Materials

As 3-D printing increasingly makes its way into homes, libraries, and schools, risk researchers are questioning the health and safety implications they may pose, especially to children. The concern is that the particles released during the…

Where do magnetic fields come from? Can you block a magnetic field? Many inquiries are received by the Magnetic Shield Corp. technical team such as these examples. Knowledge of electromagnetic and magnetic interference is crucial in today’s…

The search for a commercially viable self charging battery continues. In 2017, McGill University researchers announced they were working on a self-charging battery that could harvest and store energy using light. Now, researchers at the…

With their remarkable electrical conductivity, exceptional tensile strength and thermal conductivity, carbon nanotubes are valuable to so many areas of technology, including electronics, optics, and composite materials. The problem faced…

The potential of MRAM as the short-term memory that allows quick access to various computer programs has been known since the 1980s, but its development has been slow. Recently, scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)…

We had the opportunity to chat with Bob Zubrickie, Manager of the 3D Printing and Prototyping Center at TE Connectivity. Zubrickie's diversified background and his 40 years of experience in prototyping at TE Connectivity gives us a wide…

Consistent quality has been a challenge for the additive manufacturing business. Current titanium alloys used in additive manufacturing often cool and bond together in column-shaped crystals during the 3D printing process, making them prone…

A clear conductive coating that could protect advanced solar cells and touch screens has been developed by MIT researchers, who believe it should be relatively easy to produce at industrial scale and will produce a tenfold gain in…

The rare class of materials that can reversibly switch between electrically conducting and insulating states offers promise for the design and delivery of faster microelectronics with more storage capabilities.  A new approach developed by…

3D printing is disruptive. Not in a DIY-desktop-kind-of-way, but in a way that arms it with the power to transform production processes so that businesses can reap tangible benefits of its incorporation. Why, then, are some businesses…