Can Spiderman’s webbing stop a moving train?
08 March, 2013In Spiderman 2, the superhero uses his webbing to bring a runaway train to a standstill moments before it plummets over the end of the track. But could a material with the strength and toughness of spiders’ web really stop four crowded train carriages?
From additive fabrication to commercialisation
28 February, 2013 by Lauren DavisThe Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, located at the University of Wollongong’s Innovation Campus, now includes a processing and devices facility to help bridge the gaps between research breakthroughs, prototyping and commercialisation.
Olympus Magna-Mike 8600 Hall Effect Thickness Gauge
21 February, 2013Accurate measurement of the thickness of thin-walled items such as blow-moulded plastic bottles is simpler with the Magna-Mike 8600 Hall Effect Thickness Gauge from Olympus NDT.
New surfaces repel most known liquids
17 January, 2013In an advance towards stain-proof, spill-proof clothing, protective garments and other products that shrug off virtually every liquid - from blood and ketchup to concentrated acids - scientists are reporting development of new ‘superomniphobic’ surfaces.
Mettler Toledo Excellence DMA 1 dynamic mechanical analyser
18 December, 2012Mettler Toledo has launched its latest Excellence dynamic mechanical analyser, DMA 1. The highly flexible analyser offers six different deformation modes to more accurately gauge materials performance.
‘Terminator’ hydrogel flows like liquid but remembers its original shape
10 December, 2012A bit reminiscent of the Terminator T-1000, a new material created by Cornell researchers is so soft that it can flow like a liquid and then, strangely, return to its original shape.
Austest Laboratories UV testing of plastics and components
16 November, 2012Austest Laboratories now offers UV testing of components and plastics for light-fastness, colour-fastness, and photostability in a chamber reproducing the entire spectrum of sunlight, including ultraviolet (UV), visible light and infrared (IR) from 295 to 800 nm.
CSIRO leads additive manufacturing charge with new titanium facility
31 October, 2012CSIRO has announced the opening of a new titanium additive manufacturing facility that will be used for developing advanced titanium parts for aerospace, medical, automotive and manufacturing applications.
Q-Sense Omega Auto QCM-D surface analysis system
07 September, 2012The Q-Sense Omega Auto surface analysis system is an intuitive instrument and software platform that senses mass change, layer thickness, binding and molecular orientation at the nanoscale.
Bestech Australia Lloyd TA1 Texture Analyser
04 September, 2012The Lloyd TA1 Texture Analyser from Bestech Australia performs rapid and detailed texture analysis for applications requiring up to 1 kN (100 kgf) applied force.
Micromeritics Tristar II 3020 Surface Area and Porosity Analyzer
28 August, 2012Particle and Surface Sciences has introduced the TriStar II 3020 Surface Area and Porosity Analyzer by Micromeritics. The product is an easy-to-operate tabletop instrument, designed to analyse up to three samples simultaneously for optimum throughput.
Mecmesin Texture Analyser FTA 2.5 i
04 July, 2012Mecmesin has released the Texture Analyser FTA 2.5 i. The product is controlled by the company’s Emperor software, directly connected to the testing centre to control the machine and capture the data.
RheinTacho EchoTach Optical Tachometer
23 May, 2012RheinTacho, through its Australian distributor, SI Instruments, has released the EchoTach handheld, non-contact optical tachometer for checking rotational speeds quickly and accurately.
SI Instruments Tiedemann Ring Loadcells
20 May, 2012Tiedemann Ring Loadcells, from SI Instruments, offer high precision instruments for mechanical force measurements of tensile and compressive forces. The capacity of the loadcells ranges from 50 N to 200 kN.
Fritsch Pulverisette 14 centrifugal mill
02 November, 2011 byFritsch’s Pulverisette 14 centrifugal mill can be used for fast size reduction of medium-hard to soft materials or even for dispersion and homogenisation of dry samples.
