An international team of researchers led by Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) in Germany investigated combining continuous electric bias with dark storage as an accelerated ...

A new research paper looks at how 3D printed polymers degrade over time and what that means for real-world part reliability.

The UV aging tests pushed up to 6000 h of irradiation and 1800 kWh/m 2 UV dose to reveal the degradation effects on the various materials, according to the paper. The team looked at how the UV affects ...

Conservators use polymer coatings to preserve iron artifacts by keeping out moisture and oxygen to prevent corrosion. But a recent study suggests that as they age, such coatings may trigger a cycle of ...