Element Hitchin, UK, successfully completed a groundbreaking proof-of-concept research project to design and build equipment for the continuous quality control and repairing of reinforced thermoplastic pipes during the manufacturing process.
Ultralight plane solely powered by the sun
The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft will be the first to travel around the world entirely without fuel in 2015 and was recently unveiled in Payerne, Switzerland.
Harnessing sun power even when it’s not shining
A team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University, both in Cambridge, came up with a material that can absorb the sun’s heat and store that energy in chemical form, ready to be released again on demand.
Materials research partnership renewed
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., Tokyo, and University of California, Santa Barbara, are extending their successful materials research alliance—the Mitsubishi Chemical Center for Advanced Materials (MC-CAM) at UCSB—for a new period.
How it’s made – Aluminium cans
How recycled aluminum is turned into beverage cans This video from the Discovery Channel shows how a nine-ton coil of sheet aluminum is cut and extruded, washed and painted, and turned into featherweight cans.