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Oerlikon Gains Unique Technology and Process Expertise in Advanced Materials

Oerlikon announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Scoperta Inc., an innovative solution provider in advanced materials development, based in California, USA. With the acquisition, Oerlikon gains for its...

4 May 2017

Researchers Develop Shape-Memory Aerogels with Rubber-Like Superelasticity

Polymeric aerogels are nanoporous structures that combine a few highly desirable properties of materials, such as mechanical and strength flexibility. It is virtually impossible to optimize a substance thought to be the final frontier in lightweight materials.

3 May 2017

3M Redesigns Reflective Material with Carbon Black Technology for use as Activewear

The latest new, high-performance reflective material, which athletic apparel designers can use to create activewear, is the 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective Material. Once created, the activewear can be worn from the office to the coffee shop to the bike trail.

3 May 2017

Fraunhofer Researchers Develop New Laser-Based Glass Forming Technology

Researchers at Fraunhofer Institute have developed a novel method that can be used to bend sheet glass into unconventional or complex shapes using laser beams. This breakthrough approach paves the way for a new range of promising products for designers and architects.

3 May 2017

The University of Oxford’s Materials Department uses Deben µXCT Stages to Characterise Multiple Engineering and Natural Materials.

Deben, a leading provider of in-situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, reports on how the Marrow group in the Materials Department at the University of Oxford applies Deben’s mechanical stage for in situ µXCT studies of multiple engineering and natural materials.

From Deben UK Ltd 3 May 2017

Certified Halal, Kosher and Safe Food Toll Processing

Increasing numbers of food processors are taking advantage of Hosokawa Micron’s FSSC 22000 food safety management, Halal and Kosher certified toll processing service to meet demands for improved cleanliness, purity and quality in food production.

From Hosokawa Micron Ltd 3 May 2017

Real-Time Needle-Tip Spectroscopy Could be a Potential Alternative to Epidural Steroid Injections

There are headaches, and then there is post–dural puncture headache (PDPH)—a severe and debilitating side effect of spinal and epidural anesthesia that may last three weeks or more without treatment.

2 May 2017

New Multifunctional Polymer Material for 3D Printing Robots, Prostheses, and Drones

Scientists at Russia’s Kabardino-Balkarian State University say they have invented a new multifunctional polymer material that could be used for 3D printing drones, prostheses, and robots. Production costs would be low, making the polymers available for widespread 3D printing use.

2 May 2017

Researchers Create New Type of Electrode Using 3D Printing and Electroplating

As a 3D printing enthusiast, you may be very focused on what the technology can do for you at the desktop—as well as being continually wowed by all that is happening in a wide range of industries.

2 May 2017

Novel Non-Ionic Polymers Used with Electrophoretic Deposition Simplifies Coating

A novel and simple coating process to color metals has been invented by polymer chemists at Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan. This invention helps saving the energy and leads to higher performance.

2 May 2017

Researchers Invent Innovative Technique to Synthesize Chiral Molecular Sieves

In a finding that means a lot to the specialty chemicals industries such as pharmaceuticals, a research team including scientists from the Rice University as well as the California Institute of Technology has successfully accomplished a long-pending analysis of producing right-handed and left-handed versions of a molecular sieve, the highly used industrial, solid materials.

2 May 2017

State-of-the-Art Bioinformatics for Investigating Boron-Containing Compounds

Investigations on boron-containing compounds (BCCs) have remarkably grown in medicinal chemistry in the past years. BCCs have been used to treat many maladies, and there have been a few successful cases of using BCCs in treating infectious diseases and cancer.

2 May 2017

See Coherent | Rofin for Innovative Solutions for Product Packaging at Interpack 2017

Coherent will showcase several innovative solutions for packaging at Interpack 2017. The new StarPack CW Hybrid addresses needs current needs in roll-to-roll processing with industry-leading features to address a broad range of packaging applications, such as cross web and web direction scribing and perforating.

2 May 2017

The FLIMbee: Fast Scanning Add-on for PicoQuant’s MicroTime 200 Platform

The newly released galvo scanner add-on FLIMbee provides outstanding flexibility in scanning speed paired with excellent positioning accuracy and sensitivity

From PicoQuant 1 May 2017

TMC Introduces Hybrid Honeycomb for Optical Subassemblies in Photonic Tools

TMC, an industry leader in high-performance vibration cancellation technology, introduces Hybrid Honeycomb™, a new type of optical breadboard that combines a custom, bonded aluminum plate with the structural damping of a honeycomb breadboard.

From TMC Vibration Control 1 May 2017