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del.icio.us My Yahoo Digg this newsvine Blogger Slashdot StumbleUpon Reddit Facebook LinkedIn Twitter RSS Magazine eNewsletters Reprints/License Print Email Engineering Materials Expand Potential for Digital Manufacturing Stratasys and EOS target high-end markets, such as aircraft, with new polymer grades Doug Smock, Contributing Editor -- Design News, February 27, 2009 Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The potential for direct digital manufacturing is heating up as leading players add high-level engineering thermoplastics to their materials' lineups. Stratasys, the leading supplier of rapid prototyping equipment by volume, is now teaming up Ultem 9085 polether imide with new machines designed for direct digital manufacturing, which is the production of parts directly from CAD files. EOS is now offering PEEK (polyetheretherketone) polymer from Victrex for its laser sintering systems. Other manufacturers, such as Z Corp. and 3D Systems, are developing stronger proprietary materials. Ultem extends the digital manufacturing process into the aircraft market in a major way. Until now, Ultem 9085 was only available for use in conventional processing methods, such as injection molding, which require expensive tooling. Manufacturing using equipment originally developed for rapid prototyping creates opportunities for design engineers to make parts even more complex than is possible with injection molds. The cost of the materials coupled with processing time, however, will limit adoption, at least for now to low-volume parts

"pzt-rubber A new material developed by researchers at Princeton and Caltech is capable of harvesting energy from the simplest of movements like walking or breathing. This new rubber chip made of PZT (lead zirconate titanate) nanoribbons could eventually power small portable electronic devices like cell phones. The PZT is embedded in silicone rubber sheets that produce electricity when flexed or other pressure is applied. The scientists who developed the chip see them being inserted into shoes or even within the body to continually harness power for our portable devices. Before that freaks you out too much, the scientists envision the chips being placed next to the lungs to utilize breathing motions for powering pacemakers. Pacemaker users wouldn't have to undergo surgery to replace batteries since their breathing would be a constant source of energy. The reason this particular material stands out compared to all of the other piezoelectric materials out there is that it's far more efficient. According to the researchers, PZT can convert 80 percent of mechanical energy applied to it into electric energy, which is 100 times more efficient than quartz. That efficiency allows it to harness such small movements like breathing and opens up a much greater range of possibilities for its use."

"Arboform Could Be The Future Of Plastic Two German scientists, Juergen Pfitzer and Helmut Naegele, have created a new material called Arboform which is a renewable plastic with wood-like qualities, yet can be formed into any shape. Arboform is made from lignin-a byproduct of the paper-making process. When combined with resins and flax, it forms a bio-plastic mass that looks and feels like wood and can be used to make several products such as furniture, toys, loudspeakers and even car interiors. Most significantly, Arboform is totally biodegradable and its raw material lignin is available in abundance, making it an environmentally friendly material that can potentially save significant natural resources. Arboform"

"Japanese Scientists invented "elastic water", paving the way for ecologically clean plastic materials Category: Science - Tags: ecology, Elastic Water, Jst, plastic, Tokyo University According to the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japanese Scientists invented "Elastic Water". Also made it to the news of Japan's National TV channel NHK, Japanese scientists from Tokyo University invented a new substance that consists of 95% water. Obtained by adding two grams of clay and a small quantity of some organic matter into normal water, this new substance is jelly-like and is considered proper for usage in medicine for the long-term to stick tissues together. The study period is scheduled to end in September 2010, if the scientists can succeed in increase the density of the substance, it can be used to produce ecologically clean plastic materials. A report has already been published in the latest issue of British scientific magazine "Nature". "

"If you thought that see-through concrete was a cool material innovation, this even more refined-looking wooden counterpart may dazzle you even more. And with the core technology now fully developed, the sky is the limit - virtually any material can be made to let light pass through it."

check out the other 'see-through' materials as well

very cool

"co2-crystals Scientists at UCLA have developed synthetic crystals that trap gasses like a smart sponge. The crystals are highly selective, allowing them to achieve a 400% improvement in CO2 capture over current technologies. The crystals are three-dimensional and code information in the same manner as DNA. While not as sophisticated as DNA, the developers consider it a significant advancement in chemistry and materials science. The scientists hope the technology could be used to capture CO2 from both large sources like power plants, and smaller ones like vehicle tailpipes and smaller factories. The material could also potentially be used to convert CO2 into a fuel. Ideally, these highly efficient crystals could be used for CO2 capture in lots of different settings while we try to transition to cleaner technologies."

"carbon-fiber-ev A new nanoscale material developed by researchers at Imperial College London could eventually act as both the battery and body of electric cars. The mix of carbon fiber and polymer resin can charge and release electricity like a battery and is hard as steel too."

interesting, but how would you wash this? perhaps it never gets dirty? If that's the case, I need an entire wardrobe of shirts (or at least a bib) as just about everything I own has a coffee stain on the front somewhere.

that reminds me of another material, it doesn't require washing, forget how it did that, uv, silver, what have you - scuffle scuffle - off to find

are you still wearing those moose slippers?