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FT4 POWDER RHEOMETER SUPPORTS METAL PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

Powders play an integral part in the production of many products and it is widely acknowledged that they are challenging to handle. It is therefore vital for engineers and processors to have a good understanding of powde...

From Freeman Technology 6 Feb 2018

Light switch: porous polymer films with shape memory

Whether for separation processes, photovoltaics, catalysis, or electronics, porous polymer membranes are needed in many fields. Membranes with micropores that switch between different shapes and/or sizes would expand the...

6 Feb 2018

Pot and Protect – Techsil Introduce Two New Black Epoxy Potting Compounds

Epoxy potting and encapsulation compounds protect electronic assemblies from many environmental factors such as water, harsh chemicals, physical damage, shock and vibration. Techsil supply potting epoxies from manufactur...

From Techsil Ltd 6 Feb 2018

Scientists Demonstrate Excess Energy Loss After Electron Delivery to Titanium Dioxide

EPFL scientists have demonstrated that after electron delivery to the well-known titanium dioxide material, the extra energy is lost to heat at very short time scales. The study is featured in ACS Photonics.

6 Feb 2018

Scientists Discover Potential of Using VO2 in Neuromorphic Computing and AI

The distinctive characteristics of vanadium dioxide (VO2) render it ideal to outperform silicon and opening the door to an innovative class of low-power electronic devices.

6 Feb 2018

Researchers Discover and Analyze Complex Forms of Defects in Liquid Crystal Droplets

Researchers investigated the droplets of a cholesteric liquid crystal (compounds that move into the mesophase) with a twisted defect loop.

5 Feb 2018

Research on Shape-Reconfigurable Metamaterials

Research into the field of metamaterials has progressed during recent years in technologies like computer simulation and 3D printing.

5 Feb 2018

Special Fiber Treatment and Yarn Technology

Natural fibers have a number of benefits but are ruined once they've absorbed water - a special fiber treatment and yarn technology looks to prevent this.

5 Feb 2018

3D Model Unlocks Mysteries of CGDS Film-Growing Process in Particle Deposition Zone

Cold Gas Dynamic Spray (CGDS) is extremely versatile but it is also extremely difficult to predict vital aspects of the whole process.

5 Feb 2018

AXT Bring Unique NANOPSIS Super Resolution Microscopy to Australia

AXT are proud to announce they have signed an exclusive distribution agreement with LIG Nanowise Limited/NANOPSIS and will be bringing their unique super resolution optical microscopy technology to Australia and New Zeal...

5 Feb 2018

Substituting Silicon with TMDs - Improving Computing Devices

Researchers are trying to find a class of materials that could promote an innovative generation of computing devices.

2 Feb 2018

Metrohm USA Announces 6th Annual Young Chemist Award Winner

Metrohm USA is pleased to announce the winner of its 2018 Young Chemist Award, Chi-En Lin. Chi-En is a Ph.D. candidate at Arizona State University where he works under the mentorship of Dr. Jeffrey T. La Belle, Assistant...

From Metrohm USA Inc. 2 Feb 2018

Reproducible Scale-up of Medicinal Chemistry Reactions

Asynt reports that medicinal chemistry specialists Charnwood Molecular (Loughborough UK) have been using the DrySyn MAXI heating system to successfully and reproducibly scale up syntheses within their contract research l...

From Asynt 2 Feb 2018

Artificial Neurons May Make Artificial Intelligence More Efficient

Researchers created superconducting computing chips which are modeled on neurons, allowing information processing to be quicker & more efficient.

By Isabelle Robinson 2 Feb 2018

New Research Sheds Light on Creating More Effective LEDs

Researchers have exposed nanocrystals made from cesium lead halide perovskites have a "bright” ground exciton state, which may lead to more efficient LEDs.

1 Feb 2018