05/01/2010
Czech based manufacturer Elmarco is supplying machines that can mass produce nanoscale plastic fibres.
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07/12/2009
Tom Shelley reports on latest advances in interacting with virtual worlds to design better products.
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07/12/2009
Researchers in Malaysia have developed low cost polymer based materials using natural and waste products.
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07/12/2009
The use of different types of plastic is playing a vital role in increased fuel consumption.
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14/10/2009
There is nothing like a physical product to appreciate how something is going to look and work. Apple, famed for innovative product designs such as the iPod and iPhone, owes much its global success to the design tools it uses.
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10/09/2009
Advanced engineering coatings that are harder, more non stick and work at higher temperatures are being developed as an alternative to PTFE. These low cost coatings are also unable to get wet, can enhance fluid flow or act as thermal barriers.
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14/07/2009
Tom Shelley reports on prize winning health and safety innovations that rely upon advanced materials
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08/06/2009
A electrically conductive plastic, that incorporates nanotubes, is being used commercially for the first time by Bosch
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08/06/2009
Recent progress in plastic material has seen a number of new compounds enter the market that give designers superior properties
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08/06/2009
The tandem two seater urban car that aims to ease congestion and have low emissions for the inner city. Justin Cunningham investigates
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14/05/2009
Tom Shelley reports on a new family of sensors and transducers coming to market that are based on advanced materials
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14/05/2009
Tom Shelley investigates a new type of sandwich material that could replace aluminium honeycomb in defence and aerospace applications
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14/05/2009
Tom Shelley reports on a commercial polymer that can be used to make sensors, actuators, and energy harvesters
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07/04/2009
Tom Shelley investigates the advantages brought by advanced polymer technologies to personal protective equipment
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07/04/2009
The plastics industry is trying to change the view that it is bad for the environment. Justin Cunningham investigates
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07/04/2009
Justin Cunningham takes a look forward to the UK's premier plastics exhibition
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07/04/2009
The argument for going to 3D from 2D packages still seems to be out there but it is somewhat less forceful than it was. Justin Cunningham reports
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13/03/2009
Tom Shelley explains how rapid prototyping is being used to recreate a treasure from the past
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12/03/2009
Tom Shelley reports on a novel material technology that has great potential for low cost solar cells and a host of other applications
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17/02/2009
Tom Shelley reports on the growing application of 3D CAD to engineering and human forensics
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17/02/2009
Tom Shelley reports on an amazing and potentially life saving application of animated computer graphics for the medical market
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19/01/2009
Tom Shelley reports on a breakthrough in the commercial production of bacterial cellulose nanofibres for engineering materials from fruit waste
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10/12/2008
When an established gas-guzzling sports car goes electric, it involves more than simply putting a new engine under the bonnet. Lou Reade reports
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09/12/2008
Tom Shelley reports on latest developments in composites reinforced with natural fibres
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14/11/2008
3D is a vital design tool – but it takes some handling, as Tom Shelley finds out
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