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Thought Leaders and Experts Join National Graphene Association Advisory Board

The National Graphene Association has announced the initial 35 members of an unrivaled advisory board of thought leaders and experts from commercial and industrial segments, advanced material and technology companies and...

19 Jun 2017

The Zeiss Global Centre in the School of Engineering at the University of Portsmouth Uses Deben µXCT Stages to Characterise the Structural Competence of Biological Structures

Deben, a leading provider of in-situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, reports on how the new Zeiss Global Centre at the University of Portsmouth will use Deben’s mechanical stages for in situ µXCT studies of the structural competence of biological structures.

From Deben UK Ltd 19 Jun 2017

Photopower for Microlabs

Miniaturized devices such as microsensors often require an independent, equally miniaturized power supply. Searching for suitable systems, Japanese scientists have now developed a fully integrated microfluidic device that produces hydrogen fuel and converts it into electrical energy based on photocatalysis.

19 Jun 2017

The Francis Crick Institute Selects the Phasefocus Livecyte Label-Free Cell Analysis System for their Light Microscopy Facility

Phasefocus provides a range of products and services based on its proprietary Ptychographic Quantitative Phase Imaging (QPI) technology to provide a wide range of analytical applications including label-free cell imaging and quantitative electron phase microscopy.

From Phasefocus 19 Jun 2017

7th Social Media within the Defence and Military Sector Agenda Released

Registration is now live for SMi’s 7th conference on Social Media within the Defence and Military Sector which takes place on 6th and 7th of December 2017 at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in London. The event will ex...

From SMi Group - Defence 16 Jun 2017

Research on Acoustic Emissions from Organic Martensite Analogues

An extremely fast change in the crystal structure of organic crystals results in a few of these crystals jumping around when heated.

16 Jun 2017

Pittcon Opens Annual Call for Papers for 2018 Technical Program

The Program Committee is pleased to announce the call for papers for the Pittcon 2018 Technical Program.

From Pittcon 16 Jun 2017

Researchers Reveal Similarities in Behavior of Smart Peizoelectric Materials and Water

A research team from the University of Pennsylvania have gained new knowledge on the smart materials used in ultrasound technology. When they developed a detailed model to explain the working of these materials, they discovered evident similarities with the behavior of water.

16 Jun 2017

DTSA to Discuss US Department of Defence National Security Review of Regulated Exports

SMi Group has announced the addition of Mr Kenneth Oukrop, Director of Licensing at the Defence Technology Security Administration (DTSA), to the conference speaker lineup for the 12th annual Defence Exports conference o...

From SMi Group - Defence 16 Jun 2017

Crystal IS Introduces New UVC LED Products to Klaran® Line

Crystal IS, a leader in developing high performance UVC LEDs, today announced the addition of three new UVC LED products to its Klaran® disinfection product line. The new Klaran devices deliver up to three times grea...

15 Jun 2017

Researchers Use 3D Printers to Create Tensegrity Objects that Expand Dramatically

A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a way to use 3-D printers to create objects capable of expanding dramatically that could someday be used in applications ranging from space missions to biomedical devices.

15 Jun 2017

Sailing Team Darmstadt Creates 3D-Printed Prototype of Autonomous Sailboat

Industrial 3D printer manufacturer German RepRap, based in Munich, first introduced its large X1000 3D printer in 2014, and it’s been evolving ever since.

15 Jun 2017

Boston University Professor Develops 3D-Printed Patches to Grow Healthy Blood Vessels

Ischemia results when narrowed, hardened or blocked blood vessels starve tissue, often resulting in heart attack, stroke, gangrene and other serious conditions. Surgery can correct the problem in large vessels, but treatment is much more complex in vessels that are smaller or damaged by prior treatment.

15 Jun 2017

Pittcon Opens Annual Call for Papers for 2018 Technical Program

Emphasis on Bioanalytical, Food Safety, Forensics, Pharmaceutical Science and Nanotechnology

From Pittcon 14 Jun 2017

Researchers Produce Plastic Using Sugar and Carbon Dioxide

Researchers from the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies (CSCT) at the University of Bath have made it possible for some biodegradable plastics to be made using sugar and carbon dioxide in the future, replacing unsustainable plastics, which are made from crude oil.

14 Jun 2017