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PFAS at a Glance: Challenges and Industry Impacts

10 months ago

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) recently hosted its annual event in Baltimore, bringing together over 150 professionals focused on…

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Understanding Supramolecular Structures in Epoxy Oligomers

10 months ago

The editor's choice for November 2024 in SPE's Polymer Engineering & Science journal is Anatoly E. Chalykh's article, "Supramolecular Structure…

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Deep-Space Radiation Defense Using HDPE

10 months ago

Designed to protect astronauts from the hazardous radiation encountered in deep space, the AstroRad Vest leverages hydrocarbon polymer-high-density polyethylene (HDPE)—to…

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3D Printing in Space with Liquid Crystal Polymers

10 months ago

Thermotropic Liquid Crystal Polymers (LCPs) have emerged as a high-performance engineering polymer, comparable to PEEK and PEI, for 3D printing…

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StarCrete: A Starch Biocomposite for Space Construction

10 months ago

Researchers at the University of Manchester developed an innovative biocomposite specifically designed for extraterrestrial construction needs.

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AI for Small & Medium Businesses: Potentials and Feasibility

10 months ago

Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, many SMEs face challenges, including limited resources,…

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Bioinspired Hydrogels in Clean Energy and Hydrogen Generation

10 months ago

Bioinspired hydrogels show promise in developing artificial photosynthesis. This can provide solutions to complex challenges in sustainable energy and hydrogen…

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Injection Molding Meets Industry 6.0

10 months ago

Industry 6.0 represents the next evolution in manufacturing, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous decision-making robots, known as infobots.…

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Tooling Digitalization: Knowledge Management

10 months ago

For tooling digitalization, we already spoke about the basics and application milestones here the final chapter closing loop checking the…

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High-Performance Materials from Earth to Space

10 months ago

A new generation of high-performance materials from the University of Bristol recently launched to the International Space Station (ISS).