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Adding Oxygen Atoms to Strontium Niobates Improves Electrical Conductivity

Sheets of electrons with the ability to move rapidly in just two dimensions have characteristics that can be tapped for high-speed & electronic devices.

21 Feb 2018

Joseph Stockunas, Nordson Corporation Corporate VP, Appointed to SEMI Foundation Board of Trustees

Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN) announces that the SEMI Foundation has appointed Joseph Stockunas, Corporate Vice President for Electronics Systems at Nordson Corporation and the immediate past chair of the SEMI North...

From Nordson ASYMTEK 21 Feb 2018

Characterising nanomaterials in food by FFF-ICP-MS

Postnova Analytics reports on how the inorganic analysis team within LGC (Teddington, UK) has been using the AF2000 Field Flow Fractionation system coupled to Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) to char...

From Postnova Analytics UK Ltd 21 Feb 2018

Crushed Wood is Stronger than Steel

Crushing together & treating wood, makes it more than ten times stronger & durable. It could be an inexpensive alternative to carbon fibers & metal alloys.

By Louise Saul 21 Feb 2018

Synthetic Ceramic May Reduce Weight of Armor by 35 Percent

A new synthetic ceramic armor has been developed by the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (also known as DSTL) in the UK.

By Isabelle Robinson 20 Feb 2018

Acoustic Blockage Detection Sensors Could Help Prevent Aircraft Accidents

The University of Bristol has developed a new technique using acoustics to detect blockages in pitot tubes.

By Isabelle Robinson 20 Feb 2018

Metrohm USA Collaborates with ASTM to Release New Test Method Measuring Harmful Organic Chlorides in Crude Oil

Metrohm USA is proud to announce the release of a new standard leveraging its Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC) systems. This new standard, ASTM D8150, provides a test method for the determination of harmful organic ch...

From Metrohm USA Inc. 20 Feb 2018

Vanadium Dioxide Finds Use in Aerospace Communication Systems

Engineers have shown that the compound vanadium dioxide can be programmed to have radiofrequency electronic functions.

By Louise Saul 20 Feb 2018

Extremely Soft MasterSil 170 Gel Encapsulant Offers Removability and Optical Clarity

Master Bond MasterSil 170 Gel is a two component system with excellent flowability for potting and encapsulation applications.

From Master Bond Inc. 20 Feb 2018

Techsil Launch New, Flexible, Light Curing Adhesive for PEEK and Other Hard to Bond Plastics

PEEK™ polymer is usually used instead of machined metals in many industrial applications such as components for cars, aircraft, industrial pumps, valves and seals, to electrical components, connectors and sterilisable surgical instruments.

From Techsil Ltd 20 Feb 2018

Electric Eel-Inspired Hydrogel-Based Device Could Be Used as 'Soft Power' Source

Researchers created an electric eel-inspired device that generated 110 volts from gels filled with water, known as hydrogels.

20 Feb 2018

Phosphor Material Produces White LEDs with Better Color Quality

Using computational tools & data mining, researchers have discovered a phosphor material for white LEDs that is not only inexpensive but easy to fabricate.

20 Feb 2018

University of Huddersfield Receives £1.5 million Towards Expansion of Materials Science Research

An award of £1.5 million means that a new cohort of highly-qualified experts in materials science and engineering will be trained at the University of Huddersfield, where they have access to state-of-the-art technology and resources.

20 Feb 2018

Anglia workshops demonstrate cloud-based application development using Renesas Synergy™

Anglia Components, in conjunction with Renesas are providing a free one day seminar and interactive workshop demonstrating cloud-based application development using Renesas Synergy™. The workshop will explain how to d...

20 Feb 2018

CRAIC Technologies Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification

CRAIC Technologies, the world’s leading innovator of UV-visible-NIR microspectroscopy solutions, announces that they have been certified under ISO 9001:2015 as of January 2018. The company previously earned certifi...

From CRAIC Technologies 20 Feb 2018