Controlling Warpage In Advanced Packages
Mechanical stresses increase with larger sizes and heterogeneous materials.
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Plastic Properties Table
Use our plastics properties table to sort and compare plastic materials. Review typical, physical, thermal, optical, electrical properties. Ask an Expert or Get a Quote.
The solar industrial revolution is the biggest investment opportunity in hi
Solar is in the process of shearing off the base of the entire global industrial stack – energy – and the tech sector still lacks a unified thesis for how to best enable, accelerate, an…
The Strange Life of Glass
This essential substance has a history—and future—that’s far from clear.
Diamagnetic, Paramagnetic, and Ferromagnetic Materials Explained
This article examines three different types of magnetic materials and how they react to an external magnetic field.
Copper becomes the “the new industrial kingpin” thanks to AI, green energy,
Copper is on the verge of a reign similar to oil's historic dominance, but fueled by entirely new forces. A
China’s ‘truly outstanding’ heat-resistant aluminium alloys are 6 times str
Scientists use nanoparticles to supercharge the mechanical properties of aluminium alloys.
The beauty of concrete
Why are buildings today simple and austere, while buildings of the past were ornate and elaborately ornamented? The answer is not the cost of labor.
Will Stone Replace Steel and Concrete?
A recent viral tweet by Micah Springut, founder of stone-carving startup Monumental Labs, argued that it will be cheaper to build buildings with stone than with steel or concrete within the next 10 years.
Key Concepts of Magnetic Materials
This article discusses the following basic concepts related to magnetic materials: the magnetic dipole moment, magnetization vectors, susceptibility, and permeability.
What is Jesmonite and Why is it Gaining Popularity in Contemporary Product
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81hX8WAdNXs Jesmonite, a flexible substance crafted from a fusion of gypsum sourced from sedimentary rock and water-based acrylic resin, is gaining popularity among artists, eco-conscious enterprises, and DIY enthusiasts. This material emerged in…
The world's semiconductor industry hinges on a single quartz factory in Nor
The deposits formed 380 million years ago when Africa collided with North America.
This stretchy electronic material hardens upon impact just like “oobleck”
Researchers likened material’s structure to a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs.
What Happened to the US Machine Tool Industry?
Machine tools – machines that cut or form metal – are the heart of industrial civilization.
Some Metals Mysteriously Heal Their Own Cracks
Scientists accidentally discover metals that mend themselves without human intervention
America Just Hit the Lithium Jackpot
The world’s largest known deposit was just discovered in Nevada. What does that mean?
Grade 5 Titanium Explained: The ‘Indestructible’ Metal Used to Build the Ap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqyUdNxWazA&t=57s&pp=ygUFYXBwbGU%3D For a company that's been so bullish on Aluminum (or aluminium as Jony Ive called it), Apple's gradual shift to titanium feels like an end of an era. For two decades, Apple has pretty much revolutionized the use…
Startup Building Zinc-Based Alternatives to Lithium Batteries Granted $400M
Gradient Nanostructured Steel
Science fiction writers, who have to think deeply about the possible nature of future technology, often invent new sci-fi materials in order to make their future technology seem plausible. They seem to understand the critical role that material science plays in advancing…
The Story of Titanium - by Brian Potter
The earth contains a lot of titanium - it’s the ninth most abundant element in the earth’s crust.
Why Copper and Nickel Are the Key Metals for Energy Utopia
Watching Paint Dry - by Ed Conway - Material World
The unexpectedly interesting story of car coatings and what they tell us about the modern world
MakeItFrom.com: Material Properties Database
Why Are Lithium Prices Collapsing?
Lithium prices shined from 2020 through 2022, driven by surging demand for electric vehicles, especially in China, alongside the precious metal’s limited supply. That trend stopped short in 2023, with the lithium price dropping sharply. Falling EV demand and increasing lithium…
Should You Invest in Disruptive Materials?
Why plastic doesn't dry in the dishwasher
Plastic is a staple of modern kitchens, but it comes with a frustrating problem – it doesn't dry properly in a dishwasher. Why?
Amazon.com: The World For Sale: Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth's Resources: 9780190078959: Blas, Javier, Farchy, Jack…
The Magnet That Made the Modern World
Masato Sagawa and John Croat explain how they invented the neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnet
The $5 billion hoard of metal the world wants but can’t have - MINING.COM
Experts say a raw aluminum stockpile in Vietnam is the biggest they have ever seen.
How to Build a 50000 Ton Forging Press
In the late 1940s and early 1950s, a revolution took place in American military aircraft design.
An Introduction to Rope: Construction and Materials
Despite the profound impact rope has had on humanity, you probably know very little about these mighty functional cords. Here's your starter guide.
The Beginning of the End for Copper
The FCC voted last Thursday to relax the rules for retiring copper wiring. This change was specifically aimed at Verizon and AT&T and is going to make it a lot easier for them to tear down old …
Age of Invention: The Coal Conquest
There was no shortage of trees
The Hidden Engineering of Landfills — Practical Engineering
[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.] This is the Puente Hills Landfill outside of Los Angeles, California. The first truckload of trash was dumped here in 1957, and the trucks just kept coming. For more than five decades, if you threw something…
Synthetic diamond company Element Six to lead DAPRA Ultra-Wide Bandgap Semiconductors program
Will help to develop substrates, device layers, and junctions
Is the World Really Running Out of Sand? — Practical Engineering
[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.] If you have to know the answer right away, it’s no; or at least, my goal with this video is to convince you that the world is not running out of sand. But if it were that simple, I wouldn’t be here (right?)…