Materials Development, Inc. (MDI) provides instrumentation and materials support centered around containerless processing, specifically using acoustic levitation and aerodynamic levitation techniques. Our mission is to provide the highest quality instrumentation, materials development and technical support services to clients who need to process materials in extreme, non-equilibrium or non-contact environments. We offer a commercial line of acoustic levitators and aerodynamic levitators designed for an ever-expanding range of sample compositions and processing environments.
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MDI's scientific and technical expertise sets us apart, allowing our team to solve difficult materials handling and processing problems, often in extreme conditions. The solutions we develop and implement add value to our customers' existing products and accelerate the realization of new, competitive products.
Our instruments have advanced research in fields spanning glass science, optical materials, geochemistry, ultra-high temperature ceramics, pharmaceuticals, atmospheric science, and nuclear fuels.
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Logo for MDI's SuperGlass experiment on the International Space Station. This project is investigating glass formation and the properties of liquids in experiments that use the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF). Please see link here for additional details.
