Chemical Scissors Unlock Precision Engineering in 2D Materials
A collaborative team of researchers from Drexel University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Linköping University has introduced a groundbreaking…
Materials & Manufacturing
Turning Plastic Waste into High-Value Nanomaterials
Global plastic waste has surged dramatically, doubling in the past two decades, with projections from the Organization for Economic Cooperation…
DARPA Targets Breakthrough in Silent Undersea Propulsion
Since the 1960s, researchers across academic, commercial, and military sectors have pursued a propulsion method that operates without moving parts—no…
Breakthroughs and Trends in 3D Printing During 2020
The year 2020 marked a significant expansion in the scope and capabilities of 3D printing, with notable advances in hardware,…
Self-Activating Thermal Safety for Skin Electronics
In neonatal intensive care units, eliminating cumbersome wires from patient monitoring has driven the development of compact, skin-mounted devices. These…
Health Risks in Plastic Waste Reprocessing
The expansion of global plastics reprocessing, driven by circular economy initiatives and efforts to reduce pollution, presents complex challenges for…
CO₂-Responsive Materials Boost Oil Recovery in Tight Reservoirs
Low-permeability oil and gas reservoirs, which account for roughly 38% of global fields and 46% of those in China, present…
Young Leader Driving Innovation in Automotive Manufacturing
Alanna Vanden Kroonenberg, section manager at TRQSS, has been recognized among Manufacturing Automation’s Top 10 Under 40 for 2024, a…
Zinc Phthalocyanine Films Achieve Ultra-Sensitive THC Vapor Detection
Organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) based on zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) have demonstrated remarkable sensitivity to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) vapor, reaching part-per-billion detection…
Nano-Clay Boosts Strength in Lightweight Resin Composites
An international research collaboration led by Dr. Umar Abdul Hanan of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia has unveiled a method to significantly…
Melt Electro Writing Pushes Boundaries in Tissue Scaffold Design
Melt electro writing (MEW) has emerged as a precision additive manufacturing technique capable of producing microscale fibers for tissue engineering…
Uganda Turns Banana Waste Into High-Value Materials
Uganda, ranking second only to India in global banana production and consumption, generates about 10 million metric tons of bananas…
Surface-Engineered GaN Nanowires Boost CO₂ Hydrogenation
Vertically aligned gallium nitride (GaN) nanowires were synthesized on 4-inch silicon (111) wafers using molecular beam epitaxy under nitrogen-rich conditions,…
EU Project Opens Doors for Bio-Nanomaterial Scale-Up
Spanish plastics technology company AIMPLAS has confirmed that its reactive extrusion pilot line is operational and ready to produce bio-based…
Recrystallized Cu–Cu Joints Show Superior Thermal Fatigue Resistance
Nanotwinned copper (nt-Cu) with a 〈111〉 crystallographic orientation offers notable advantages for microelectronic interconnects. This orientation exhibits the highest surface…
Boride Coatings Boost AISI 1010 Steel Corrosion Resistance
Boriding, a thermochemical surface treatment, has long been recognized for its ability to significantly enhance the wear and corrosion resistance…
Global Automotive Manufacturing Faces a Decade of Transformation
The automotive manufacturing sector remains one of the largest and most influential industries in the global economy. Each year, production…
3D Printing Drives Next-Gen Analytical Instruments
Additive manufacturing has evolved from a prototyping tool into a core enabler of advanced analytical systems, reshaping how engineers design,…