Ceramics are a diverse group of materials that are used, among others, in the manufacture of catalytic converters and human spare parts. Modern-day ceramics display number of exciting functionalities, such as self-cleaning properties, which open up an even wider range of potential applications.
At the Department of Materials Science, long-term research on electron beam welded copper has been carried out in close collaboration with Posiva Ltd. Electron beam welding (EBW) is one of the techniques that can be used to seal the spent nuclear fuel final disposal canister.
Katja Nevalainen applied different nanofillers, atomic layer deposition technology and melt-compounding process to manufacture polymer nanocomposites. The aim was to manufacture a material with enhanced properties.
FiDiPro Fellow Amit Das strengthens the elastomer science at Department of Materials Science
Welcome to the open innovation seminar ”Unlocking Innovation Through Collaboration” at Tampere University of Technology. The seminar presents the current knowledge of open innovations both in universities and in business.
Tampere Wear Center (TWC) invites you to the TWC International Wear Seminar “Focus on Wear Testing" 6.11.2012.
The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering has granted funding to professor Erkki Levänen for a four-year project titled “Advanced Green Processing of Functional Ceramic Materials by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”.