Materials

When cracks form, microbeads embedded in the material break open and cause a chemical reaction that highlights the damaged area - image courtesy of Nancy Sottos.

New polymer coating changes color for early warning of damage

Crop-Jamey Ewing (l) and Barry Farmer (r) Hardide Coatings, Inc

Hardide opens new US production facility

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars announces future engineering developments.

Rolls-Royce accelerates towards its future engineering vision

Among the assembly tools 3D printed by Opel with its Stratasys FDM 3D Printers are those used to position the roof onto vehicles - image courtesy of Stratasys

Opel reduces assembly tool production costs by up to 90%

SUP706 from Stratasys is ideal for cleaning multiple small parts simultaneously - image courtesy of Stratasys.

New material allows 3D printing to be used for high volume production

Alcoa has officially opened its new Alcoa Power and Propulsion site which will manufacture jet engine parts in La Porte, Indiana - image courtesy of Alcoa and Business Wire

Alcoa takes off with new jet engine parts manufacturing site in Indiana

A Bridgestone tire featuring on a Sarolea all electric motorcycle - image courtesy of Bridgestone.

Bridgestone acquires US auto parts retailer Pep Boys for $835m

The Nasa Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission (ARRM) intends to collect an asteroid boulder and put it into orbit around the moon - image courtesy of Nasa.

Nasa to collect asteroid boulder and orbit it around the moon

Although lightning strikes are rarely the primary cause of accidents, they can cause costly delays and service interruptions - image courtesy of DFC.

What happens when lightning strikes a plane?

UAV graphene flight test

Lift off for pioneering UAV collaboration

A test commissioned by Friends of the Earth has found nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and silica (SiO2) in fourteen common consumer products.

Potentially dangerous nanoparticles found in common Australian foods