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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

VISIT NORTH STAR IMAGING AT JEC WORLD 2017

Join North Star Imaging at the largest European composite exhibition in Paris, showcasing advanced X-ray imaging and CT solutions for non-destructive testing.

15 Mar 2017

New WinTest® 8.0 Software from TA Instruments

TA Instruments announces the introduction of the all-new WinTest® 8.0 software package. WinTest® is the powerful user interface and controls platform that is used across all TA ElectroForce® products. The ElectroForce Mechanical Test Instruments are used for fatigue, durability and dynamic characterization of materials such as rubber, automotive components, biomaterials and medical devices.

From TA Instruments 15 Mar 2017

Upcoming E-Seminar Set for March 16: Environmental Methods- High Performance GC-TOFMS

LECO's e-seminar will showcase GC-TOFMS techniques for target and non-target analysis, highlighting advancements in environmental mass spectrometry.

15 Mar 2017

Morgan Advanced Materials Bolsters Halsic-N Production Capability in Response to Growing Market Demand

Halsic-N, a nitride-bonded silicon carbide, offers superior strength and longevity for kiln furniture, meeting the growing demand in the luxury ceramics market.

From Morgan Advanced Materials 15 Mar 2017

And the High Volume Manufacturing Award goes to... Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology!

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology received the High Volume Manufacturing Award at the annual CS Industry Awards on 7 March 2017 in Brussels.

From Oxford Instruments Semiconductor 15 Mar 2017

Research Team Offers Overview of Composite Metal Foams with Probable Applications

A team of researchers at North Carolina State University have created a range of composite metal foams (CMFs) that can be used in applications ranging from armor to dangerous material transport.

14 Mar 2017

Researchers Unearth "Structural Memory" in Bismuth Samples

A research team including Guoyin Shen and Yoshio Kono from Carnegie has performed a new study that involves using high temperature and pressure to uncover a type of “structural memory” in bismuth samples. This discovery has great electrical engineering potential.

14 Mar 2017

Researchers Create Self-Assembled, 3D DNA Crystals Capable of Binding Separate, Dye-Bearing Strand

Chemists at New York University have produced self-assembled, 3D DNA crystals that can bind a separate, dye-bearing strand - an innovation that improves the functionality of these miniature building blocks, offering promise for the formation of improved synthetic chemistry.

14 Mar 2017