Category Material

Air Force & Aviation, Manufacturing, Material

Single-crystal turbine blade technology for aero engines, dominated by US now mastered by China and India

In 2018, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) named the Pratt & Whitney single crystal turbine blade an historic mechanical engineering landmark. These blades, which can be found in many modern, high-performance gas turbines (a.k.a. jet engines)—including the ones powering…...

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Rajesh Uppal
October 29, 2021

Biotech & Synthetic Biology, Manufacturing, Material

Bio-ethylene (bio-based ethylene)

Ethylene is a hidden organic chemical that is crucial to modern human life. It is hidden because it is a precursor to products used in most households worldwide but not sold directly to consumers. For example, ethylene is the chemical…...

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Rajesh Uppal
October 1, 2021

Manufacturing, Material

Metal 3D Printing

Additive manufacturing (AM), broadly known as 3D printing, is transforming how products are designed, produced, and serviced. AM enables on-demand production without dedicated equipment or tooling, unlocks digital design tools, and offers breakthrough performance and unparalleled flexibility across industries. …...

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Rajesh Uppal
September 26, 2021

Material, Weapons & Munitions

DARPA MACH & HEAT developing rugged high temperature materials RF radome & IR window for hypersonic vehicles

The era of hypersonic flight had arrived. Countries are developing future hypersonic Spaceplanes , enabling intercontinental travel at very high speeds, that could cut the journey times from the UK to Australia from the current duration of around 20 hours…...

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Rajesh Uppal
September 21, 2021

Industry & Market Dynamics, Material

Rising Stealth coating market with Rising applications in military weapons, submarines, and vehicles

Stealth technology has proven to be one of the effective approaches to enhance the survivability of Aircrafts. Aircraft/helicopter designers are making them stealthier by reducing their signatures; viz. visual, aural, infrared (IR), and RADAR cross section. Advancements in stealth technologies,…...

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Rajesh Uppal
September 5, 2021

Electronics & EW, Material, Technology & Systems Management, Thermal, Propulsion & Energy

Electronic thermal management materials (ETMM) ensure performance and reliability for Mission-Critical Military Ground, Sea, Air and Space systems

The past few decades have seen an escalation of power densities in electronic devices, and in particular in microprocessor chips. Together with the continuing trend of reduction in device dimensions this has led to dramatic increase in the thermal issues…...

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Rajesh Uppal
August 24, 2021

Material, Photonics

Smart photonic materials

The world population is estimated to reach 9.8 billion by 2050. Ensuring an adequate food supply for such a large number of people would be challenging enough for agriculture. But climate change is putting even more pressure on farmers, agricultural…...

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Rajesh Uppal
August 23, 2021

Defence & Military Systems, Manufacturing, Material

Militaries developing Smart and Multifunctional materials and structures for morphing, self repair and cloaking

Smart materials or Active materials or Functional materials are designed materials that have diverse, dynamic features that enable them to adapt to the environment. They have one or more properties that can be significantly changed in a controlled fashion by…...

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Rajesh Uppal
August 4, 2021

Industry & Market Dynamics, Manufacturing, Material

Ceramics materials for Military Body and Vehicle Armor and Aerospace applications

A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcelain, and brick. With such a…...

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Rajesh Uppal
July 21, 2021

Material, Thermal, Propulsion & Energy

Green Battery Cells or Organic Batteries promises sustainable electrical energy storage future

The amount of electricity consumed worldwide grows by the year, and so does the demand for energy storage solutions since many devices often operate in autonomous mode. Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries have been workhorse of the consumer electronics market including portable…...

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Rajesh Uppal
July 18, 2021