Fig. 1: Specimen loading methods for compression testing. Source: Dan Adams Unlike metals and plastics, for which tensile and compressive properties are the same or very similar, unidirectional ...

Direct compression (DC) is a preferred manufacturing process as the continually modernizing pharmaceutical industry strives to improve its manufacturing output while reducing operating costs (1, 2).

Direct tablet compression is simpler than wet or dry granulation, but obtaining the right flow properties to ensure good compaction and uniform drug distribution can be a challenge. Porous silica gel, ...

In creating an entirely new way to compress data, a team of researchers has drawn inspiration from physics and the arts. The result is a new data compression method that outperforms existing ...

News Release 4-Jan-2023 Rolling in benefits: New method for effective compression of plant biomass for alternate fuel and anti-viral applications ...