⚗ Material Sciences

An easy-to-read book on organic additives

For those who haven't heard about it, there is a book that explains both theory and practice for optimizing the organic...

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posted by shanefield

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Hoechst Celanese improved PET

I ran across this article while researching PET modification: http://www.memagazine.org/backissues/may98/marketplace/te...

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posted by ttk

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morphology of a fiber

I am a mechanical engineer trying to learn some basic materials stuff. If you wanted to study the morphology of any giv...

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posted by slpammi

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How to remove glossy paper residue from copper and toner?

I hope that someone will suggest a way to make it easier to remove the residue from glossy paper that is left on copper...

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posted by tomg

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Finding suppliers for ammonium chemical reagents

Hi All, I am finding the following two chemical reagents. Can somebody tell me any suppliers for them? Thanks a lot for...

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posted by mfgary

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silicates at megabar pressures

From: snipped-for-privacy@warpmail.net (Edwin Kite) Newsgroups: sci.techniques.xtallography Subject: Silicates at megab...

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posted by edwinkite

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PAN based carbon nanofibers

Hi guys, I am trying to disperse electrospun PAN based carbon nanofibers in a surfactant to study the morphology. I hav...

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posted by slpammi

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Re: Steam Vehicles

> http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/thurston/1878/Chapter4.html> > http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/thurston...

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posted by winnim3

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What is the composition of hot melt glue sticks?

I asked 3 different crafts people, and I got three different answers. I suspect that only one thermoplastic is dominant...

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posted by catwoma

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water absorbant material question

Hi! I am over from re.bike.tech where exists a gizmo called a self sealing tube filled with latex,water, and fiber to j...

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posted by datakoll

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Detecting asbestos fibers

What kind of equipment is needed to detect asbestos fibers? I scraped some odd looking grey dust from out basement, put...

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posted by dont

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NIST Testing Method Quickly Tells Whether Thin Films Are Strong Enough for the Job

The challenge of determining whether thin films?some no thicker than a single molecule?are strong enough for a growing...

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posted by neutron_p

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Tinning Cookware with Silver

Silver metal is cheap. Would it make sense to "tin" cookware with silver instead of tin? I know some chocolate molds ar...

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posted by nospam

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Bulk Metallic Glass (Pure Zr)

Here's another article I read: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-07/danl-lap071504.php So Los Alamos is claim...

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posted by manofsan

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Inclusion Rating iaw ASTM E45

Dear All I am going to run into some trouble because of interpretion differences of the ASTM E45. My understanding is,...

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posted by wir

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