Truck tires with less abrasion – Synthetic rubber outperforms natural rubber
Natural rubber from rubber trees is a raw material with a limited supply. Synthetically produced rubber, on the other hand, has not yet been able [...]
X-ray analysis of carbon nanostructures helps material design
Optimized nanoporous carbons can serve as electrodes for fast electron and ion transport or improve the performance of energy storage and conversion devices. Thus the [...]
JEC Group Brings Composites Solutions for Mobility to eMove360° Europe 2019
Joint Press Conference on March, 13th at 9:30 am at JEC World in the VIP Lounge. […]
Sodium is the new lithium: Researchers find a way to boost sodium-ion battery performance
Researchers at the Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech) in Japan have demonstrated that a specific material can act as an efficient battery component for sodium-ion [...]
New composite advances lignin as a renewable 3D printing material
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a recipe for a renewable 3D printing feedstock that could spur a profitable [...]
Greeting Words to the trade fair eMove360° 2018 – copy
Greeting Words to the trade fair eMove360° 2018 […]
All wired up: New molecular wires for single-molecule electronic devices
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology designed a new type of molecular wire doped with organometallic ruthenium to achieve unprecedentedly higher conductance than earlier molecular [...]
Carbon in color: First-ever colored thin films of nanotubes created
A method developed at Aalto University, Finland, can produce large quantities of pristine single-walled carbon nanotubes in select shades of the rainbow; the secret is [...]
Crash tests under way: a lightweight body for the cars of tomorrow
Small, light and electrically-powered vehicles are set to define the nature of city and regional commuter transport in future, alongside public transport. […]
3D touch surface: design, usability and safety
User experience in automotive interiors is changing as we move from physical dials and switches to displays and touch surfaces. […]