Can a technique used to manufacture common molded parts, like yogurt containers and packaging for electronics, serve as a more cost-effective alternative to mass 3-D printing? Researchers at ETH Zürich and Disney Research Zürich say yes.
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Rice University scientists—and collaborators from the University of Tennessee, Texas A&M Engineering, and Second Baptist School—have discovered that they can use Tesla coils to direct long-range self-assembly of carbon nanotubes.
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Researchers at the Research Institute of Materials Science, South China University of Technology (Guangdong, China) are developing a different kind of motor—one that’s not fossil fuel-reliant and can actually help clean up pollution, not contribute to it.
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Engineers at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering (Evanston, Ill.) are working on a new lens that could be used for biomedical research and security imaging: a terhertz lens created by a light-powered 3-D printer.
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Ceramics Expo 2016 is a wrap! After nearly three days of jam-packed show floor action and informative panel discussions, this year’s show did not disappoint. Check out some of the action caught on video.
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Day 2 of Ceramics Expo is bringing just as much high energy as opening day. Check out some video highlights of the event so far and read about what exhibitors are saying.
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Ceramics Expo 2016 is in full effect at the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio, April 26–28, and opening day did not disappoint. Check out some of the day’s highlights and happenings!
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Remains of 1,600-year-old kilns were discovered in Israel, where archaeologists believe commercial quantities of raw glass were produced—a discovery that proves Israel was one of the largest glass manufacturers in the ancient world, the Israel Antiquities Authority reports.
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Researchers from Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science are developing a new flat, thin camera that is so flexible it can be wrapped around objects to capture images that can’t be taken with conventional cameras.
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have spent several years studying composite metal foams to better understand their properties and incredible potential.
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