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Intermediate Compounds Govern Properties of Perovskite Layer in Solar Cells

Scientists at the Department of Material Sciences, Lomonosov MSU, have described the manner in which the battery efficiency and structure of created films are influenced when the ratio of components that form light-absorbing layer of a perovskite solar cell is altered. The outcomes of the research have been reported in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

6 Oct 2017

SCROLLVAC Plus Vacuum Pumps from Leybold: Flexible, Robust, and Low-Maintenance

Users in research and industry increasingly rely on dry and robust vacuum solutions, which will also provide flexibility of use.

6 Oct 2017

New Textile Material Provides Protection in Many High-Risk Situations

An innovative weapon has been developed by scientists in the battle against deadly hospital-acquired infections - a textile capable of disinfecting itself.

6 Oct 2017

Metering Grease Lubrication Flow in a Wind Turbine

Used in hundreds of wind turbine installations, the Titan Enterprises OG2-700 flowmeter is a well-established monitoring device that provides valuable data helping to ensure safe and reliable operation.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd. 6 Oct 2017

DRAGONITE-Based Polymer Electrolytes to Accelerate Commercialization of Solid-State Lithium Batteries

Grant awarded to advance development of solid polymer electrolytes ("SPE"), utilizing DRAGONITE halloysite clay for solid-state lithium ("Li") batteries.

5 Oct 2017

Innovative Shatter-Proof Coating Provides Invisible Membrane to Glass Surfaces

The first clear, water-based coating that offers an invisible membrane to glass surfaces has been introduced by Axalta Coating Systems. This coating is designed to maintain potentially dangerous fragments in place, if the glass breaks or shatters.

5 Oct 2017

Cool Microscope Technology Revolutionises Biochemistry

We may soon have detailed images of life’s complex machineries in atomic resolution.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Electron Microscopy Solutions 5 Oct 2017

Bruker Launches the ALPHA II, the Second Generation of the World’s Most Popular Compact FTIR System for Chemical Analysis, Applied Markets and Industrial Quality Control

Today Bruker launched the new ALPHA II, the latest generation of the ALPHA series of compact FTIR spectrometers.

From Bruker 5 Oct 2017

Nordson MARCH Presents Paper at SMTA Guadalajara on Enhancing Performance of PCBAs Using Plasma Treatment

Nordson MARCH, a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN), a global leader in plasma processing technology, will present the paper, Enhancing the Performance of Printed Circuit Board Assemblies Using Plasma Treatment, at SMTA Guadalajara 2017. David Foote, Global Applications Manager, Nordson MARCH, will discuss the fundamentals of plasma treatment.

From Nordson MARCH 4 Oct 2017

Nordson MARCH Presents Paper at SMTA Guadalajara on Enhancing Performance of PCBAs Using Plasma Treatment

From Nordson MARCH 4 Oct 2017

New Efficient Catalyst to Speed Up Crucial Step in Artificial Photosynthesis

Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new catalyst that accelerates the rate of a main step in “artificial photosynthesis”—an effort to imitate how algae, plants, and certain bacteria harness sunlight to change water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich fuels.

4 Oct 2017

New Machine Learning Technique for Modeling the Behavior of Interatomic Forces

A research team from MIPT, Skoltech, and Dukhov Research Institute of Automatics, headed by ArtemOganov, employed a machine learning technique for modeling the behavior of uranium and aluminum in the crystalline and liquid phases at various pressures and temperatures.

4 Oct 2017