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Separating Ethylene from Ethane at Lesser Energy Consumption Using New Material

A new and potentially innovative material with the ability to considerably minimize the energy consumption and emissions related to the synthesis of ethylene has been developed by researchers from ExxonMobil and the Institute of Chemical Technology (ITQ), a joint research centre of Valencia’s Polytechnic University and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).

14 Dec 2017

Safety Glass Motivates the Production of a Lithium-Ion Battery

The design of lithium-ion batteries has been altered by researchers in the United States in order to include slits along the electrodes. This is considered to be a feature which may lessen the risk of battery failure during automobile accidents.

14 Dec 2017

Researcher Promotes Use of Solar to Heat Crucial Steel Part

Lina Hockaday, Senior Engineer in Pyrometallurgy at Mintek’s New Technology Group in South Africa, suggests that solar thermal reactors, able to attain temperatures up to 1200 °C, could almost eliminate emissions from processing manganese ore fines, by using solar sintering.

14 Dec 2017

New Force Measurement Software Simplifies Force Testing

Chatillon launches its second new product in two weeks – The ForceTest software for force measurement. The ForceTest software interfaces directly to your digital force gauge enabling you to automatically per...

From AMETEK, Inc. 14 Dec 2017

Furnace Range for Graphitisation at Temperatures up to 3000 °C

CARBOLITE GERO offers a range of furnaces up to 3000 °C which are perfectly suitable for the various requirements of graphitization.

From CARBOLITE 14 Dec 2017

Understanding Tangling in Polyelectrolyte Brushes

Polyelectrolyte brushes – tiny scale brushes made out of large molecules and polymer chain bristles – could have potential uses in anything from industrial materials to medicine. But they suffer from a major flaw, like any soft brush, their bristles can become tangled and collapse.

By Kerry Taylor-Smith 14 Dec 2017

New Software Release: MedeA® 2.22 Unlock the Code

Materials Design, Inc. announces the release of MedeA® version 2.22 software environment for atomistic materials modeling and simulation. The release of MedeA® 2.22 includes: • Updated versions of comp...

From Materials Design, Inc. 13 Dec 2017

Revised Range of High Temperature Industrial Chamber Furnaces

Carbolite Gero have recently re-engineered their range of floor-standing High Temperature In-dustrial Chamber Furnaces (HTF).

From CARBOLITE 13 Dec 2017

Researchers Examine Dynamics of Hot Gas Molecules by Joining Electron Microscopy and Simulation

Gases have been used throughout industry. Natural gas, for instance, is "cracked" in refineries to make products like acetylene.

13 Dec 2017

3D Near Field Electrospinning Could Create Structural Framework for Artificially Grown Living Tissues

While a frame is capable of providing structural support for a house and the chassis has the potential to provide shape and strength for a car, a team of Penn State engineers are certain that they have a way for creating the structural framework for growing living tissue with the help of an off-the-shelf 3D printer.

13 Dec 2017

Research on Applying Gecko Adhesion Technology in a High-Precision Industrial Setting

For a long time, scientists have been fascinated by a gecko scampering up a wall or across a ceiling, and this has indeed encouraged the scientists to examine how to harness a lizard's mysterious potential to defy gravity.

13 Dec 2017

Sandia Team Manages to Decrease Traffic Jam in Batteries

Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories have identified a big hurdle to progressing solid-state lithium-ion battery performance in small electronics: the movement of lithium ions across battery interfaces.

13 Dec 2017

New ultra-low-noise, simple-to-use excitation source for material and scientific R&D

As easy to use as a smartphone, the new MeasureReady™ 155 Precision I/V Source from Lake Shore Cryotronics offers premium performance for researchers requiring a precise, low-noise source of current or voltage in t...

From Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc. 13 Dec 2017

Researchers Develop Water Cloaking Concept Based on Electromagnetic Forces

Scientists have created a water cloaking concept hinged on electromagnetic forces that has the ability to eliminate the wake of an object, thereby considerably minimizing its drag while at the same time assisting it in evading detection.

12 Dec 2017

Study Shows How 3D Printed Metals can be Ductile as well as Strong

A new method by which to 3D print metals, involving an extensively used stainless steel, has been shown to realize exceptional levels of both ductility and strength, when compared to counterparts from more conventional processes.

12 Dec 2017