Category: Chemicals & Materials

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Current and Potential Applications of Carbon Nanotubes

– As nanotechnology continues to emerge as the scientific beacon of the future, carbon nanotubes (CNTs)...
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New Class of Polymers Waiting to Be Commercialized: Meet Titan and Hydro

– Making discoveries by accident is still applicable. In 2014, IBM discovered a new class of materials – thermoset...
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3D Printing – Where Did It All Start?

– 3D Printing, a way of making objects directly from computer models, is growing in adaptability....
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3D Printing and the Future of Construction

– Earlier this month, Apis Cor announced the construction of a full building using its concrete...
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Increase in Robotics Startup Funding Disrupts Industries

– In 2016, robotics startup companies received 50% more funding than they did the previous year,...
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Integrated Project Delivery’s Impact on Construction

– In the past decade, technologies and concepts like the Building Information Model (BIM) and Integrated...
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Geckskin Applications: Spider-Man Soldiers to Home Decor

– In 2012, a team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts- Amherst, led by Al...
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Enhancing Asset Management Through BIM

– Construction management has become easier with a new model. It takes the larger scale plan...
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Phase Change Materials: Limitations and Improvements

– Phase change materials are considered to be ideal products for thermal management solutions. These materials...
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Drones and IoT Surface as Red Knights of the Oil & Gas Industry

– There is no denying the fact that we are living in an extremely interconnected world...
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Internet of Nano Things: A New Paradigm

– The Internet of Things is built through sensors that are attached to things. These inexpensive...
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Mobile Telecommunication Network Signals Could Improve Rainfall Observation in East Africa

– Wondering why you get bad reception on your phone during heavy rainfall? Well, scientists in...
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Artificial Micromotors for Cleaning Polluted Water

– Rapid increase in environmental pollution due to a fast growing population has become a concern,...
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The Advent of the Internet of Things- Are Manufacturers Ready?

– In order to understand the tide of change which is being brought by the Internet...
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Phase Change Materials: Basics, Building Materials & Beyond

– The term phase change may appear slightly peculiar and jargonish. However, both the concept and...
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Phase Change Materials: Disruptive Technology Webinar

– Phase Change Materials are a game-changer  with the potential to accelerate  the creation of major...
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The DIWire: Bending the Future One Wire at a Time

– What is the DIWire? As the world is trying to move away from its dependency...
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Scientists Discover Plastic-Eating Bacteria That Could Help Clean Oceans

– KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KYOTO, JAPAN AND KEIO UNIVERSITY, TOKYO, JAPAN. A plastic-eating bacterium was...
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Bacterial Biofilms: Promising Platforms to Design Nanomaterials

– Biofilms are communities of bacteria embedded in a slimy yet extremely tough matrix of extracellular...
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Metamaterials: Invisibility Cloaks and Other Wonders

– The advances that material science has made in the last few decades are leading towards...

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