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Measuring Flow of Low Viscosity Fluids

Based on a radial flow technique, Titan Enterprises turbine flowmeter range provides the ideal way for accurately measuring the flow of low viscosity liquids. Classic turbine flowmeters use propeller type turbin...

From Titan Enterprises Ltd. 19 Apr 2018

Innovative Water-Stable Metal-Organic Framework for Selective CO2 Adsorption

Researchers have created a novel porous material that can selectively adsorb CO2. According to team leader Dr. Stefania Grecea, their design of a water-stable metal-organic framework (MOF) can open new ways to a cost-effective separation of CO2 from power plant emissions.

19 Apr 2018

Innovative Technology for On-Demand Control of Composite Materials

A technology that renders a composite material stronger and stiffer on-demand upon exposure to ultraviolet light has been developed by engineers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and the University of Maryland.

19 Apr 2018

Flexible TVs & High Performance Wearable Smart Tech One Step Closer

Flexible televisions, tablets and phones as well as ‘truly wearable’ smart tech are a step closer thanks to a nanoscale transistor created by researchers at The University of Manchester and Shandong Universit...

18 Apr 2018

New Model Accurately Predicts the Effects of Mechanical Stress on Corrosion

Annually, the impacts of corroding materials cost the global economy over $1 trillion. Some alloys are exposed to extreme temperatures and stress, causing the formation of an oxide film, which in turn accelerates the breakdown of the alloys.

18 Apr 2018

Laser-Induced Transition of an Insulator into a Metal-Like Conductor

In the last few decades, the speed of computers has increased, and storage chips and hard disks have attained tremendous capacities. However, there have been physical limits restricting silicon-based computer technology from achieving any remarkable speed gains from the current level.

18 Apr 2018

Researchers Discover Certain Superconductors Can Also Carry Currents of ‘Spin’

A team of researchers has demonstrated that particular superconductors can also carry currents of ‘spin’. The successful combination of superconductivity and spin could result in a revolution in high-performance computing, by greatly minimizing energy consumption.

18 Apr 2018

Variable Power LED Reactor for Flow Photochemistry

The Uniqsis PhotoSyn™ is a new high-power LED light unit enabling scalable flow photochemistry reactions yielding from milligrams to 100’s of grams per day. By eliminating the control, scale-up and saf...

From Uniqsis Ltd 17 Apr 2018

Filtration System Improves Quality of Paints & Coatings

Amazon Filters reports that its SupaClean filtration system is being installed by paints and coatings manufacturers prior to filling lines to remove impurities such as skins, coagulants and undispersed pigments from thei...

17 Apr 2018

Edwards Vacuum Breaks Ground on New High-Technology Innovation Center in Hillsboro

Edwards Vacuum, a leading manufacturer of vacuum and abatement solutions, following completion of the purchase of an eight-acre site located on NE Century Boulevard in Hillsboro, Ore., has begun the process of constructi...

From Edwards Vacuum Ltd 17 Apr 2018

The Future of Business Cards: Print Evolution on the Cards

Online print manufacturer, instantprint, put this question to a number of business experts to see how the future for business cards is shaping up.

17 Apr 2018

Technique Joins Aluminum Alloys to Steel - Makes Lighter-Weight Military Vehicles

A process that welds thick plates of aluminum to steel has been developed and tested by researchers. Known as Friction Stir Dovetailing, the novel process will be used for making lighter-weight combat vehicles that are swifter and more fuel efficient.

17 Apr 2018

New Family of Coloring Agents with Solvatochromic Properties for Plastics

Fourteen new coloring agents have been synthesized with solvatochromic properties, i.e. their color changes according to the type of plastic they are applied on or the substance in which they dissolve.

16 Apr 2018