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Scientists Create Metal That Pumps Liquid Uphill - 0 views

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ScienceDaily (June 3, 2009) — In nature, trees pull vast amounts of water from their roots up to their leaves hundreds of feet above the ground through capillary action, but now scientists at the University of Rochester have created a simple slab of metal that lifts liquid using the same principle—but does so at a speed that would make nature envious.
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Translucent alumina ceramics have exhibited low mechanical properties and a low in-line transmission of unscattered light (less than fifteen percent) because of their coarse micro-structures (greater than 20 μm). New transparent corundum ceramics avoid these shortcomings and can be manufactured with complex (even hollow) shapes and with a four-point bending strength of six hundred to seven hundred megapascals and a macrohardness HV10 greater than 20 GPa. The in-line transmission of transparent ceramics is close to sixty percent in visible light and approaches the theoretical limit in the infrared range. An even higher visible light transmission (greater than eighty percent at one millimeter thickness) is enabled by new submicrometer spinel, which has a macrohardness of HV10 = 14.5 GPa.
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scottie was right!

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Transmaterial » Blog Archive » Pepp - 0 views

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Pepp acoustical panels are made with ARPRO, which is expanded polypropylene bead foam. Pepp panels are lightweight, structurally rigid, and are resistant to fire, water, and bacteria. Pepp panels make an ideal acoustic treatment and tackable surface for conference rooms, environmentally sensitive areas, performance spaces, classrooms, swimming pools, skating rinks, etc.
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New Invention Could Replace Polystyrene - Earth911.com - 0 views

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Inventors with the Agricultural Resource Service, the chief scientific research agency for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, have discovered a way to turn common starches such as potatoes, wheat and corn into a polystyrene substitute. Polystyrene, also know as plastic #6, is used in products such as packing and construction materials, as well as disposable dinnerware. This new finding may offer a way to replace non-biodegradable polystyrene with a more eco-friendly alternative.
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Transmaterial » Blog Archive » Alkemi - 0 views

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Alkemi feature, metals — By Blaine Brownell on September 28, 2009 at 8:00 am Alkemi is a recycled composite material composed of a minimum of sixty percent postindustrial scrap aluminum and polymeric resins for use as a solid surface material. It is strong, durable, and exquisite to the eye. Alkemi offers a fresh and innovative alternative to the traditional commercial options such as plastic laminate, stone, and glass. Alkemi may be sanded and buffed to a matte or a high-gloss surface, and the material can be cut and shaped using conventional woodworking tools.
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Transmaterial » Blog Archive » Veritas ResinArt - 0 views

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Veritas ResinArt plastic — By Blaine Brownell on October 16, 2009 at 8:00 am Veritas ResinArt is a fully interchangeable system of colors, patterns, textures, and materials within a multilayered, translucent PETG resin. Designed by Maybeth Shaw and manufactured by Schneller, Veritas is a customizable resin-based panel system—designers can create and order custom samples using a special tool on the Veritas website. Veritas ResinArt is ideal for a broad range of vertical and horizontal applications, such as doors, ceilings, desktops, and privacy screens. The material may be bent, cut, and fabricated with standard woodworking tools, is Class A fire-rated, and may be a lightweight and cost-effective alternative to glass. Veritas is made with recycled content and is fully recyclable. Moreover, the product is food safe, nontoxic, and manufactured at a solar-powered facility in Florida.
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US Company Transforms Algae into Bioplastic: Could Slash Petroleum Use by 50% : CleanTe... - 0 views

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tweetmeme_url="http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/02/us-company-transforms-algae-into-bioplastic-could-slash-petroleum-use-by-50/"; California-based company Cereplast has revealed that it is developing breakthrough technology to transform algae into bioplastics, and predicts that it could replace 50% or more of the petroleum content used in traditional plastic resins.
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Transmaterial » Blog Archive » Luna - 0 views

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Luna feature, glass — By Blaine Brownell on November 18, 2009 at 9:00 am Luna is a unique cast glass building material that contains a phosphorescent chemical, absorbing light during the day and glowing for hours at night. Luna is manufactured using glass recycled from car windshields and is ideal for bar fronts, tops, feature walls, flooring applications, or any interior or exterior area.
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Modern & Contemporary Design Magazine / Re LIGHT/ Products / DESIGNSPOTTER.COM - 0 views

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The First Fabric LightbulbRe Light is a new generation light source based on electro-luminescent technology.It is a soft shining cape with physical-mechanical properties that make it lightweight, foldable, and durable.
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Thin Porcelain Tile - new Skin tiles by Refin | Trendir - 0 views

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Engineering Materials Expand Potential for Digital Manufacturing - 2009-02-27 14:47:00 ... - 0 views

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manufacturing process fabrication Rapid prototyping

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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

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> 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</div>

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Translucent…Wood?! New Sibling to See-Through Concrete | Designs & Ideas on D... - 1 views

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"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."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"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."</div>

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

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">check out the other 'see-through' materials as well</div>

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