Materials Science News

RSS

New Technology for Producing Porous Material Patented at SPbPU

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) has patented a new technology for developing unsinkable material from the aluminum alloy.

18 Jul 2017

Versatile Single Experiment Heating Block

Asynt announces DrySyn UNO - a versatile new heating block system designed to enable chemists to perform heated and stirred experiments in single flasks and vials.

From Asynt 18 Jul 2017

Researchers Develop New Process for Manufacturing Supercapacitor Electrode Materials

Supercapacitors are devices that have been aptly named as they are capable of storing and delivering energy in a much faster manner that the standard batteries. They are in great demand for applications including high-powered lasers, wireless telecommunications and electric cars.

18 Jul 2017

Mounted Reference Flat Aids Alignment of Super Laser

Optical Surfaces Ltd. has produced a 600mm diameter mounted reference flat mirror that will enable Thales (www.thalesgroup.com) to perform the alignment of the laser beam expanders implemented in the High Peak Power Laser System for the prestigious ELI-NP project* in Romania.

18 Jul 2017

Amazon Filters Supplies Replacement for Radioactive Water Ring Main Filter

Amazon Filters Ltd., a F4N (Fit for Nuclear) approved manufacturer of Nuclear filtration products, has designed and supplied a custom filter housing to a world renowned advanced research laboratory, to replace an ageing cooling water ring main filter.

18 Jul 2017

Collaborative Research Focuses on Dealing with Corrosion in Challenging Environments

A new multimillion pound collaborative research project headed by BP and The University of Manchester could help to greatly minimize the impact that surface degradation processes such as corrosion and wear have on industry globally.

18 Jul 2017

New Transistor Concept for Developing Inexpensive Transistors and Computer Chips with Lower Power Consumption

Transistors, as used in billions on every single computer chip, are presently based on semiconductor-type materials, generally silicon.

18 Jul 2017

Environmentally Friendly Polycarbonates Made from Limonene and Carbon Dioxide

Polycarbonates can be found in numerous products from phone cases to airplane windows. Globally, several million tons of polycarbonate are manufactured annually.

18 Jul 2017

Selenium Compounds Could Offer Several Advantages Compared with Traditional Metal Catalysis

A new approach for activating chemical reactions based on the element selenium has been tested by chemists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. These chemists demonstrated that selenium is capable of developing bonds similar to those of hydrogen bonds, leading to accelerated reactions.

18 Jul 2017

Bio-Inspired Dynamic Templates for Advancing Printable Electronics Technology

It is good to look at Mother Nature for inspiration especially when it comes to efficiency, even for advanced technology such as printable, flexible electronics.

18 Jul 2017

Thermally Conductive, Electrically Insulative Epoxy Delivers Low Exotherm for Large Castings and Potting Applications

Master Bond EP39MAOHT is a room temperature curing system for demanding bonding, sealing, coating, potting and encapsulation applications.

From Master Bond Inc. 17 Jul 2017

Electrical Isolation Monitor

VHE‘s Electrical Isolation Monitor is able to measure the electrical resistance between points of different voltage potential. It is designed for aluminium plants to constantly monitor potline resistance to ground.

17 Jul 2017

New Research Aims to Combat Corrosion in Demanding Environments

A new multimillion pound collaborative research project led by BP and the University of Manchester could help to dramatically reduce the impact that surface degradation processes such as corrosion and wear have on industry worldwide.

17 Jul 2017

Planar, Parallel Motion Basis for New 6-Axis Positioning Systems

Worldwide nanopositioning equipment leader PI (Physik Instrumente) has engineered and released two new compact multi-axis positioning stages based on low-profile parallel-kinematic motion devices.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 17 Jul 2017

Argos Technologies Now Available In The Middle East and Africa

Cole Parmer Ltd (ex Bibby Scientific Ltd) has taken over the distribution of Argos Technologies products, outside of the USA and Asia Pacific, from December 2016. As Bibby Scientific and Argos Technologies are now both part of the Cole-Parmer group, this gives the company an opportunity to streamline customer experience in the EMEA market.

17 Jul 2017