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Morgan Advanced Materials wins contract to supply armour system for WIESEL 1AWC upgrade

FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH has awarded Morgan Advanced Materials a contract to provide the complete armour solution as part of its upgrade of the German Army WIESEL 1 Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) vehi...

3 Nov 2017

New Method to Recover Erased Serial Numbers in Polymers

Polymers are highly valued by industry and progressively used as substitutes for metals in the manufacture of automobile parts, firearms, and others. Such parts are marked with serial numbers, for traceability and security purposes.

2 Nov 2017

Pioneering, Innovative Technique for Transforming Ambient Heat into Motion

An innovative and introductory method for converting ambient heat into motion in nanoscale devices has been devised by an international team of researchers.

2 Nov 2017

8K Camera from XIMEA with 48 Mpix and up to 30 fps now released

The newest models in the high-speed line of PCI Express cameras announced earlier are now available to order. The well-known line called xiB already offers 4K and 5K models with 12 and 20 Mpix resolution and fast ...

2 Nov 2017

Catalysts can be Built in One Step Through 3D Printing

A 3D printing process produced a chemically active catalytic object in one step, allowing the production of catalysts for complex chemical reactions.

2 Nov 2017

FiroShield Coating for Superior Fire and Corrosion Resistance of Steel in Buildings

The steel used for constructing a building can be protected from being buckled and failing during a fire by adding additional coats of “paint.”

1 Nov 2017

Formation of Fracture Patterns in Brittle Materials Explained by Physics, Math and Special Gels

Researchers have long wondered about the origin of delicate criss-cross facetted patterns that are usually found on the surfaces of broken material. Typical crack speeds in glass effortlessly surpass a kilometer per second, and broken surface features could be smaller than a millimeter.

1 Nov 2017

Storing Data in Clothes Invisibly, Without Using Electronics

Computer scientists at the University of Washington have created a new type of smart fabric that could enable jackets to store invisible passcodes and allow opening of the door to one’s apartment or office.

1 Nov 2017

Custom Glass Laboratory Reactors

Asynt reports on an increasing demand for bespoke glass laboratory reactor systems, optimised to meet the exact demands of an application or project. As a respected supplier of off-the-shelf laboratory reactor sys...

1 Nov 2017

Researchers Devise High-Power Radiation Source in TeraHertz Region

In a remarkable advancement, researchers from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, have developed a high-power radiation source in the greatly needed teraHertz (THz) region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

31 Oct 2017

Study Reveals Microscopic Defects in Batteries can be Capitalized

Rice University researchers state that high-performance electrodes for lithium-ion batteries can be enhanced by looking closely at their defects — and exploiting them.

31 Oct 2017

TA Instruments Announces Upcoming Adhesives Webinar

TA Instruments is hosting a webinar event focusing on characterizing adhesives through rheological measurements. Strategies for Rheological Evaluation of Adhesives will have two live broadcasts, on Wednesday, Novembe...

From TA Instruments 31 Oct 2017

Electrically Conductive Die Attach Adhesive Has Very High Thermal Conductivity

Master Bond EP3HTSDA-1 is a single part, no mix epoxy adhesive designed primarily for die attach applications. It exhibits a die shear strength of 20-22 kg-f and has a high thermal conductivity of over 40-45 BTU&bull...

From Master Bond Inc. 31 Oct 2017

Pittcon Announces Launch of Pittcon TV to Showcase Innovations in Laboratory Science

Pittcon is pleased to announce an exclusive partnership with WebsEdge to bring unique insight into the Pittcon Conference & Expo in February 2018. Pittcon TV will highlight some of the most exciting and important iss...

From Pittcon 31 Oct 2017

Biomass-Based Polymer can Easily and Inexpensively be used in 3D Printing

The elimination of plastics is inconceivable in the modern world. Unfortunately, they do contain disadvantages, including the depletion of fossil feedstocks, formation of CO2 in production and combustion, and growth of landfills.

30 Oct 2017