Materials

Engineers at Stanford University have developed panels made from nanophotonic materials that will keep buildings cool when the sun shines, drastically reducing the energy needed for air conditioning. As a bonus, the panels, which have no moving parts and require no energy input, do not contribute to the greenhouse effect and warm the Earth. In fact, they would cool it....More

Medical product designers are often challenged to make precision mechanical or structural parts out of...More

The 518D nonconductive, thermoplastic hose, for aerial boom lifts, has a new core material that is more resistant to permeation and an outer jacket that withstands up to 5× more abrasion resistance....More