'Chameleon metals' change surfaces in response to heat
21 January, 2020Treating particles of liquid metal alloys with heat causes them to roughen their surfaces with tiny spheres or nanowires. Control the heat and you can control the surface patterns.
Polymer fibres: light, strong and tough
14 January, 2020One individual fibre is as thin as a human hair and weighs less than a fruit fly, yet is very strong: it can lift a weight of 30 grams without tearing.
Reprogrammable material gets the green light
07 August, 2019Researchers have designed a novel, dynamic, reprogrammable material with a polymer structure that can change from hard to soft and back again — triggered by nothing more than green LED light.
Westlab digital melting point apparatus
07 May, 2019The Westlab digital melting point apparatus has been designed to offer hassle-free operation and fast results. It is used effectively in a wide range of industries to measure the melting points of different materials.
Biolin Scientific Attension Theta Flex optical tensiometer
01 April, 2019The Attension Theta Flex, from Biolin Scientific, is an all-in-one fully automated contact angle meter designed to support high-end imaging for even the most demanding industrial and research applications.
Crusher technology developed for the mining industry
28 August, 2018Intertek, a multinational testing company, recently adopted crusher technology that it helped to develop, following a project with testing equipment supplier Orbis and AXT.
Pharmaceutical material could be used in grid-scale batteries
12 June, 2018US scientists have developed a highly reversible, water-soluble material based on phenazine, an organic molecule used in dyes and antibiotics.
Attension Sigma 700/701 for surface tension measurement
01 February, 2018The Attension Sigma 700/701 is a fully automated force tensiometer used to study material properties such as wettability, adsorption, adhesion and more.
Attension Theta optical tensiometer
01 January, 2018The Attension Theta is a versatile optical tensiometer or contact angle meter used to characterise surfaces and interfaces between gas, liquid and solid phases.
Atom-thick coating can prevent metals from corrosion
06 February, 2017Researchers from the University of Wollongong have demonstrated that a coating of a single-atom thickness can protect metals from corrosion.
There and back again — the metamaterial that can switch from hard to soft
25 January, 2017Scientists from the University of Michigan have discovered how to compose a metamaterial that can be easily manipulated to increase the stiffness of its surface by orders of magnitude — the difference between rubber and steel.
Pretty MOFs all in a row
08 December, 2016Australian, Austrian and Japanese scientists have found a way to harness the potential of designer crystals known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — said to be the most porous materials on the planet.
Nanoparticle coating can repel water
09 September, 2016ANU scientists have developed a water-repelling coating that could one day be used to waterproof mobile phones, prevent ice from forming on aeroplanes and protect boat hulls from corroding.
Testometric materials testing machines
31 August, 2016Testometric specialises in materials testing machines and quality control equipment. Its products have a fully integrated digital control system for precise controllability. They have high-resolution force transducers with better than 0.5% accuracy and down to 1/1000th of capacity, plus they can withstand 800% overload without damage.
Graphene production using a designer surfactant
12 August, 2016Australian scientists have developed a material based on graphene that has the heat resistance of some metals but is much lighter.
