‘material technology’

Sugru: Your Design Hack Potential Has Just Been Elevated 1000%

08 Dec, 2009 by in DESIGN

Before the end of this post you will be Sugru-ing a ceramic cup to your face or you’ll want to. We missed the big news last week, but better late than taken unaware and slapped with a silicon oven mitt.

You may have heard about Sugru a few months back, but last week it happened. You can now buy it. What is it? Possibly, the coolest material of the century. It’s a pliable, ‘clay-like’ silicon that cures at room temperature. Oh, it’s also waterproof, heat-resistant, dishwasher safe and sticks to nearly everything. Getting the idea? Here’s what’s cool.

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The Thinnest 3-Dimensional Material in the Entire Known Universe.

20 Jul, 2009 by in TECH

Yes, materials, by nature, are 3D, but this one is the thinnest of them all. It’s also super-conductive, super flexible and makes steel look like a 90-lb weakling. At one atom thick, Graphene is the newest in materials being studied for applications in high-speed computers and other nanotechnology.

It’s a material that was first discovered in 2004, but since then, scientist have found new ways of adhering it to copper foil and most recently to silicon wafers using an isopropyl alcohol (IPA) solution allowing the Graphene to be detached. Why is this interesting?
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