Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Specialty alloy supplier Carpenter Technology Corp. has announced enhancements to its complementary online technical information database, which allows design engineers and other users to research alloys, compare data, perform searches and access other information on hundreds of specialty alloys. Available on the company's website, the database is used by more ...
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Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Smithers Rapra has announced the purchase of a video extensometer for its physical testing laboratory in Shawbury, UK. The noncontact video-based instrument, which can measure 3-D displacement and strain on materials, components and structures, is an alternative to traditional contacting extensometers. Many material tests are being replaced by these next-generation ...
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Sunday, July 12th, 2009
Research from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences on inhibiting the formation of biofilm on silicone elastomers will be presented at a forthcoming technical conference. “Microbial biofilm inhibitor for silicone elastomers” is one of three papers with a medical theme scheduled for the third annual Silicone Elastomers 2009. The conference will ...
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
A white paper titled How a Detailed Understanding of Materials Is Playing a Vital Role in the Evolution of Medical Device Technology has been published by Ceram (Stoke-on-Trent, UK). Authored by Richard White, Senior Manager, the paper describes the impact that advances in materials technology will have on healthcare in the ...
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Good news may be a rare commodity in these times of global financial crises, but here's something you can take to the bank: Materials suppliers at this year's Fakuma agree that the market for medical plastics continues to grow. And that is despite rising energy costs, which has had a ...
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Sunday, September 21st, 2008
If you are attending MEDTEC Ireland this week, here's one more thing to add to your to-do list. Teleflex Medical OEM has announced that it will showcase its TFX OEM brand 1.1 French microcatheter, which it describes as the smallest size available. It will also highlight its capabilities in the ...
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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
A researcher at Michigan State University in the United States and his students have developed a nanomaterial that makes plastic stiffer, lighter, and stronger, reports ScienceDaily. Potential applications include more-durable medical equipment along with fuel-efficient airplanes.
The material - xGnP Exfoliated Graphite NanoPlatelets – will be instrumental in the development of ...
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008
When you're the editor of a medical device manufacturing publication, you don't really want to sample the products that are typically covered in the pages of your magazine. No offense, but I prefer to engage with catheters, say, on an intellectual level rather than in situ. Of course, stuff--for want ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
On the left is a schematic of the first 3-D "fishnet" metamaterial that can achieve a negative index of refraction at optical frequencies. On the right is a scanning electron microscope image of the fabricated structure, developed by UC Berkeley researchers. The alternating layers form small circuits that can bend ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
The drive to find solutions to hospital-acquired infections has a new impetus with a technology developed by an Israeli company that is now offered for licence.
Two years ago scientists at Sure International (formerly BioActivity Ltd), based in Rehovot, Israel, made a discovery in the laboratory that could be valuable in ...
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