Surface of Germ Free mouse inhibits wide range of antibodies viruses and algae Outer shell is covered in nanocoating consisting of titanium oxide and silver nanoparticles that can prevent or deactivate bacteria with 99% efficiency Mouse comes with Learn more

The development of new materials and their end use continues to be driven by breakthroughs in software testing and materials science "Additive fabrication technologies for applications such as rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing will benefit Learn more

IEN What strides do you see in MCAD? CAE? Other software? Meso- micro- and nanotechnology? Product management? Product Lifecycle Management? Collaborative manufacturing?Wohlers Additive fabrication technologies for applications such as rapid Learn more

Surface modification has earned an important role in the current technological world Over the past three decades surfaces and their coatings have improved the performance of or protected new and existing products Techniques usually include surface Learn more

Mineral fillers metals and fibers have been added to thermoplastics and thermosets for decades to form composites Compared to neat resins these composites have a number of improved properties including tensile strength heat distortion temperature Learn more

Nanotechnology i.e. the creation and utilization of materials devices and systems through the manipulation of matter at scales of less than 100 nanometers is not an "industry" or a "market" in the same sense as biotechnology for example Learn more

"Nanotechnology tools and instruments" are the hardware software and supplies used to measure and manipulate structures on the nanoscale They include microscopes probes lithography systems manipulation and fabrication systems software and other Learn more

The chemical mechanical planarization or polishing (CMP) process is one of the vital processes in the production of semiconductor devices which uses CMP slurries and pads to planarize the surface of wafers CMP becomes increasingly important to IC Learn more

Part IFor many years the sensors industry has experienced several revolutionary technological innovations such as the inception of MEMS process technology that have dramatically improved the design allowing manufacturers to constantly reduce the Learn more

"Nano-," once a seldom-used prefix found in the back of scientific textbooks has moved into the industrial mainstream specifically the advanced materials community and high-technology business sector According to a soon-to-be-released study from Learn more