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Study Findings Address Ongoing Debate About Crystallization Pathway

Solar panels, a better medical drug, or smooth chocolate all require just the right amount of crystals to make up the material. Now, researchers trying to understand the paths crystals take as they develop have been able to influence that path by adjusting the starting ingredient.

18 Apr 2017

TA Instruments Announces New Rheology Practical Training Webinars

TA Instruments' online webinars on rheology provide essential training for scientists, focusing on practical applications and effective experimental design.

From TA Instruments 18 Apr 2017

Thomas Swan Establishes Expert Technology Advisory Panel as Carbon Nanotube Memory Commercialises

Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. establishes a Technology Advisory Panel to enhance its role as a leading supplier of innovative nanomaterials for NRAM technology.

From Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. 18 Apr 2017

Workflow-oriented Fluorescence Software LAS AF 3 From Leica Microsystems Simplifies Your Research

Leica's LAS AF 3 software streamlines microscopy workflows, combining ergonomic design with powerful imaging tools for improved efficiency and reproducibility.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 18 Apr 2017

New Coating Material Prevents Methane Clathrate Build-up in Oil and Gas Pipelines

On 21 April 2010, when there was a disastrous explosion and blowout in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig which led to the worst ever oil spill, the operators of the well anticipated that the leak can be blocked within just a few weeks.

17 Apr 2017

Researchers Use Computational Models to Develop Innovative Magnetic Materials

Two innovative magnetic materials have been proposed and developed, atom-by-atom, by material scientists by means of high-throughput computational models. The achievement could lead to the start of a new age in the extensive modeling of innovative magnetic materials at unprecedented pace.

17 Apr 2017

Researchers Demonstrate Ability to 3D-Print Structures with Simulants of Martian and Lunar Dust

Scientists have developed a new 3D-printing technique that can be used to create everything from small tools to large buildings with dust from the Moon or Mars, an advance that could enable humans to build colonies on extraterrestrial bodies with limited surrounding resources.

17 Apr 2017

Prusa Adds New Features to Slic3r Software to Better Prepare Models for 3D Printing

Prusa Research has added new features to its edition of Slic3r software. To better prepare models for 3D printing, the Prusa update adds a Smooth Variable Layer Height tool in addition to improvements for removable supports.

17 Apr 2017

Princeton Applied Research Launches PARSTAT 3000A-DX Bipotentiostat/Galvanostat Hardware - Synchronized Bipotentiostat and Dual-Channel Potentiostat in One

Princeton Applied Research, a unit of AMETEK Scientific Instruments, has launched the PARSTAT 3000A-DX bipotentiostat/galvanostat, which is designed to independently control two working electrodes in a single electrochemical cell using a hardware-synchronized start.

From Ametek Scientific Instruments 14 Apr 2017

Flake-Type Zinc-Phosphate Particles Provide Improved Corrosion Protection to Steel

In architecture, ship-building, and bridge construction, large quantities of steel are traditionally used. Such structures are meant to last for a long time and at the same they should not lose any of their qualities regarding safety and strength even after many years.

13 Apr 2017

Japanese and Chinese Paper-Cutting Art Inspires the Development of a Self-Charging Paper Device

One thing that remains constant in portable electronic devices, despite the numerous advances, refers to the need to plug these devices into a wall socket to recharge.

13 Apr 2017

Researchers Invent Innovative 3D Printing Method to Create Shape Memory Polymers

Scientists from Georgia Institute of Technology as well as two other institutions have created an innovative 3D printing technique for producing objects with the ability to permanently alter their shape into various different shapes when treated with heat.

13 Apr 2017

Materials Science News

Study Findings Address Ongoing Debate About Crystallization Pathway

TA Instruments Announces New Rheology Practical Training Webinars

Thomas Swan Establishes Expert Technology Advisory Panel as Carbon Nanotube Memory Commercialises

Workflow-oriented Fluorescence Software LAS AF 3 From Leica Microsystems Simplifies Your Research

New Coating Material Prevents Methane Clathrate Build-up in Oil and Gas Pipelines

Researchers Use Computational Models to Develop Innovative Magnetic Materials

Researchers Demonstrate Ability to 3D-Print Structures with Simulants of Martian and Lunar Dust

Prusa Adds New Features to Slic3r Software to Better Prepare Models for 3D Printing

Princeton Applied Research Launches PARSTAT 3000A-DX Bipotentiostat/Galvanostat Hardware - Synchronized Bipotentiostat and Dual-Channel Potentiostat in One

Flake-Type Zinc-Phosphate Particles Provide Improved Corrosion Protection to Steel

Japanese and Chinese Paper-Cutting Art Inspires the Development of a Self-Charging Paper Device

Researchers Invent Innovative 3D Printing Method to Create Shape Memory Polymers

Researchers Develop New Method for 3D Printing Celestial Materials

Nano One Announces Process Improvements for Boosting Battery Power

Cryogenic Probe Stations and New VSM to be Focus of Lake Shore MRS Spring Exhibit

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