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New Hot Runner Nozzles For Thin-Wall And Thick-Wall Applications

The Italian hot runner specialist HRSflow will present in its Multitech line â€“ in which HRSflow has expanded hot runner solutions for multi-cavity molds â€“ new hot runner nozzles of the MTR range, designed for both thin-wall and thick-wall injection molding processes. Additionally, the company will inform about the advances of the partnership between HRSflow Multitech and Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI), a global leader in plastic packaging development for single-serve beverage and food capsules.

23 Jan 2017

Investment in Production Line Brings New Orders To Alloy Wire

Alloy Wire International (AWI), which employs 28 people across its two factories in the UK, has spent more than Â£150,000 on a host of new machinery that gives its customers access to wider and thinner or bigger cross-section profiles (up to 100mm2) in more than 60 different alloys.

From Alloy Wire International - High Performance Wire 23 Jan 2017

Researchers Use Theoretical Simulations to Characterize WTe2 Crystal

In order to characterize a category of metals with fascinating electronic properties that can help to discover other, similarly endowed materials, researchers from Princeton, Yale, and the University of Zurich have put forward a theory-based approach.

20 Jan 2017

Free webinar "Solving structure from powder data: tutorial and best practice"

PANalytical, one of the worldâ€™s leading suppliers of analytical instrumentation and software for X-ray and related techniques, announces their free webinar â€˜Solving structure from powder data: tutorial and best practiceâ€™ on February 9, 2017 presented by Dr. Gwilherm NÃ©nert, Product Marketing XRD, PANalytical B.V., the Netherlands.

20 Jan 2017

Pittcon Announces Call for Nominations for 2018 Awards

The Pittcon sponsors, Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP), are pleased to announce the call for nominations for four prestigious annual awards that will be presented during Pittcon 2018 in Orlando, Florida.

From Pittcon 20 Jan 2017

Researchers Unravel the Route to Faster Recharging of Lithium Batteries

Researchers have now discovered the reason behind improvement in battery performance when charged metal atoms are added to tunnel structures within the batteries, which could help in developing faster recharging lithium batteries.

19 Jan 2017

Unique Particle Additive Technology Reduces Friction and Wear to Significantly Contribute to Engine Efficiency

Venture Capital investment includes commercial agreement High-performance additives are a critical component in engine oils, industrial oils, greases, metal working fluids and coatings Evonik’s Oil Addit...

From Evonik Industries - ROHACELL 19 Jan 2017

Nanoscale Understanding of Hair Could Lead to Development of New Materials for Body Armor

A new study carried out by scientists at the University of California San Diego explores why human hair is extremely strong and resistant to breaking.

18 Jan 2017

New Zeus LCP Monofilament Named Top Prize Winner in Innovation Tours

Recently Zeus received consecutive innovation awards at two medtech conferences for its development of a novel extruded Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) for use in percutaneous catheter-based devices. LCP monofilament addresses a market need for medical device components that are suitable for use in MRI-guided vascular intervention. LCP monofilament took the innovation award during its launch at MD&M Minneapolis in September 2016 and again at BIOMEDevice in San Jose in December 2016.

From Zeus Industrial Products, Inc. 18 Jan 2017

Latest advancements in nanoscale IR Spectroscopy – Webinar by Anasys Instruments Santa

Anasys Instruments, the world leader in nanoscale FTIR spectroscopy, is hosting a webinar on January 25th titled “10nm resolution chemical imaging with new Tapping AFM-IR”. Dr. Craig Prater, CTO, will disc...

18 Jan 2017

New Linear Motor Stages with Magnetic Direct Drives and New Motion Controller, from PI

Ultra-precise linear motor stages are well-suited for industry and research positioning and scanning applications, such as found in precision automation, micro-assembly, biotechnology, laser beam control, optics, lens testing, and photonics alignment.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 18 Jan 2017

Johnson Matthey uses a Magritek Spinsolve Benchtop NMR system for materials characterisation in their Research Facility at Sonning Common, UK.R

Magritek, a leading provider of compact NMR and MRI instruments, reports on how a research group at the Johnson Matthey Technology Centre at Sonning Common is using their Spinsolve benchtop NMR spectrometer.

From Magritek 18 Jan 2017

Pittcon Launches New Improved Mobile App with Web Version

The Pittcon marketing department is pleased to announce the release of its official 2017 conference and exposition planning tool, Pittcon at a Glance, which is available in app version for mobile devices (Pittcon 2017) a...

From Pittcon 18 Jan 2017

Researchers Successfully Create Flexible Ferroelectrics

Until recently, the term “flexible ferroelectrics” could have been thought of as the same type of oxymoronic phrase.

17 Jan 2017

The Performance Users Trust in A New Colour

BMG LABTECHâ€™s visual appearance is heading into a new direction. The microplate reader company launched a new corporate colour identity that will be rolled out across all products as well as external and internal communication channels in the coming weeks.

17 Jan 2017