The use of medical devices is proliferating outside the traditional healthcare ecosystem, as sophisticated monitoring and diagnostic capabilities are applied in home-care settings and among aging ...

Incisive Surgical's Insorb subcuticular skin stapler (top) was made from polyetherimide for high mechanical and compressive strength. The Corex HSD from Trinity Orthopedics uses polycarbonate for ...

Produced with all-steel rotating components, the Bevel Buddy Box from Sumimoto Drive Technologies is a compact right-angle-shaft gearmotor with a bevel and helical gear mechanism, designed for hollow ...

New AI-Powered Materials Hub platform empowers A&D firms to make material decisions that matter through coordinated material decision making. Materials Hub represents more than just a technological ...

For decades, the construction industry followed a familiar rhythm: design came first, materials followed. The pressing need for sustainable buildings has shattered this routine. Material selection is ...

This article is aimed at large scale 3D printing. For medium and desktop size printing, both thermoplastic materials and thermoset materials are used. While for large format additive manufacturing ...

This blog post was authored by Ámbar Margarida, IIDA, WELL AP, LEED Green Associate, Principal, Spacesmith. Every product we specify has a direct impact on human and environmental health. As ...

There is a renewed interest in how food is produced and how its creation affects the well-being of both the land and the communities it supports. A similar shift is occurring in architecture, where ...

Semiconductor engineers leveraged manufacturing techniques developed for computer chips to create microscopic MEMS devices. Fabrication methods for MEMS sensors, such as layer deposition, ...

Plastic plumbing materials have dominated the new construction market for years. Yet, the key differences between the leading plastics systems, PEX and CPVC, are too often not considered during ...

Components of today’s turbines can be categorized into the tower, blades, and nacelle (including the turbine drivetrain), each of which has exacting and diverse material requirements. The ongoing ...