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Self-Assembling Chemical Building Blocks Used to Create Catalyst for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

With regards to hydrogen fuel cells, cofacial cobalt porphyrins are considered better than platinum. Only a chemist is probably aware of such a compound. But these molecules—which are suitable for enabling a chemical reaction that’s necessary to create power from hydrogen and oxygen—could be the next huge advance in alternative energy.

1 Jun 2018

Powder Flow Seminar Hosted By Freeman Technology

Freeman Technology, the powder characterisation specialists, will be hosting a ‘Powder Flow Seminar’ on the 18th July 2018 at the Hilton Metropole Birmingham, UK. The free...

From Freeman Technology 1 Jun 2018

Waterless Distillation System Assists Sustainability

Asynt in partnership with the University of East Anglia (Norwich, UK) has developed the new CondenSyn Distillation Adapter as an aid to chemistry labs worldwide seeking to go water-free. The new adapter allows che...

From Asynt 1 Jun 2018

Researchers Use One-Step, 3D Printing Process to Print Structures Made of Two Different Materials

For the first time, a research team from Washington State University has used a one-step, three-dimensional (3D) printing process to print structures composed of two entirely different materials. This is similar to the transition from black and white to color printing.

31 May 2018

Scientists Use Bismuth to Convert CO2 into Liquid Fuels

Researchers have have found that bismuth has a strange characteristic that can be exploited to save the environment.

31 May 2018

New UV-light meter is compact, versatile and easy to use

Techsil have launched a new UV-Meter from UV curing equipment specialists, Hönle. The UV-Meter measures intensity and dose of UV and UV-LED curing units and systems. Using the clear and well-organised displa...

From Techsil Ltd 31 May 2018

Buehler Obtains ISO Certification for Vickers and Knoop Reference Hardness Testing Blocks

Lake Bluff, IL, The Buehler Wilson® Reference Block Laboratory in Binghamton, NY, has achieved accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 by A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation) for Rockwell, Kn...

From Buehler 31 May 2018

New Miniature Hexapod for Photonics Alignment provides Dynamics and Precision, and Automated Alignment Algorithms

PI has added a high dynamics model to its range of compact hexapods. Designed for photonics alignment applications, the hexapod provides 6 degrees of freedom, actuator resolution of 5 nanometers and repeatability as good...

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 31 May 2018

Precision Ceramic and Glass Microcomponents

Goodfellow is pleased to supply a wide variety of ceramic and glass microcomponents, both standard items and items precision-machined to customer specifications. Ceramic and glass microcomponents Examples incl...

From Goodfellow Ceramic & Glass 31 May 2018

LoRa Alliance™ Announces that Google Cloud Joins as Sponsor Member

The LoRa Alliance™, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN™ standard for internet of things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), announced that Google Cloud has joined as a Sponsor Member. G...

31 May 2018

Digitalising ahead of 2030

Plans to integrate digitalisation across the globe have led many governments to set-out initiatives to accelerate the rate of adoption over the next 10 to 20 years. Here, George Walker, managing director of industrial IT...

31 May 2018

Optimising the Flow Properties of Cement Powders by Surface Treatment

Freeman Technology is pleased to announce the release of 'Optimising the Flow Properties of Cement Powders by Surface Treatment'. Cement is widely used in the construction industry, typically stored in lar...

From Freeman Technology 31 May 2018

Building Better, Faster and Stronger Lithium Batteries

Knowing how lithium responds to pressure developed during a battery’s charging and discharging could result in safer, improved batteries.

30 May 2018

Potential Materials to Stabilize Lithium-Ion Battery with Record-High Capacity

New ways to stabilize a new battery with a record-high charge capacity has been discovered by researchers at Northwestern University.

30 May 2018

2018 WITec Paper Award for Outstanding Scientific Publications

Every year WITec, the Raman imaging company, recognizes three peer-reviewed publications that stand out in terms of originality and significance and feature data acquired with a WITec microscope. This year, scientists fr...

From WITec GmbH 30 May 2018