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MIT Researchers Create Shape-Changing Pasta

MIT researchers are discovering ways to make the dining experience fun and interactive, with food that can alter its shape when water is added.

26 May 2017

Anasys Instruments to Host 2nd Annual European Forum on Nanoscale IR Spectroscopy

Anasys Instruments announces the 2nd European Forum on Nanoscale IR Spectroscopy (EFNS). The conference will be co-hosted together with the Research Group Electrochemical and Surface Engineering (SURF) of Vrije Univer...

26 May 2017

Metrohm Collaborates With the ASTM to Release New Method for Analyzing Liquid Petroleum Gas

Metrohm USA is pleased to announce the publication of ASTM Method D7994, establishing Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC) as a standard test method to determine total fluorine, chlorine and sulfur in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). A result of Metrohm’s long-term collaboration with industry leaders and the ASTM, this method helps customers in the energy and petrochemical markets to certify products for safe use.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 26 May 2017

European Collaboration to Include Everyday Items in the Internet of Things

The Necomada consortium today announced that it will be addressing the material challenges associated with the Internet of Things (IoT), to allow for the integration of electronics into a wide range of everyday items. The Necomada (Nano-Enabled Conducting Materials Accelerating Device Applicability) project, which involves the collaboration of 13 partners, incorporates advanced functional materials to develop customised inks and flexible adhesives that are compatible with high volume manufacturing platforms, with an emphasis on low-cost production.

26 May 2017

Quantitative Shape Analysis of Metal Powder Samples by Morphology

LPW Technology Ltd, the market leader in the development, processing and supply of high quality metal powders and software solutions for the Additive Manufacturing (AM) industry, has examined the role of morphology in metal powder characterisation in its latest laboratory services datasheet, ‘Quantitative shape analysis of metal powder samples by morphology’.

26 May 2017

Growing Reputation of Hosokawa’s Agrochemical Agglomerates System

Delivering high speed, continuous production of agrochemicals with good flow properties, long shelf life and good dispersibility and wettability the Hosokawa Micron agglomerator/humidifier system is becoming increasingly popular with producers of agrochemicals.

From Hosokawa Micron Ltd 26 May 2017

Rockwell Automation CEO Discusses Future of Industrial Internet of Things

Blake Moret, president and CEO of Rockwell Automation, spoke on Internet of Things (IoT) adoption and its impact on industrial productivity, sharing insights with more than 1,200 business leaders at Cisco’s IoT World Forum in London.

26 May 2017

High Thermoelectric Powers Observed in One-Dimensional Crystals for Practical Low-Temperature Cooling

Thermoelectric cooling refers to a solid-state refrigeration process in which the heat present in an electrically conductive material is transferred with the help of the material's own conduction electrons and without the need for the gaseous coolants, such as chlorofluorocarbons, that are used in standard refrigeration.

25 May 2017

Researchers Build Lightweight Metal Cathodes for Stable Lithium-Oxygen Batteries

Lithium-oxygen systems are likely to overtake currently used lithium-ion batteries in performance because of their capacity for high energy density.

25 May 2017

Michell Instruments – Websites now in Spanish and Russian

Full information about the Michell Instruments’ ranges of humidity and oxygen sensors and analyzers is now available in Russian and Spanish via two new language websites.

From Michell Instruments Ltd 25 May 2017

Techsil Announce Agreement With Fluid Dispensing Systems Specialist Nordson EFD

Techsil Ltd announced agreement with Nordson EFD, becoming distributors of their application equipment, precision fluid dispensing systems and accessories.

From Techsil Ltd 25 May 2017

Nordson ASYMTEK Receives Innovation and Vision Awards

Nordson ASYMTEK a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN), a leader in dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, received two prestigious awards for innovative technology during NEPCON China 2017: the Innovation Award from Electronics Manufacturing (EM) Asia in the category of Special Systems--Dispensing Systems and the VISION Award for Innovative Products & Services in Surface Mount from SMT China magazine in the Dispensing and Conformal Coating category.

From Nordson ASYMTEK 25 May 2017

New X-Ray Method Allows Researchers to Look at Material Deformations in 3D

Typically X-rays are used by Doctors to see the broken bones inside a patient’s body. Now, Scientists have formulated a new X-ray method to view inside continuously packed nanoparticles, also known as grains, to study dislocations and deformations that affect their properties.

24 May 2017

AMETEK : Creaform MaxSHOT Next Receives Red Dot Award

Creaform's MaxSHOT Next Receives Red Dot Award: Product Design 2017! The new optical coordinate measuring system received Red Dot distinction for high-design quality and innovation. Creaform, the worldwide leader i...

From Creaform Inc. 24 May 2017

UMass Amherst Team Introduces Coating that Turns Fabrics into Circuits

Trisha Andrew, Materials Scientist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, proves that one day she will be able to produce a comfortable, lightweight jacket capable of generating the power to light up a jogger at night even though this entire concept may sound futuristic.

24 May 2017