Materials Features

Nanotechnology promises a renaissance in sensor design

Nanotechnology promises a renaissance in sensor design

Les Hunt takes a look at recent examples of research in the field of nanotechnology that offers encouraging results for the development of the next generation of advanced thermal imaging sensors and sensors that are able to detect minute defects in ferromagnetic materials.

Now you see it, now you don’t

Now you see it, now you don’t

When it comes to new product development, the importance of the prototype simply cannot be underestimated. Gordon Styles, the Middlesbrough-born owner of Chinese firm, Star Prototype talks about the processes that put the product in the hands of the designers before it goes into production – including one that transforms polycarbonate surfaces in the blink of an eye.

Composites confer agility and speed

Composites confer agility and speed

Composite materials manufactured at a site in Duxford, Combridge will provide ultra high strength and lightweight structures for Sikorsky's next generation military helicopter, the S-97 Raider, which is due to make its maiden flight in 2014. Les Hunt reports.

Style with function for high flyers

Style with function for high flyers

A leading aircraft cabin design firm and a high-performance thermoplastic sheet producer team up to shape the future of aircraft interiors.

A weight loss programme for automotive designers

A weight loss programme for automotive designers

The automotive manufacturing sector’s quest to reduce vehicle weight and fuel consumption without compromising performance and safety has driven a raft of developments in lightweight materials for vehicle structural applications. Bert Suffis reports.

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