‘Zero tolerance machining’ desk toy
From Superinnovators 18/01/24 British company MetMo crowdfunded a curious steel cube desk toy in 2019 with two pneumatic metal pins that seem to magically fuse with the cube without any gap. It’s not magic though, it’s engineering: the MetMo cube is manufactured using advanced wire EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) that has continually developed since its […]
An electrifying improvement in copper conductivity
From DOE/Pacific Northwest National 08/01/24 A common carbon compound is enabling remarkable performance enhancements when mixed in just the right proportion with copper to make electrical wires. It’s a phenomenon that defies conventional wisdom about how metals conduct electricity. The findings, reported December 2023 in the journal Materials & Design, could lead to more efficient […]
Bottling brilliance: High-speed sorting sorcery
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Innovators build low-cost 3D nanoprinter
By Optica 11/08/23 Researchers have developed an easy-to-build, low-cost 3D nanoprinting system that can create arbitrary 3D structures with extremely fine features. The new 3D nanoprinting technique is precise enough to print metamaterials as well as a variety of optical devices and components such as microlenses, micro-optical devices and metamaterials. “Our system uses a two-step […]
Turning things around: Murtfeldt’s simple idea for rotating products on production line
By Superinnovators 10/08/23 German company Murtfeldt, has developed a no-moving-parts product turner that consists of a contoured shute which can rotate products by varying degrees as part of a manufacturing production line. These turners are bespoke, configured in close cooperation with the clients, ensuring a high level of individuality and flexibility in designing the production […]