Materials Features

Micro-etched components for a surveillance UAV

Micro-etched components for a surveillance UAV

An innovative miniature surveillance helicopter is benefiting from the high precision manufacturing capabilities of Precision Micro.

Elcomap: biocomposites for high-performance vehicles

Elcomap: biocomposites for high-performance vehicles

The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Composite Centre has worked with two specialist engineering companies to develop innovative biocomposite materials for high-performance vehicles.

Bacteria could be the manufacturers of the future

Bacteria could be the manufacturers of the future

Living materials could one day be used to design more complex devices such as solar cells, self-healing materials, or diagnostic sensors.

These hi-tech magnets will keep your beer cool

These hi-tech magnets will keep your beer cool

GE researchers are using a water-based fluid flowing through a series of magnets to transfer heat, rather than a chemical refrigerant and a compressor.

Meeting the weight challenges of aircraft construction

Meeting the weight challenges of aircraft construction

PEEK polymers, reinforced with high-strength carbon fibres for structural components or as prefabricated components, have long been used in aircraft construction.

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