A new process developed at Caltech makes it possible for the first time to manufacture large quantities of materials whose structure is designed at a nanometer scale—the size of DNA's double helix.
Nanophysics
Mar 3, 2020
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UNSW engineers have demonstrated a way to help 3D printed plastic heal itself at room temperature using only lights.
Materials Science
Dec 17, 2021
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SLAC and Stanford researchers have developed a new, printing process for organic thin-film electronics that results in films of strikingly higher quality.
Nanophysics
Jun 2, 2013
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Additive Manufacturing has established itself in many industrial sectors as a method for making plastic parts. The 3-D printing of metals is on the road to becoming a similar success story. In the newly opened 3-D-Printing ...
Engineering
Feb 1, 2018
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Speed is of the essence at a bus stop. If you want to board, you need to find the button to open the door quickly. LEDs light up in a circle around the corresponding hand symbol, but at night the diodes can be so bright that ...
Engineering
Oct 10, 2017
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Working with researchers at Zhejiang University in China, Changxi Zheng, assistant professor of computer science at Columbia Engineering, has developed a technique that enables hydrographic printing, a widely used industrial ...
Engineering
May 22, 2015
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Plastic solar cells are light, easy to install, and readily produced using a printer. Nevertheless, the processes that take place on the molecular scale during the production of organic solar cells are not yet entirely clear. ...
Materials Science
Jan 8, 2016
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Scientists and engineers have developed a new coating for plastic particles that are used in 3D printing, which significantly increases their functionality and opens up new possibilities for commercial application.
Polymers
Apr 17, 2024
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If someone has a "hard shell but a soft center," that's often regarded as an appealing character trait. But for Professor of Polymer Chemistry Markus Gallei and his doctoral student Lukas Siegwardt the appeal lies in creating ...
Polymers
Feb 22, 2023
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With 3D HDTV's exploding in today's market, Fujifilm has launched a new point-and-click camera with 3D photo capability. With 3D TV innovators like Sony, Panasonic and Samsung, the camera comes at a time ...
