Scientists discovered a new platform for quantum technologies by suspending two-dimensional (2D) crystals over pores in a slab of gold. When heated, the metal reflows to form a porous structure and the gold atoms lock into registry with the atoms in the 2D layer on top. Instead of droplets forming o

Computer processors have shrunk to nanometer scales over the years, with billions of transistors sitting on a single computer chip. While the increased number of transistors helps make computers faster and more powerful, it also generates more hot spots in a highly condensed space. Without an effici

Researchers have discovered a single-molecule switch that can act like a transistor and store binary information such as the 1s and 0s used in classical computing. The molecule is around five square nanometers in size — more than one billion of them would fit onto the cross-section of a human hair.

Do you know what electron microscopy is and what is it capable of analyzing? The ATRIA materials team explains it to you in this post! Many of the defects that occur in materials are difficult to explain and defining their cause

Innovation is increasingly important and necessary in our daily lives, so much that it has become one of the fundamental pillars of our society and of our economic model. Innovating is usually related to developing new products

You already know that we love smart materials and this time, we want to tell you a little more about conductive inks, a very interesting material with great benefits. What are conductive inks? Conductive ink is a paint that cont

Today we bring you to our blog a type of material with increasing importance, and it is none other than shape memory materials. These materials have the particularity of being able to be deformed, and later recover their origina

Society, and especially industry, is an organism in constant advance and evolution. There are objects or techniques that we use today that 50 years ago would have seemed unthinkable to us, and we always have our eyes set on the

The application of coatings on materials is one of the most used strategies in the industry to improve their properties. By deposition of coatings, a wide range of characteristics of a material can be improved, from a tribologic

As industrial designers, you wouldn’t want exposed fasteners to compromise the aesthetics of your products. The manufacturing environment today also calls for the efficient production of high-quality parts. This seems like an apparent paradox. However, the solution lies in using snap fit design to a

Having any defect or blemish on a finished part will definitely leave anyone dissatisfied. With parts made from plastic, it could mean even more problems as the blemish could lead to a functional failure of the part. An example of such a blemish on plastic parts is the weld line.These lines could se

A parting line is an inevitable part of injection molded products. It is the line of separation between where two halves of a mold meet. It manifests itself on injection molded parts as a line that runs the entire perimeter of the part. In most parts, it is just a line that runs straight down the mi

The rapid manufacturing industry is in a massive transition state. This fast-paced market requires getting products into the market as quickly as possible. At the same time, designers, engineers, and manufacturers have to ensure that they maintain quality products. Low-volume injection molding is on

In every manufacturing process, it is essential to ensure that every stage is foolproof and executed appropriately. From material selection all the way to actual manufacturing, it is essential to find a balance between cost and quality. In the injection molding process, the injection molding design

If you’ve ever taken apart a plastic part, you’ll notice these parts have wall thicknesses that are uniform in size. Well, that’s no coincidence. The wall thickness goes a long way in determining the success or failure of the part. It is one of the most important rules of injection molding design. I

Industrial and consumer plastic products now develop towards improved quality and diversification. Therefore, the task is on manufacturers to improve the quality of molds. This is because molds have direct involvement in product quality. This gave rise to the need for plastic injection mold polishin

The injection molding process is quite complex. It involves several different parts working together to produce a plastic product. However, one part that stands out is the mold itself, where one injects the molten plastic to form the fixed and desired shape of the plastic product. The mold is obviou

Injection molding is a popular rapid prototyping process employed in the mass production of many materials. There are many types of injection molding. For example, we have insert molding and overmolding. Each type has its mechanism of action, although they are in the same group. However, this articl

Plastic injection molding is a large-scale manufacturing process that involves making plastic parts of various dimensions. In the operation steps, choosing the right injection molding materials is one important part of the process. Choosing the right plastics for injection molding is important becau

Injection molding is one of the most popular manufacturing processes alongside CNC machining and 3D printing. However, it is notorious for its relatively high prices unlike the other two. Many factors, such as the complexity of your product, the quantity of the product, etc., go into determining the