Yesterday Owens-Illinois Inc., a company that describes itself as the world’s largest maker of glass containers, delivered a strategic signal to its customers and competitors, with the announcement it would be…
Read MoreHere is what we are hearing: Malvern launches the Zetasizer Nano ZSP to global audience Malvern Instruments conducted its global launch of an exciting addition to its Zetasizer family, bringing…
Read MoreThis is creative stop-action video was made by coordinating the opening and closing of dorm room shutters on a campus in Switzerland. It is fun to watch how much movement…
Read MoreTransmission spectra of the MoOx /5% Ga-doped films deposited at (a) 200 °C and 10-3 Torr of oxygen pressure on sapphire; (b) same parameters on glass; and (c) on glass…
Read MoreA carbon fiber propped against a human hair. Was their “discovery” an accident? Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Have you ever wondered how carbon fibers were discovered? It turns out the guy…
Read MoreFabrican has developed spray-on clothing. Credit: Nature; Fabrican Ltd.; Gene Kiegel. Check ’em out: Inspiring interfaces: The arts and social sciences communities could enhance the commercial prospects of new materials (Nature)…
Read MoreNo more broken glass? Theoretical work by researchers at Rice University shows the potential for doubling the strength of glass. Credit: Rice University. Glass is one of the intrinsically strongest…
Read MoreCredit: Katharine Epler et al.; Advanced Healthcare Materials. In traditional drug delivery approaches, only a small amount of the drug reaches the part of the body where it is actually…
Read More• A sand mine in a small west coast of Scotland village has reopened and aims to export up to 100,000 tons of sand a year. Lochaline Quartz Sand, a…
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