Liquidmetal Liquidmetal – also known as amorphous metal or bulk metallic glass is unlike any other material at the most basic level. Liquidmetal and Vitreloy are…
Hydrazine Sulfate The synthetic sulfate salt of hydrazine, a derivative of ammonia, is hydrazine sulfate, more accurately called hydrazinium hydrogensulfate. It is the anion bisulfate (hydrogensulfate), with…
Carbon Nanofoam – an allotrope of carbon Carbon nanofoam (CNF) is a highly porous, amorphous carbon nanomaterial that can be produced through the interaction of a high-fluence laser and a carbon-based target…
Shocked Quartz – a form of quartz Shocked quartz is a variety of Quartz. It is a form of quartz that has a microscopic structure that is different from normal quartz. Quartz…
Hydrazine (Properties, Uses) Hydrazine is a colorless, flammable, highly poisonous and unstable substance that quickly mixes with water molecules in the air to form hydrazine hydrate. The chemical…
Quartz Fiber – an ultra-pure silica glass Quartz fiber is an ultra-pure silica glass that is typically processed into thin amorphous filaments of just a few micrometers (μm) in diameter. It is…
Glass-ceramic-to-metal seals Glass-to-metal seals have been around for many years, with one of the most common uses being lamp bulb seals. Glass‐ceramics are widely utilized in the…
Amorphous Metal Amorphous metals are usually structurally and chemically homogeneous, which gives them isotropic properties attractive for many applications. It is also known as metallic glass or…
Nanogel – a nanosized hydrogel A nanogel is a nanoparticle composed of a hydrogel—a crosslinked hydrophilic polymer network. They are in nanosized range networks of physically or chemically entangled polymeric…
Dinitrogen Tetroxide A colorless gas that becomes a pale-yellow liquid below 21°C and solidifies below -11°C is dinitrogen tetroxide, generally referred to as nitrogen tetroxide (NTO). The…
Indium – a chemical element Indium is a chemical element, the rare metal of main Group 13 (IIIa, or boron group) of the periodic table. It is a chemical element…
Aerogel – a synthetic porous ultralight material Aerogels are among the lightest solid materials known to man. Aerogel is a synthetic porous ultralight material derived from a gel, in which the liquid…