New adaptive material inspired by tears

Tunable material system is easily adaptable for diverse applications in fuel transport, textiles, and optical systems Cambridge, Mass. – April 8, 2013 – Imagine a tent that blocks light on a dry and sunny day, and becomes transparent and water-repellent on a dim, rainy day. Or highly precise, …

Innovation teams don’t work!

Innovation is everyone’s job! To paraphrase Ratatouille food critic Anton Ego, not everyone can  be a great innovator, but great innovations can come from anywhere. One classic  mistake larger companies fall victim to is creating “innovation teams.” This is  a great way to demoralize everyone not on the …

Ström gör fingeravtryck synliga

En engelsk forskare ligger bakom ny teknik, som kan påvisa annars osynliga fingeravtryck på patronhylsor eller bombsplitter. En helt ny teknik ger polisens tekniker möjlighet att spåra fingeravtryck på metalföremål, såsom patronhylsor och bombsplitter. Fingeravtrycken kan tydas, även om ytan har torkats …

3D printing with 3Doodler pen

If 3D printers seem too expensive, or too technically complex, WobbleWorks’ 3Doodler 3D printing pen looks like a budget- and user-friendly alternative. It also looks like a ton of fun. The idea behind the 3Doodler is that it takes the core functionality of a 3D printer, essentially an extruder and a heat …

Sugarcane based Tubes – Swedish invention

Tectubes introduces the world’s first commercial Bio sourced tube made of FKuR’s Terralene® range. Tectubes injection mould, extrude and print the various parts of the tube. The tube itself stands out due to its excellent mechanical properties. “Using bio sourced resins is an obvious step for us in order …