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Carbon Dioxide: The Perfect Raw Material

The greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is of huge environmental concern but for one scientist from Harvard, it’s the perfect raw material.

By Kerry Taylor-Smith 6 Dec 2017

Morgan Advanced Materials develops ceramic reflector for world’s most powerful laser system

The ceramic reflector for the world’s most powerful laser system has been developed and manufactured by Morgan Advanced Material’s Technical Ceramics business in the UK, for use in a ground-breaking new 10-pe...

From Morgan Advanced Materials 6 Dec 2017

CorDEX Announces Launch Of All New TOUGHPIX DIGITHERM Digital Imaging Camera Series

CorDEX released the TOUGHPIX DIGITHERM camera series, comprising of an intrinsically safe combined 5mega pixel digital camera and onboard thermal imager.

From CorDEX Instruments Ltd. 6 Dec 2017

New Application Note - In-Line PAT for High Shear Wet Granulation by Measuring Drag Force Flow

Freeman Technology is pleased to announce the release of ‘In-Line PAT for High Shear Wet Granulation (HSWG) by Measuring Drag Force Flow’. A number of challenges may be faced when processing powders. They ...

From Freeman Technology 6 Dec 2017

Copper May Be Valuable Alternative to Heavy Metal Catalysts for Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals

Chemists of Ural Federal University with colleagues from India proved the effectiveness of copper nanoparticles as a catalyst on the example of analysis of 48 organic synthesis reactions.

6 Dec 2017

UW Engineers Develop First 3D-Printed, Wireless Connected Plastic Objects

Imagine a bottle of laundry detergent that can sense when you’re running low on soap — and automatically connect to the internet to place an order for more. University of Washington researchers are the first to make this a reality by 3-D printing plastic objects and sensors that can collect useful data and communicate with other WiFi-connected devices entirely on their own.

6 Dec 2017

MIT Engineers Devise New Technique to 3D Print ‘Living Tattoo’

MIT engineers have devised a 3-D printing technique that uses a new kind of ink made from genetically programmed living cells.

6 Dec 2017

Picosun Oy and Ushio Inc. start collaboration in Japan

Picosun Oy, a leading supplier of advanced Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) thin film coating solutions, and Ushio Inc., a leading manufacturer of light sources and optical equipment, have started collaboration to boost the...

From Picosun Oy 6 Dec 2017

Filter Vessels & Cartridges Supplied for Sulphate Reduction Process

Amazon Filters reports on the completion of a major contract worth over $2m for the provision of filter vessels and cartridges for a sulphate reduction process system integrated in an offshore oil and gas operation....

6 Dec 2017

Scientists Quantify Factors for Reducing Resistance of SiC Power Semiconductor Devices

A team of scientists from Japan has declared the first ever quantification of the effects of three electron-scattering mechanisms for ascertaining the resistance of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor devices used in power semiconductor modules.

5 Dec 2017

Computer Maps to Help Design Shell-Like Platelet-Matrix Composite Materials

How a material breaks is one of the vital properties scientists consider when designing layered composites that mimic those discovered in nature. Rice University engineers have developed a method to decode the interactions between materials and the structures they form and this can help increase their stiffness, toughness, strength, and fracture strain.

5 Dec 2017

Researchers Successful in Squeezing Low-Cost Electricity from Sustainable Biomaterial

According to a study performed at University of Limerick (UL), Ireland, mobile phone speakers and motion detectors in video games and cars may soon be powered by electricity produced from low cost and sustainable biomaterials.

5 Dec 2017

New Dental Material has a Resin Embedded with the Antibacterial Agent Imidazolium

Dentists depend on composite materials in order to carry out restorative procedures, such as filling cavities. However, these materials, such as tooth enamel, can be susceptible to the growth of plaque, referring to the sticky biofilm that causes tooth decay.

5 Dec 2017

Speciality cordierite range launched by IPS Ceramics

IPS Ceramics has announced that one of the brand new ranges currently being launched features two types of speciality cordierite ceramic. Cordierite ceramics are well known for their exceptional resistance to...

From IPS Ceramics 5 Dec 2017

Making a faster 3-D printer

MIT engineers have created a new desktop 3-D printer that can fabricate as much as 10 times faster than commercially-available 3-D printers, according to a new report in the journal Additive Manufacturing. The big...

By Brett Smith 5 Dec 2017