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Molecular Diodes Might Replace Standard Silicon Diodes in the Future

An international team of Scientists including Professor Enrique del Barco from the University of Central Florida, Damien Thompson from the University of Limerick, and Christian A. Nijhuis from the National University of Singapore have now overcome a significant drawback that has hindered the practical application of molecular diodes for about two decades.

4 Jul 2017

Researchers Develop Innovative Dental Biomaterials for Regenerating Dental Hard Tissues

Innovative dental biomaterials for the regeneration of dental hard tissues have been developed as an outcome of the collaboration of Salvatore Sauro, Professor of dental biomaterials and minimally invasive dentistry at CEU Cardenal Herrera University, in Spain, with several researchers from Finland, Brazil, Belgium, Germany and the UK.

4 Jul 2017

Trinseo Resins Available as Filament for Use in 3D Printing

Trinseo, the international materials solution provider and manufacturer of plastics, synthetic rubber, and latex binders, stated today that its Consumer Essential Markets (CEM) business unit has partnered with Advanc3D Materials, a materials supplier for additive manufacturing, to manufacture filament made of Trinseo resins.

4 Jul 2017

Electrothermal Launches Re-Engineered Multi-IR Accessory for Turbidity Measurements Using the Integrity 10 Reaction Station

Cole-Parmer Ltd, a leading UK manufacturer of laboratory equipment, announced today that Electrothermal has launched the re-engineered Multi-IR box accessory for the Integrity 10 Reaction Station. The Multi-IR box accessory, originally developed in conjunction with Pfizer and the Illinois Institute of Technology, enables scientists across a broad range of global industries and laboratories to measure turbidity in-situ during experiments.

4 Jul 2017

Researchers Develop New Method that Allows Catalysts to Work for a Longer Time in Industrial Applications

A new method to firmly fix catalyst powders on electrode surfaces has been developed by Chemists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Presently, the application of powder based catalysts is being hampered by high physical stress induced on catalyst films by gas evolving reactions.

3 Jul 2017

Scientists Throw Light on the Migration of Impurity Atoms in Tungsten Material

One segment—that is, the plasma facing material—of the vacuum vessel in the fusion experimental device and prospective fusion reactor comes into contact with plasma. Upon entry of the plasma ions into the material, namely, tungsten, those particles are modified into neutral atom and remain inside the material.

3 Jul 2017

Spinning Electrons Show Potential for Use in Future Hybrid Electronics

Discovering how to control and transfer spinning electrons opens the door for unique hybrid devices that could outpace current semiconductor electronics.

30 Jun 2017

New Material Uses Solar Energy to Remove Synthetic Dye Pollutants from Water

Researchers in the Energy Safety Research Institute at Swansea University have developed a novel composite material that has potential as a catalyst for the degradation of environmentally-harmful artificial dye pollutants, which are released at a rate of closely 300,000 tons annually into the world’s water.

30 Jun 2017

2017 WITec Paper Award for Outstanding Scientific Publications

From nearly 60 submissions for the 2017 WITec Paper Award, our jury selected the three best publications. They were written by scientists from Ireland, Portugal and Germany who used WITec correlative confocal Raman microscopes to study transition metal dichalcogenides, textile fibers and cement.

From WITec GmbH 30 Jun 2017

Labtech NanoDrop™ Spectrophotometer - Special Offer Announced

Labtech International Ltd is pleased to offer a generous trade-in that allows existing UK and Ireland users of the NanoDrop™ ND1000 to upgrade to the latest specification NanoDrop™ One microvolume UV/visible spectrophotometer.

30 Jun 2017

X-Y-Tip-Tilt Stage for Rotary Air Bearings, from PI

As a leader in precision motion control solutions, PI (Physik Instrumente) introduces the A-60x MTT, stainless steel multi-axis top that combines with its offerings of PIglide rotary air bearing stages and platforms. Air-bearings have no rolling or sliding elements and deliver completely frictionless, non-contact motion, resulting in negligible hysteresis or reversal error, better geometric performance, and velocity stability, which are ideal prerequisites for high-end industrial inspection and manufacturing operations.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 30 Jun 2017

Akrometrix Launches New Warpage Metrology System – the Tabletop Shadow Moiré (TTSM)

Akrometrix, LLC, the leading provider of thermal warpage and strain metrology equipment to both the front- and back-end semiconductor and electronics industries, is pleased to announce that it has launched its newest warpage metrology system – the Tabletop Shadow Moiré (TTSM) system.

30 Jun 2017

New Polymer Material Goes for a Walk Under the Influence of Light

A new material capable of undulating and thus propelling itself forward under the influence of light has been developed by scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology and Kent State University. A strip of this polymer material is clamped in a rectangular frame. It goes for a walk all on its own when illuminated.

29 Jun 2017

New Metal Alloy Could be the Solution to Demands of Futuristic Technologies

Microscopic sensors seem to be the go-to technology in the future for jet engines, cars, and oil rigs, and also appliances, gadgets, and public utilities that include the internet of things.

29 Jun 2017

Ball-Milling Experiments Make Use of 3D-Printed Jars

Mechanochemistry is a well-known synthesis technique used in all areas of chemistry. This technique has been used to synthesize different materials when the standard wet chemistry route is not satisfactory. However, characterization of the reaction mixture is much less accessible than in solutions.

28 Jun 2017