Posts Tagged ‘ultraperforming’

Glare

After a bomb went off in 1988 on Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 passengers onboard, the Federal Aviation Administration created standards that industry would have to meet if it chooses to deploy luggage containers capable of withstanding such a blast. During the 1990s, the...

January 4th, 2006 | metals | Read More

Powermoon

Powermoon is a balloon-based lighting system suitable for road & railway infrastructure, outdoor events, entertainment, military, and search & rescue applications. Powermoon is packaged in a small, portable unit which may be quickly assembled on-site. Powermoon HQI lamps produce five times more...

December 22nd, 2005 | light | Read More

Planon

Osram’s Planon lamp systems are new light sources with high output and extremely uniform luminance in a flat panel design. The Planon lamp is a flat, dimmable, mercury-free discharge light source. Its sleek shape and high luminance makes it the perfect solution for liquid crystal displays (LCD) and...

November 30th, 2005 | feature, light | Read More

Plastic Mirror

Andy Ouderkirk and fellow 3M scientist Mike Weber were zapping polymers with powerful lasers as part of a materials science experiment when Ouderkirk realized he could bind together hundreds of sheets of polymer film to create a highly reflective material. The resulting plastic mirror is much cheaper...

November 22nd, 2005 | plastic | Read More

Liquidmetal

In the same way that the inventions of steel in the 1800s and plastic in the 1900s sparked revolutions for industry, a new class of amorphous alloys is poised to redefine materials science as we know it in the 21st century. Welcome to the 3rd Revolution, otherwise known as the era of Liquidmetal alloys,...

November 10th, 2005 | feature, metals | Read More

Profilit

Pilkington Profilit is a translucent cast glass structural glazing system which consists of a series of self-supporting glass channels within an extruded metal perimeter frame. The system is relatively cost-effective, and well-suited for exterior and interior curved wall applications. The long, sweeping...

November 5th, 2005 | glass | Read More