Nature provides inspiration for important new adhesive
... $2 billion a year on wood adhesives, and the wood composites industry is one of the largest manufacturing sectors in the United States. "Based on the successful commercial application of our adhesives, the wood adhesive industry and wood products industry are going to see some major changes in the next few yea...Tungsten in the environment: National symposium, Aug. 29
...rrosion mechanisms of tungsten alloys and tungsten composites will further elucidate the potential impact that element may have on the environment. The CES-organized symposium will address tungsten environmental chemistry, toxicology, health effects, and fate and transport. The event has attracted prominent re...An engineer, a dentist, a veterinarian build bone tissue
... Love explains. "By constructing tissue engineered composites containing ACPs, living osteoblasts, and donor materials," Love believes the result could be faster and higher quality bone formation. The Paffenbarger Research Center of the ADA is supplying the ACP for the current studies. Aaron Goldstein of Virgin...Fibers used in bullet-proof vests quadruple toughness of dental composites
... San Diego, has developed fiber-reinforced polymer composites as strong, lightweight materials for aerospace, au...he results of detailed engineering tests on dental composites containing glass fibers as well as the type of polyethylene fibers used in bullet-proof vests. Ka...Novel Ames Lab composite may replace depleted uranium
...ial for the nanostructured metallic glass+tungsten composites not only for KEPs but also as an initial step in the development of similar composites for high-precision machining of advanced materials. But because the density of typical metallic glas...Commercializing university research -- Hopping robots, liquid shoes, electricity from heat
...er than that of engineering rubbers and reinforced composites having broad applications in healthcare products (e.g. liquid shoes or shoe insoles, liquid helmets), liquid armors, car bumpers, and other applications.Funding for this project will be used to develop a commercialization strategy for this technolog...