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Freeman Technology to Exhibit Material Characterisation Instrumentation at ECS

Freeman Technology, the powder characterisation specialists, will be exhibiting at the European Coatings Show on stand #5-235 (4 April – 6 April 2017, Nüremberg, Germany).

From Freeman Technology 30 Jan 2017

II-VI Infrared Launches New Thin Film Diamond OverCoat

II-VI Incorporated’s II-VI Infrared Division announced the expansion of its durable coatings with a new thin film Diamond OverCoat (DOC). II-VI Incorporated is a world leader in laser optics.

30 Jan 2017

New Metal-Free Metamaterial Capable of Absorbing Electromagnetic Energy

Electrical engineers from Duke University have developed the first electromagnetic metamaterial in the world without any metal. The ability of the device to absorb electromagnetic energy without heating up has direct applications in sensing, imaging, and lighting.

30 Jan 2017

Researchers Develop Artificial Skin that can Sense Changes in Temperature Similar to Pit Viper

A team of researchers and engineers at Caltech and ETH Zurich have created an artificial skin with the ability to detect temperature changes using a mechanism similar to the one used by the organ that enables pit vipers to sense their prey.

30 Jan 2017

Hitachi High-Technologies and Picosun Oy launch a collaboration in Plasma-enhanced ALD

Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TSE:8036, Hitachi High-Tech) and Picosun Oy announce a revolutionary technological co-operation in plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PE-ALD). The aim of this co-operation is ...

30 Jan 2017

Trelleborg Leads the Way in Posting Oil and Gas Sealing Test Certification Online

For the first time, test certification for almost 30 of Trelleborg Sealing Solutions best-in-class materials for the oil and gas market is made available online, enforcing the companyâ€™s commitment to quality and safety credentials.

From Trelleborg - TAEM 30 Jan 2017

Award-Winning Precision Motion and Positioning Systems to Showcase at Photonics West 2017

PI will highlight its new silicon photonics (SiP) alignment engines in addition to precision motion and control technologies at Photonics West in San Francisco, starting January 28, 2017.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 30 Jan 2017

Electrical Isolation Monitor

VHEâ€˜s Electrical Isolation Monitor is able to measure the electrical resistance between points of different voltage potential. It is designed for aluminium plants to constantly monitor potline resistance to ground.

30 Jan 2017

1D Material's Electrical Versatility and Stiffness Demonstrated by Rice Scientists

Scientists at Rice University suggest that boron could be the most interesting new nanomaterial of the century, over graphene.

27 Jan 2017

Researchers Unearth Unique and Nonconforming Properties of Vanadium Dioxide

Among materials, there is a familiar anomaly, a nonconforming metal, the properties of which have been discovered through a new study carried out by an international research team including scientists from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley.

27 Jan 2017

Next-Generation Molecular Separations Powered by Modern Materials

Chemical separation processes make up nearly 15% of the total global energy consumption. Among the drivers for more efficient, mass separation processes that could greatly decrease that number is the development of advanced molecularly-selective synthetic membranes.

27 Jan 2017

Scientists from Harvard Successfully Create Metallic Hydrogen

Harvard scientists have successfully created the rarest material on the planet, nearly a century after it was theorized. This material could eventually become one of the worlds most valuable.

27 Jan 2017

H.C. Starck Tantalum Processing once again Certified Conflict-free

H.C. Starck tantalum processing once again certified conflict-free EICC grants certificate for the sixth time in a row Still valid for all locations Processing of exclusively conflict-free raw materials a key e...

27 Jan 2017

Spectro Scientific Releases New Version of FluidScan Handheld Infrared Oil Analyzer

Spectro Scientific, one of the worldâ€™s largest suppliers of oil, fuel, and processed water analysis instrumentation and software, has introduced Version 5 of its FluidScanÂ® portable infrared oil analyzer technology. FluidScan oil chemistry analysis enables users to determine when oil is no longer fit for use due to liquid contamination or other degradation. Lubrication abnormalities are a major cause of equipment downtime and failure.

From AMETEK Spectro Scientific 27 Jan 2017

SIMS Analysers for Surface Characterisation

Secondary ion mass spectrometry(SIMS) is a versatile, highly sensitive technique for compositional analysis of surfaces from the atomic layer level to profiles through depths over 100’s of nanometres. The technique utilises surface probing by a beam of energetic ions to displace and ionise surface atoms for acquisition and identification of both positive and negative secondary ions by mass spectrometry.

From Hiden Analytical 27 Jan 2017