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From your car’s navigation display to the screen you are reading this on, luminescent polymers a class of flexible materials that contain light-emitting molecules are used in a variety of today’s electronics. Luminescent polymers stand out for their light-emitting capability, coupled with their remarkable flexibility and stretchability, showcasing vast potential across diverse fields of application. However, once these electronics reach their end use, they are discarded, piling up in landfills or buried underground. Recycling this electronic waste is complex, requiring expensive and energy-inefficient processes. Although there is an economic incentive to recycle the key semiconducting materials in this case, luminescent polymers there has been no method to achieve this due to the challenge of designing those materials at the molecular level. Overcoming this challenge was the motivation behind the newest Nature Sustainability publication led by researchers at the U.S. Departmen...

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share  Hengshen carbon fibre supports one of the world’s tallest bridges: The first main cable strand of the Huajiang Canyon Bridge, one of the world’s highest bridges under construction located in China’s Guizhou province, was successfully installed, realizing stress monitoring by using grating optical fibre (composite carbon fibre filament) on the 2,378-metre-long main cable. The intelligent carbon fibre cables used in the project were jointly designed by Hengshen, China’s major carbon fibre and composite materials producer, and Three Gorges University, and manufactured by Hengshen. The company underlines that “this fully proves Hengshen’s technical strength and product quality, and highlights the company’s competitiveness and influence in the field of intelligent monitoring of carbon fibre composite materials.” The application of this stress and strain monitoring technology on a long-span suspension bridge is the first of its kind in the world, taking a key ste...

TYPE 4 COMPOSITE H2/CNG Cylinder PROJECT REPORT: Newly added latest technological advancements in the composite cylinder manufacturing process and options on starting the project in the right direction to win the race in the global market. This report is available on competitive pricing-Moving toward a user friendly and a safer environment.Let's understand the market before venturing into the business. This report has covered the following topics: ■An overview landscape of the market ■Global Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs) market ■ Latest technological advancements in Type 3/4 COMPOSITE H2/CNG Cylinder market ■ Merger & Acquisition ■ Major players share ■ Investment structure ■ Standards ■ costing and certification ■ Automotive Type 4 CNG/H2 Composite cylinder market in India and the rest of the world ■ Bulk transportation Type 4 CNG Composite cylinder market in India and the rest of the world ■ Swot analysis ■ The durability of the Type 4 Composite CNG cylinder ■ Initial Project c...

Dentsply Sirona has introduced Prime&Bond Active, a universal adhesive designed to enhance the reliability of dental restorations by managing moisture levels during application. The product's adhesive chemistry technology is designed to ensure consistent performance across diverse moisture conditions, supporting strong adhesive bonds without compromising simplicity or predictability. Prime&Bond Active's blend of hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties help the product overcome the surface tension of water, which allows the adhesive to spread evenly across dentin and into dentinal tubules in a uniform, homogenous layer that leaves a strong, reliable bond after air-drying. This "active spreading" minimizes the risk of dry spots that can lead to postoperative sensitivity or micro leakage.  To reduce the risk of patient sensitivities, the formula is created without 2-hydroxyethl methacrylate (HEMA), TGDMA or bisphenol. source:dentaltown.com

Kineco Ltd., a leading flag bearer of "Make in India" Mission achieved yet another milestone, when the 1st of 16 Kineco make Composite Hull mounted Sonar Dome was fitted to 'Anti Submarine Warfare- Shallow Water Craft' corvettes. (ASWSWC). These indigenously developed Sonar domes manufactured by Kineco at its Goa India based manufacturing facilities, have been supplied to Bharat Electronics Ltd, Bangalore to be fitted to 'Shallow Water Craft' class Corvettes being built at GRSE and CSL Shipyards for Indian Navy. The Sonar domes and Sonars are designed by DRDO with Sonar domes manufactured by Kineco's skilled workforce, mitigating the dependency on imports, is touted as one of the most successful stories of the 'MAKE IN INDIA' Mission and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiatives showcasing prowess of Indian engineering and journey towards self-reliance in Defence. source:Kineco Ltd

  The Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS is working with partners to develop a non-toxic plasticizer. This plasticizer will also be marketable, completely bio-based, and for use in elastomers and thermoplastics. Using rapeseed oil as a starting product, more sustainable solutions for tires and packaging should become possible. The project partners also want to design a corresponding pilot plant in central Germany as part of the "Biocerine" project. Finding Alternatives from Renewable Raw Materials Plasticizers are used to make plastics more flexible and pliable during the manufacturing process and/or during subsequent use. However, common industrially produced plasticizers such as phthalates are viewed critically because some of them can be potentially harmful to health and/or pollute the environment. “Such plasticizers are not only frequently used in traditional plastics, but also in biopolymers, ...

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share Researchers Develop High-strength Composite by Upcycling Common Polymer Foams A team of researchers led by UCLA chemical engineers has discovered a way to make tough and durable composite materials with strength comparable to that of cement by recycling a common polymer foam found in sofas and mattresses.  Inspired by Unique Microstructure of Clamshells: The discovery was inspired by naturally occurring high-strength materials, such as clamshells or nacre the shiny material of which pearls are made. These materials are characterized by their unique microscale structure of interconnected plates, which makes them very resistant to cracking under stress. Led by Samanvaya Srivastava, an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, the research team aimed to create a synthetic composite material composed of both inorganic and organic phases with comparable strength, which has been a longstanding challenge...