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Novel Low-Cost Conductive Coatings for PEM Fuel Cells

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), the UK’s technology innovation provider for process manufacturing, today announced that it has been collaborating with world-leading partners to develop novel, conductive co...

From CPI - Centre for Process Innovation 14 Sep 2017

Newly Developed Flexible Supercapacitor for Pacemakers

A flexible and organic alternative to the rigid batteries used for powering medical implants has been designed by experts at Queen's University Belfast.

13 Sep 2017

Research on Lithium-Ion Batteries Wins 2017 Collaborate to Innovate Award

NPL research on failure mechanisms in lithium-ion batteries, performed in partnership with UCL, NASA, the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the European Synchrotron Research Facility (ESRF), has won The Engineer's 2017 Collaborate to Innovate Award in the Safety & Security category.

13 Sep 2017

Researchers are Aiming to Make Lithium-Ion Batteries Stronger and Safer

The rechargeable lithium-ion batteries available today are good; however they could be a lot better in the future.

13 Sep 2017

Digicom Electronics Presents Ways to Improve Quality in the Electronics Assembly Process

Digicom Electronics, Inc., a technology and quality driven electronics manufacturing services company based in Oakland, CA, will present methods for improving product quality and integrity during the electronics assembly process at the Design-2-Part Show, being held in the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA, on May 24 and 25, 2017, in booth 331.

From Digicom Electronics 13 Sep 2017

Professor Jeremy Nicholson Will Deliver Wallace H. Coulter Lecture at Pittcon 2018

The Pittcon Program Committee is extremely pleased to announce that Jeremy Nicholson, Head of the Department of Surgery and Cancer and Director of the MRC-NIHR National Phenome Centre Faculty of Medicine, will deliver the 2018 Wallace H. Coulter Lecture.

From Pittcon 12 Sep 2017

Pittcon Announces New Committee Leadership for Pittcon 2018

The Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the new chairmen who are collaborating on strategic and tactical plans for Pittcon 2018.

From Pittcon 12 Sep 2017

Research Reveals New Method to Improve or Reduce Adhesion of Freezing Droplets

Freezing droplets impact a surface by either normally sticking to it or bouncing away. Controlling this reaction is vital to many applications, including 3D printing, the spraying of certain surface coatings, and the prevention of ice formation on structures such as wind turbines, airplane wings, or power lines.

12 Sep 2017

New Organic Material for Eco-Friendly, High Capacity Rechargeable Batteries

3Q, a novel compound conducts electricity and retains energy in a much better way than other organic materials presently used in batteries.

12 Sep 2017

$Calibrated Glass and Oil Standards for Glass Refractive Index Measurements$

Calibrated Glass and Oil Standards for Glass Refractive Index Measurements

CRAIC Technologies, a leading innovator of UV-visible-NIR microanalysis solutions, is proud to announce the introduction of its Glass Refractive Standards set.

From CRAIC Technologies 12 Sep 2017

New Catalogue Combines Expertise and Product Details

The InfraTec product range of pyroelectric detectors has been developing steadily over the past few years. A new product catalogue shows which single and multichannel sensors the Dresden-based company has to offer for gas analysis, flame detection and NDIR spectroscopy.

From InfraTec GmbH 12 Sep 2017

NUS Researchers Gain New Insights into Potential Semiconductor Material

A team of Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have proven new findings on the properties of 2D molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), an extensively studied semiconductor of the future.

11 Sep 2017

EMO, Hannover: New Five Axis 3D Optical Profiler from Sensofar Metrology

Sensofar Metrology has announced a new addition to their high-end non-contact 3D surface metrology systems, the Five Axis. The new 3D optical profiler combines a high-accuracy rotational module and a high-resolution translation platform, together with advanced inspection and analysis capabilities.

From Sensofar Metrology 11 Sep 2017

New MiniLab EL Series from Spectro Scientific Provides Immediate Oil Analysis for High Performance Engines

The new MiniLab EL Series from Spectro Scientific is a fast, convenient oil analysis tool for non-destructive testing of high performance engines in aircraft, racing cars, and railway environments. Oil analysis is a reliable and mature non-destructive testing technique that is widely used in engine design and development, production quality assurance, and in maintenance and repair operations to reduce costs of in-service engines.

From AMETEK Spectro Scientific 11 Sep 2017