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Access the technical resources for a range of materials and coatings. Design engineers can browse news, technical briefs, and applications for plastics, composites, rubbers, elastomers, and metals.

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Q&A: Electronics & Computers
Professor Jiwoong Park and his team have made a material that is crystalline in the X-Y direction, but amorphous in the Z direction.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The sulfolane-additive process yields easy fabrication, low cost, and long operating life.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Parts remain crack-free and defect-resistant, making them conducive for use in metal-based 3D-printing applications.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Sensing is incorporated directly into an object’s material, with applications for assistive technology and “intelligent” furniture.
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Briefs: Materials
The synthetic material is soft but can withstand heavy loading with minimum wear and tear for engineering applications.
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Briefs: Materials
Inspired by barnacles, the paste provides an effective way to treat traumatic injuries and help control bleeding during surgery.
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Briefs: Materials
The carbon fiber reinforced material can be repeatedly healed with heat.
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Briefs: Materials
Textiles and items of clothing can be converted into e-textiles without affecting their original properties.
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Briefs: Materials
Fano Resonance Optical Coatings can both transmit and reflect the same color simultaneously.
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Briefs: Power
The battery charges faster than a lithium-ion battery and is fire-safe and eco-friendly.
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Briefs: Materials
Activated carbon made from corn stover filters 98 percent of a pollutant from water.
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Briefs: Energy
A new design could extend the shelf-life of single-use metal-air batteries for electric vehicles, off-grid storage, and other applications.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
An optimized flash process could reduce carbon emissions.
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Articles: Electronics & Computers
Flexible electrodes, NASA sensors, and anti-corrosion compounds.
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INSIDER: Energy

Using ultrabright X-rays from the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, a team of researchers led by Rice University has determined that sunlight itself can improve the efficiency of 2D...

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Blog: Materials
A combination of materials can morph into various shapes before hardening.
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Blog: Energy

An everyday material that we all know well may lead to safer, longer-lasting batteries for the electric vehicle.

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Blog: Materials
Duke scientists have created a fabric that releases heat once you start sweating.
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Application Briefs: Imaging
The Opti-Scan inspection system can measure surfaces and edges in 3D.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Fiber laser machinery, polishing pitch, beam collimators, and more.
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Products: Imaging
Microwave measurement receivers, oscilloscopes, longwave infrared cameras, and more.
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Facility Focus: Manned Systems
Learn about the technologies being developed at NC State, including vehicle armor, a monitoring patch for plants, and origami-inspired materials.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Researchers from SEAS have found "hidden potential" in metasurfaces.
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Briefs: Materials
These elastomers have a wide range of uses for the building, automotive, and electronics industries.
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Articles: Materials
Breath-regulating garments, humidity sensors, thin-film antennas, and more.
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Briefs: Materials
The device combines with body power to treat tendon disease and damage, and sports injuries.
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Q&A: Materials
An "E-Skin" material can be printed without polymer binders.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The suit can be controlled with a double tap to the chest or via an app.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The system creates accurate defect standards for in-situ inspection systems.
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On-Demand Webinars: Defense

From Data to Decision: How AI Enhances Warfighter Readiness

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Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

April Battery & Electrification Summit

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Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Tech Update: 3D Printing for Transportation in 2024

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Upcoming Webinars: Materials

Unleashing Epoxy's Potential: Ensuring Hermetic Sealing in Modern...

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Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement

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