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These materials are being adopted to make technology lightweight, durable, flexible, and easier to manufacture by implementing advances like 3D printing.

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From Tomato to Tom-AUTO: Ford and Heinz Team Up
From Tomato to Tom-AUTO: Ford and Heinz Team Up
Jun 24, 2014
Ford Motor Co. has been working for two years with several companies, including the H.J. Heinz Co., on developing a 100% plant-based plastic that could be used to make automotive parts and fabrics and replace petroleum-based materials. Now the t...
It all starts with materials Here39s a list of tradeshows featuring advanced or new materials
2014-2015 Calendar of materials events
Apr 03, 2014
2014 2014 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit April 21-25, 2014 San Francisco, California 2014 world congress on powder metallurgy & Particulate Materials MAY 18-22, 2014 oRLANDO, FLOR...
Plastic-film sensor may double as energy harvesting device
Mar 21, 2013
Put a special kind of plastic called an electro active polymer (EAP) between two electrodes and you can apply an electric field to change the plastic's shape. This idea has been used for many years to make up sensors that react to stretching or...
New bag design creates hype to keep fruit ripe
Aug 24, 2012
Dole Food Company Inc., West Lake Village, Calif., has introduced a new option for consumers at shopping markets. Bags. These seemingly magical poly bags are said to keep bananas fresh up to 6 days longer.  Roberto Rodriguez of Amarillo Globe...
Material helps build a lightweight train
Apr 03, 2012
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT in Germany recently developed an extremely resilient polyurethane-based sandwich material. It is intended to replace steel or aluminum in train or car components, while being more...
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