A composite material has been developed that emits light and heat when exposed to specific wavelengths of radiation and that can be customized to have specific mechanical characteristics. The ...

Material properties are physical, chemical, or mechanical components of a specific product that would determine its functionality and manufacturability. This would mean that a product’s material ...

Materials scientists have been enchanted by the search for new materials that exceed the temperature capability of Ni-based superalloys for many decades. High melting point and solidus temperatures ...

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Engineering thermoplastics were successfully utilized in the design of injection molded rotating parts such as the impellers, wheels, and cooling fans of commercial air-cooled chillers, and gas and ...

Mechanical testing is a way of testing and measuring the properties of materials. Machines/instruments are available to test materials or finished products in a range of different ways including ...

Computational experiments on semiconducting polymers show that under harsh loading conditions -- stretching and compression -- the addition of small molecules enhances performance and stability. The ...

Opposites attract and likes repel is a universal law in nature, with electromagnetic interactions being the most ingrained in our minds, such as the interaction between positive and negative poles, ...

One of the key steps in developing new materials is property identification, which has long relied on massive amounts of ...

An introductory course focused on the new and existing materials that are crucial for mitigating worldwide anthropogenic CO2 emissions and associated greenhouse gases. Emphasis will be placed on how ...