One of the worst things to see on the side of the road—besides a very unfortunate animal—is an abandoned mattress. Dealing with unwanted mattresses is admittedly difficult; you can’t exactly stuff ...

Discover how heat resistant materials and material science innovations help electronics manufacturing manage rising temperatures, boost reliability, and enable smaller, more powerful next‑generation ...

Nippon Kayaku Co., LTD. (KAYAKU) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully developed a motor coil that can maintain its maximum power more than two times longer than a ...

For polar bears, the insulation provided by their fat, skin, and fur is a matter of survival in the frigid Arctic. For engineers, polar bear hair is a dream template for synthetic materials that might ...

Kevlar and Twaron are famously tough materials, but there’s a bit of a trade-off to be made between strength, heat resistance and weight. Now, researchers have created a new nanofiber version of the ...

The safety of autonomous driving systems ultimately depends on the reliability of sensors, the stability of computing chips, ...

Electrical insulation materials and industrial laminates specialist Calidus Von Roll Isola has launched a new insulation system for low-voltage electrical equipment that can withstand extreme ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The adhesive-bonding method used to secure heat-resistant ceramic tiles to the body of the Space Shuttle Columbia is known for its inability to withstand high temperatures, and should ...

Silicon carbide (SiC) kiln furniture, particularly reaction bonded silicon carbide (RBSIC/SiSiC) beams, has become a ...