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Scientists Develop New Vaterite-Based Coating for Bone Tissue Regeneration

Bone tissue regeneration, one of the issues of tissue engineering, is a research area for Dmitri Gorin and his international colleagues, a leading research fellow at the RASA Center in Tomsk Polytechnic University.

21 Dec 2016

Researchers Develop New Technique to Improve Biocompatibility of Materials Used for Prosthesis

Researchers from Universidad Politécnica have developed an innovative procedure that may significantly improve the therapeutic capacity of implants.

21 Dec 2016

New Multiferroic Materials Could Lead to Better Computer Memory

Traditional computer memory, known as DRAM, uses electric fields to store information. In DRAM, the presence or absence of an electric charge is indicated either by number 1 or number 0.

21 Dec 2016

New Downflow Workstations

The New DWS range of Downflow Workstations from Air Science give operators safety where routine work is being carried out.

20 Dec 2016

Pnictides can be Key to Questions on High-Temperature Superconductivity

A new iron-based material that provides insight into the microscopic origins of high-temperature superconductivity has been synthesized by a team of physicists from the Center for Quantum Materials (RCQM), Rice University.

20 Dec 2016

Multilayer Transparent Conductors Could be the Future of Next Generation Electronic Devices

One of the principal elements of new generation electronic and optoelectronic devices—such as displays, photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes, smart phones, and so on—are transparent conductors (TCs).

20 Dec 2016

Toughness of Deer Antlers Inspires Next Generation of Damage-Resistant Composite Materials

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have found out about the secret behind the toughness of deer antlers and how they can resist breakage during fights.

20 Dec 2016

Platinum-Based Nanoplates Enhance Catalytic Activity and Stability of Fuel Cells

Despite being a promising technology for generating electrical power in an efficient and clean way, the main challenges in the commercialization of fuel cells are activity, cost, and durability.

19 Dec 2016

Researchers Take Snapshots of Molecular Dynamics

Researchers can now directly track the locations of all the atoms of an entire molecule while one of its bonds breaks and a single proton escapes.

16 Dec 2016

Rogers Announces Latest Addition to RO4000® Series Thermoset Circuit Materials

Rogers Corporation announced the latest addition to its RO4000® Series thermoset circuit materials: RO4830™ high-frequency laminates.

16 Dec 2016

AALBORG® Instruments Enhanced PFA/ PTFE Meters for Corrosive Liquids

Are you looking for traditional rotameter technology for measuring low to medium range ultra-pure or corrosive solutions?

From AALBORG 15 Dec 2016

Pittcon Announces 2017 Award Recipients for Outstanding Achievements in Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy

The Pittcon Program Committee is pleased to announce this year?s recipients of 15 prestigious awards honoring scientists who have made outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy.

From Pittcon 15 Dec 2016

First Speakers Announced – Ford, Delphi, Siemens & More!

Conference @ Ceramics Expo is set for another vibrant and dynamic platform for the exchange of ideas that is staged right alongside the expo floor.

15 Dec 2016

Supercomputer Simulation Shows 2D Glass can Become Infinitely Soft

According to researchers in Japan, a glassy solid with a planar (sheet-like) structure can display better thermal vibration motion due to the same mechanism known for the planar crystals (2D crystals), using large-scale simulations on supercomputers.

15 Dec 2016