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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

Researchers Work on Improving Safety and Conductivity in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University are working towards improving safety and conductivity in lithium-ion batteries, which are employed for powering many electronic devices all over the world, including iPods, satellites, artificial hearts, laptops and cell phones.

30 Oct 2017

Postnova Launch EAF2000 for Characterization of Complex Charged Molecules

Characterization of Complex Charged Molecules

From Postnova Analytics 30 Oct 2017

Neutrons Enhance Integrity of Weld in Underwater Wind Turbine Foundations

Huge offshore structures like wind turbines and oil rigs are designed to endure the innumerable challenges the ocean metes out. However, over time, just the saltwater itself can significantly reduce the durability of a structure’s welds.

27 Oct 2017

Smaller Water Droplets Evaporate More Gradually than Larger Ones

Although the process of evaporation has hitherto been understood completely, physicists from the Warsaw Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences have discovered one more element of surprise—smaller water droplets get evaporated very gradually when compared to larger ones.

27 Oct 2017

First Ever Images of Dendrites that Cause Short Circuits or Fires in Battery

The first ever atomic-scale images of dendrites (i.e. digitated growths), which have the ability to penetrate the barrier in between battery compartments and to trigger fires or short circuits, have been captured by researchers from Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

27 Oct 2017

A Novel Way to Predict Corrosion Caused by Sulfur Compounds in Crude Oil

Studies related to X-ray performed by SLAC will aid the oil sector in improving guidelines for corrosion from sulfur in crude oil.

27 Oct 2017

Innovative C-Solder Enables Joining of Carbon Materials

Carbon material joining using new flux free C-solder

From Goodfellow 27 Oct 2017

The University of Pittsburgh Adds Educational Mass Spectrometer to Physics Curriculum

The University of Pittsburgh has purchased Extrel’s educational mass spectrometer, the IQ-2000, for use in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, part of the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. The i...

From Process Insights - Mass Spectrometry 27 Oct 2017

Smart Dental Aids Use Flexible Batteries

Smart 3D-printed braces with flexible, nontoxic batteries and lights could cut the time and costs involved in straightening and realigning teeth.

26 Oct 2017

Innovative Catalyst for Metal-Air Battery Electrodes Will Reform Fuel Cell Technology

Studies of lithium-ion batteries have paved the way for plentiful probabilities in designing next-generation batteries. Specifically, the metal-air batteries—with considerably higher energy density similar to that of 1 kg of gasoline—have of late been accepted and invested for by some of the pioneering companies in the world, such as IBM.

26 Oct 2017

Researchers Discover New Deformation Mechanism in Crystalline Materials

Most metals and semiconductors, from the steel in a knife blade to the silicon in a solar panel, are made up of many tiny crystalline grains.

26 Oct 2017

Discovery of SrYbInO4 Opens New Pathway in Development of ABCO4-Based Ion Conductors

Because some A2BO4-based materials such as (Pr,La)2(Ni,Cu,Ga)O4+δ exhibit high oxide-ion conductivity, scientists at Tokyo Tech have been exploring new structure families of ABCO4-based materials as BaRInO4, where R represents a rare earth element.

26 Oct 2017

Researchers Demonstrate New Technique to Make Piezoelectric Microelectromechanical Systems

Piezoelectric materials are used for applications ranging from the spark igniter in barbeque grills to the transducers needed by medical ultrasound imaging.

26 Oct 2017

New 3D Models Demonstrate Effect of Material Roughness on Electrons Emitted from Photocathode Surfaces

Photocathodes used in linear accelerator facilities, free electron lasers and advanced X-ray light sources generate a beam of electrons to probe matter at an atomic level. Advances in materials science have improved the composition of materials used in photocathode production that can operate at visible wavelengths and produce a beam with reduced transverse electron momentum spread.

26 Oct 2017