversibly in response to particular stimuli. |
Chemistry World
January 12, 2012
Simon Hadlington |
Composites Reinforced in 3D A method that uses magnetic fields to align tiny structural elements within a polymer matrix has been developed by scientists in Switzerland. |
Chemistry World
February 25, 2013
Jon Cartwright |
Crystals of polystyrene Chemists in Japan and Italy have created a polymer-based material that has a crystalline structure. The material, which achieves its crystallinity with crosslinks between its polymer chains, is expected to have a high mechanical strength. |
JavaWorld
August 2001
Jeff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 5 Every Java class has a superclass. In the absence of an extends keyword, Object is that superclass. Object takes center stage as this article presents its 11 methods... |
Chemistry World
April 17, 2014
Elisabeth Ratcliffe |
How to print a crystal in 3D Scientists in the US have devised a method for printing three dimensional models of crystals using a 3D printer, the original CIF file and freely available software that can be run on standard operating systems. |
Chemistry World
May 28, 2013
Anthony King |
Polymer tied in celtic knots Celtic knots and ancient art have inspired a new way of synthesizing polymers. The slow-motion method of controlling polymer growth produces a single chain that when linked repeatedly, intricately wraps around itself to form a dense structure. |
Scientific American
October 2008
Steven Ashley |
Cool Polymers: Toward the Microwave Oven Version of the Refrigerator Getting a bigger chill out of polymers that respond to electric fields. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2007 |
CoorsTek Introduces Durastrate Ceramic Substrates with Increased Flexural Strength The ceramics manufacturer is introducing the DuraStrate thick-film ceramic substrates for improved performance in thick-film substrates. |
JavaWorld
April 2001
Piet Jonas |
Secure type-safe collections A framework that overcomes the standard Java Collections Framework's main problem: its containers lack the ability to restrict themselves to storing objects of a specific type. The solution uses reflection, wrapper classes, and a collection of static factory methods... |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2007
Rich Duprey |
CARBO Ceramics: No Fragile Piece of Glass This services company is helping drillers get the gas and oil out, and has room to grow, too. |
DailyCandy
November 16, 2004 |
Can't Tile Without You Get 3D-relief ceramic or metal-finished tiles out of any 2D image you provide. |
Technology Research News
December 17, 2003
Eric Smalley |
Microfluidics make flat screens A new method for making big, cheap flat screen displays is a bit like making muffins. Pour liquid polymer into microfluidic channels aligned above an array of electrodes, let cure, and you have organic thin film transistors. |
Technology Research News
July 13, 2005 |
Self-Assembly Goes Around Bends Researchers have found a way a way to make polymer chains automatically assemble in non-regular patterns, including sharp angles. The method could eventually be used to build precise features as small as ten nanometers. |
Wired
January 2001
David Pescovitz |
Stuff Love The latest new materials, from a stronger-than-cement plastic concrete that floats on water to a polymeric coating that completely prevents rust... |
Technology Research News
July 30, 2003 |
Nano light stores data in polymer Researchers from the University of Pisa in Italy have shown that it is possible to write lots of information in very little space using a thin film of polymer and polarized blue light. |
JavaWorld
June 2001
Jeff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 3 The author explores composition and demonstrates its value in object-oriented programming. Composition and inheritance are design consepts related in a manner similar to both sides of the same coin... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2007
Courtney E. Howard |
Morgan Advanced Ceramics Supplies Ceramic Components to NASA Morgan Advanced Ceramics Inc. will provide hexagonal ceramic insulators for intensifiers in NASA's OWL Earth-orbiting system to study air showers initiated by ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECR). |
JavaWorld
December 2001
Jeff Friesen |
Trash talk, Part 1 One feature that distinguishes Java from other computer languages is its garbage collection abilities. In this article, This article introduces garbage collection and shows how Java's optional support for it affects your programs... |
Chemistry World
May 8, 2014
Tim Wogan |
Polymer sets new self-healing record A new self-healing polymer that can repair holes far larger than any material before -- up to 3cm wide -- has been unveiled by US researchers. |
D-Lib
February 2002
Lensch, Goesele & Seidel |
Digital Collections of Real World Objects An efficient method for acquiring high quality models of real world objects is presented. The resulting digital models can be viewed under arbitrary viewing and lighting conditions. The technique is well suited for large digital collections. |
National Defense
November 2015
Jon Harper |
Military 3D Printing Projects Face Challenges Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has the potential to revolutionize the U.S. military's logistics system. But numerous hurdles stand in the way of that dream becoming reality, experts said. |
JavaWorld
March 2001
Brian Goetz |
Design for performance, Part 3: Remote interfaces Many common Java performance problems stem from class design decisions made early in the design process, long before most developers even start thinking about performance. This article examines performance issues specific to remote applications... |
