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Researchers Identify Promising Anode Materials for Na-Ion Batteries

The quick expansion in renewable energy technologies has rendered the emergent creation of high-performance energy storage systems highly inevitable. Although lithium-ion batteries are among the modern systems that are extensively used at present, they have a number of drawbacks.

19 May 2017

New MOF Allows Efficient Removal of Water from Gases

The development of a metal-organic framework (MOF) capable of effectively and selectively adsorbing water to dry gas streams has overturned the traditional assumption that MOFs cannot be stable in water.

19 May 2017

Cathode Material with High Specific Capacity Can Improve Lithium-Sulfur-Batteries

For the first time, Researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have developed a nanomaterial produced from nanoparticles of a titanium oxide compound—namely, Ti4O7 (having an exceptionally large surface area)—and analyzed its usage as a cathode material in lithium-sulfur batteries.

18 May 2017

Low-Cost Conductive Paper can Become an Integral Part of Future Flexible Electronics

With roll-up computer screens and various other flexible electronics getting closer to reality, Scientists are bringing about improvements in an increasing number of components that can stretch and bend.

18 May 2017

New Ultrafast Tunable Semiconductor Metamaterial Based on Gallium Arsenide Nanoparticles

Nature Communications has recently published a report on the development of an ultrafast tunable metamaterial, based on gallium arsenide nanoparticles, by an international team of Researchers from Moscow State University (Russia), Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque (USA) and Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena (Germany).

18 May 2017

Energy-Efficient Green Process for Producing Magnesium

Normally, oxide (dolomite: MgO, CaO) a raw material for magnesium metal does not absorb microwave energy properly and does not produce heat.

18 May 2017

Using Terahertz Spectroscopy To Authenticate Paintings

The value of a work of art is highly dependent upon its authenticity, and a spectroscopic technique could allow for a new non-destructive way to confirm a painting’s authenticity, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry.

By Brett Smith 18 May 2017

Proficiency Tests Demonstrate Improved Consistency by Inlabtec Serial Diluter

Inlabtec has published a new independent report, by an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited and GMP compliant Swiss testing laboratory, which compared the performance of their Serial Diluter system with the traditional test tube technique over a 3-year period.

18 May 2017

Residual Gas Analysers for UHV/XHV In-vacuum Operation

The Hiden RGA-series of quadrupole mass spectrometers for in-vacuum process analysis is further extended to include systems for applications from general vacuum monitoring through to specialised environmental and R&D applications.

From Hiden Analytical 18 May 2017

Proceeds from Pittcon 2017 Fund Grants to Colleges, High Schools and Elementary Schools

Proceeds from Pittcon 2017 are distributed by its sponsoring societies, the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP) and the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP). One way that the money is distributed is through grants to elementary and high schools and colleges to fund science education and outreach. This year’s grant program includes the Elementary School Science Olympiad Program (ESSOP) which awarded more than $38,000 in various increments to 22 area schools to purchase scientific equipment.

From Pittcon 18 May 2017

Twisted Polymers Produce Miniature, Brightly Fluorescent Particles with Broad Applications

KAUST researchers have come up with a strategy to create extremely fluorescent nanoparticles through meticulous molecular design of conjugated polymers.

17 May 2017

Researchers Observe Behavior of Ionic Liquids at Ionic Liquid–Electrode Interfaces

Researchers are progressively analyzing the probability of using ionic liquids in supercapacitors, batteries, and transistors. Ionic liquids are salts produced by integrating negatively charged molecules, or anions, with positively charged molecules, or cations.

17 May 2017

New Recipe for Using Oddball Enzyme to Simplify Production of Synthetic Biomaterials

A new recipe written by materials scientists explains the procedure for using an oddball enzyme to construct new biomaterials from DNA.

17 May 2017

Powder Testing Solutions - Visit Freeman Technology at CPHI 2017

Freeman Technology will be exhibiting at CPhI China (20 – 22 June 2017), at Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC), Shanghai, China on Booth No. N1A17. Freeman Technology has been providing powder testing solutions for over 17 years, and are experts in the field of powder characterisations. Specialists will be available throughout the exhibition to discuss your process performance challenges.

From Freeman Technology 17 May 2017

LECO Releases Simply GCxGC™ Method Development Tool

LECO is pleased to announce the release of our new Simply GCxGC™ method development tool. Designed for both the new user looking to get started with GCxGC, as well as for the experienced user who wants to streamlin...

From LECO Corporation 17 May 2017