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New "Beyond Lithium" Rechargeable Batteries with Superior Performance

Individuals increasingly depend on rechargeable batteries for a range of essential uses; from electric cars and mobile phones to electrical grid storage. This demand is presently taken up by lithium-ion batteries. New battery technologies will be needed for more efficient energy storage and new applications as individuals continue to transition from fossil fuels to low emission energy.

19 Sep 2017

A Simple Additive to Improve Perovskite Thin Films for Solar Cells

A KAUST team has discovered that thin films used in solar cells are more effective when simple chemicals called glycol ethers are incorporated to the film-forming mix.

19 Sep 2017

Potential Fuel Additives Promote Cleaner and More Efficient Combustion

An additive for conventional fuel made up of oxygenated organic compounds could help in reducing the discharge of pollutants into the atmosphere during the combustion of fossil fuels. The aspect of how these potential additives decompose under combustion-relevant conditions has recently been established by KAUST researchers.

19 Sep 2017

Innovative Graphical Software Brings ‘Shop Floor Programming’ Simplicity To CNC Precision Grinding Machines

Innovative new software from NUM enables CNC machine tool builders and retrofitters to provide their customers with exceptionally easy-to-use machine setup and real-time control facilities for precision grinding applications.

19 Sep 2017

One Component, High Temperature Resistant Epoxy Offers a Low Coefficient of Thermal Expansion

Featuring a low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of 15-20 x 10-6 in/in/°C, Master Bond EP13LTE is a one part epoxy for structural bonding applications.

From Master Bond Inc. 19 Sep 2017

Odyssey Investment Partners to sell EAG to Eurofins

Eurofins Scientific has agreed to acquire EAG Laboratories from Odyssey Investment Partners. No financial terms were disclosed. The deal is expected to close in the next few months. Based in San Diego, EAG is a scientifi...

From EAG Laboratories 19 Sep 2017

10,000th SPECTROMAXx Device Delivered

Several months ago, SPECTRO Analytical Instruments delivered the 10,000th SPECTROMAXx metal analyzer to Geely Automobile, a Chinese automotive and motorcycle manufacturer based in Hangzhou.

From SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH 18 Sep 2017

Researchers Suggest Prospective Applications of Spin-Valley-Tronics

Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and the Institute for Theoretical and Applied Electrodynamics (ITAE) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) have worked in cooperation with a collaborator from RIKEN (Institute for Physical and Chemical Research in Japan) to provide theoretical proof of the presence of an innovative class of materials.

18 Sep 2017

Rapid Vitrinite Reflectance Measurements With GeoImage™ from CRAIC Technologies

Coal is a vital source of energy. GeoImage™ is the newest Vitrinite Reflectance Measurement System from CRAIC Technologies and is designed to determine the grade of coal and coke by vitrinite reflectance per the ISO 7404-5 and ASTM D2798 standards.

From CRAIC Technologies 18 Sep 2017

Morgan Advanced Materials Develops Customised Crucibles and Foundry Products for Demanding Melting Applications

A global specialist in crucible and foundry solutions has developed new extra-large crucibles for aluminium casters, to hold very high volumes of molten metal.

From Morgan Advanced Materials 15 Sep 2017

Scientists Discover Self-healing Powers of Pure Gold

Self-healing materials are capable of repairing autonomous defects, such as dents, cracks or scratches, and then resume their original shape. To accomplish this, these materials must comprise of several components whose collective properties deliver the desired characteristics.

15 Sep 2017

Cotton Grown Naturally Offers Attractive Properties

A new study suggests that the need for applying chemical treatments to fabrics in order to achieve properties such as magnetism or fluorescence could one day be eliminated by cotton that is grown with molecules endowing these appealing properties.

15 Sep 2017

GreenMantra Technologies, Sun Chemical to Develop Polymers with Polystyrene Waste

GreenMantra Technologies, a swiftly growing clean technology company that manufactures high-value polymer products from waste plastics, and Sun Chemical, the largest producer of printing inks in the world, have struck a deal to jointly create polymers from recycled polystyrene waste for use in ink formulations.

15 Sep 2017

UCLA Researchers Develop a New Molecule That Violates the Octet Rule

Physicists from UCLA have invented a new technique for synthesizing a distinctive new molecule that can, in due course, be used in fields such as food science, medicine, and others. The study also demonstrates the technique for analyzing chemical reactions on a microscopic-scale by applying tools of physics, and has been published in the Science journal.

15 Sep 2017

Understanding Optical Properties of Glass can Help Make Stable Glasses

It is a known fact that glass is omnipresent; while anyone is viewing outside through a window or scrolling down a smartphone, chances are that a glass layer exists between the person and the item being viewed.

15 Sep 2017