Silicon nitride ceramics are widely used in structural applications because they have low density yet are very tough. Their damage tolerance is based upon an interlocking microstructure of elongated ...

The researchers at Fudan University, China, reviewed the fundamental mechanisms and recent development in the selective laser sintering of polymers, which is of great help for researchers to learn ...

Besides cost and quality, time-to-market is becoming a more and more critical factor for the success of a product. A key contributor to product development cycles is the time required to make ...

The DURAST (R) Powder technology successfully micronizes high-strength, high-molecular-weight resins -- which were previously difficult to powder -- into various shapes such as spherical or fibrous ...