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Electroactive polymers (EAP) are an emerging class of materials with many new revolutionary properties. One of the main advantages of electroactive polymers is the possibility to electrically control and fine-tune their behavior and properties. Using...
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The Paragon Dive System isolates a diver in a “space-suit like environment”, incorporating a Return Surface Exhaust design and upgraded materials, completely protecting divers from contaminants and hazardous materials present in their surrounding environment...
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Dermasol is a new thermoplastic elastomer that feels remarkably like real human flesh. It can be made in any color (including clear), any shape and almost any durometer (hardness). It is especially useful for simulating tissue in organs and body structures...
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Plextronics, Inc. is an international technology company that specializes in printed solar, lighting and other electronics. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, the company's focus is on organic solar cell and OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) lighting...
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A ferrofluid is a liquid which becomes strongly polarized in the presence of a magnetic field. It is a colloidal mixture comprising extremely small magnetic particles suspended in a liquid. Ferrofluids are composed of nanoscale ferromagnetic, or ferrimagnetic...
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How can cars be designed to be more attractive, more environmentally friendly, more efficient, and safer? These are questions that Evonik Industries has answers to. The car of the future doesn’t yet fly—but its lightweight construction owes something...
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Other biodegradable plastics utilize expensive, limited, food feedstocks and costly biological production processes. Novomer re-uses carbon dioxide as a major input in a low-cost, precision-quality, chemical process that produces a class of uniform polymers...
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The aliphatic polycarbonates created by Cornell chemist Geoffrey Coates are safe and strong enough to be used in medical implants and devices. They're also used as extremely effective binders for the creation of non-oxide ceramics, which are often...
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Polypropylene carbonate (PPC), is a polycarbonate plastic material, a copolymer of carbon dioxide and propylene oxide. In the ceramics industry, polypropylene carbonate and polyethylene carbonate are used as sacrificial binders, especially alumina and...
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Scientists at Novomer have unlocked catalytic pathways that transform simple, abundant feedstocks like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide into high-performance polymers and fine chemicals. Have a story suggestion? Want to be featured on Engineering TV...