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Fishy Filaments Recycles Unusable Fishing Nets into 3D Printer Filament

It’s impossible for most people to feel unmoved by images of dolphins, birds, and other marine life entangled in fishing nets, but it’s a tragedy that happens all the time.

16 Mar 2017

nanoGUNE Researchers Report Unknown Anomalies Near Dynamic Phase Transitions

In a recent article published in Physical Review Letters (PRL 118, 117202 (2017)), researchers from the Nanomagnetism group at nanoGUNE reported so-far unknown anomalies near dynamic phase transitions (DPTs).

16 Mar 2017

Bristol University Researchers Develop New Feature for Metallocene-Based Polymers

Metal-based polymers have unique properties that make them suited for applications such as gels that change shape on oxidation or “self-healing” materials.

16 Mar 2017

High Performance Graphene Coatings Brought One Step Closer by Leading Chemical Manufacturer.

Thomas Swan launches a high-performance graphene intermediate product for coatings formulators. Thomas Swan will announce to the British Coating Federation on 15th March 2017 the launch of a new Elicarb® Graph...

From Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. 16 Mar 2017

Optoscribe Opens New Facility

Scottish based company Optoscribe, a global supplier of glass based integrated photonic components, is pleased to announce it has opened a new facility to accommodate rapid growth and future expansion plans.

16 Mar 2017

MALS detector for Size Exclusion Chromatography and Field Flow Fractionation

Postnova Analytics PN3621 MALS detector sets a new standard for sensitive, precise and flexible Multi-Angle Light Scattering detection for Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) and Field Flow Fractionation (FFF) systems.

From Postnova Analytics 16 Mar 2017

TA Instruments Announces a Powerful New Online Practical Training Series

TA Instruments is pleased to announce the next in a series of all new online practical scientific training. This course, A Practical Approach to Microcalorimetry is focused on the techniques, experiments and data analysi...

From TA Instruments 16 Mar 2017

VTT Develops Lightweight Bio-Based Stand-Up Pouches with High Technical Performance

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd has developed lightweight 100% bio-based stand-up pouches with high technical performance.

15 Mar 2017

Physicists Adapt HREELS to Enhance Measurement of Phonon Dispersion

As the interest in renewable energy and energy-efficient devices continues to grow, so has the scientific community's interest in discovering and designing new materials with desirable physical properties that could be used in solar cells or energy storage devices.

15 Mar 2017

Comfortable and Stylish 3D-Printed Concrete Furniture Lowers Carbon Footprint

Instead of ordering a sofa online, or making the dreaded Saturday trek to overcrowded furniture stores to pick out a table or chair, what if you could pick a piece of furniture, and then watch it get built right in front of your eyes?

15 Mar 2017

Diabase Engineering Launches Flexible, High-Strength 3D Printing Material

Diabase Engineering is best known for the Flexion Extruder, which has transformed many an average, low-cost 3D printer into a multi-material, industrial-grade machine.

15 Mar 2017

Researchers Successfully Switch Oxygen Molecules On and Off

Oxygen atoms are extremely reactive, yet the world is surrounded by this aggressive element and it does not spontaneously burn. How come? The reason is that normal O2 molecules, are not specifically reactive.

15 Mar 2017

Researchers Combine Two 3D Printable Polymers into Structures Ideal for Regenerative Medicine

A study produced by four research institutions in Brazil combines two 3D printable polymers into structures ideal for cell-growth. Known as cell scaffolds, these structures are used in regenerative medicine; i.e. repairing the damage to human organs by using the body’s own cells.

15 Mar 2017

Los Alamitos School Student 3D Prints Biomimetic Robotic Prosthetic Hand

While I never participated, I remember students in my high school’s more advanced science classes working together for the egg drop challenge, where teams built a container that would hold the egg during the drop and cushion it as best it could – the goal was to complete the drop without having the egg break.

15 Mar 2017

Version 8 SpectrOil® Analyzers Include a New Spectrometer for Increased Stability and Lower Limits of Detection for Enhanced Fuel Quality Analysis

Spectro Scientific, one of the world’s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed water analysis instrumentation and software, has introduced Version 8 of its SpectrOil® Series analyzers.

From AMETEK Spectro Scientific 15 Mar 2017