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Intestinal Villi Inspire Researchers to Develop Next-Generation Smartphone Battery

Inspired by the structure of cells that line the walls of human intestine, researchers from the University of Cambridge have produced a preliminary model of next-generation lithium- sulfur batteries.

27 Oct 2016

Study Paves Way for Novel Platform for 3D Optical Data Storage

In the world of big data, there are limitations on storing large volumes of information. Typical home-computer hard disk drives use up a lot of power and are limited to a few terabytes per drive. Optical storage media such as Blu-ray and DVD, are energy efficient and inexpensive, however storage densities are very low because of the optical diffraction limit and planar nature of the discs. However, scientists have made progress on creating a 3D diamond chip capable of storing vastly more data compared to existing technologies.

27 Oct 2016

Researchers Use Extreme Pressure to Forge New Chemical Bonds

As far as chemical bonds go, those between some elements are like that of peanut butter and jelly, while others are similar to bonds between oil and water. Researchers can use high pressure to overcome this elemental antipathy.

27 Oct 2016

CEM Launches New Technology for Rapid Fat/Oil Analysis

CEM Corporation, a leading supplier of process control solutions, is pleased to introduce the all new ORACLE Fat Analyzer based on a very recent breakthrough in NMR technology. ORACLE is the first ever rapid fat analyzer...

From CEM Corporation 27 Oct 2016

Power Electronics Powered by Picosun’s Batch Aluminum Nitride

Picosun Oy, the leading supplier of advanced industrial ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) technology, now provides its customers production‐scale aluminum nitride batch process with superior film thickness uniformity a...

27 Oct 2016

$CRAIC Technologies Offers Superior Glass Refractive Index Measurements$

CRAIC Technologies Offers Superior Glass Refractive Index Measurements

Whether [PM1] your lab is in need of a complete, easy-to-use system or you need to upgrade your current system, CRAIC Technologies’ rIQ™ is the perfect low cost option for you. The rIQ™ pairs top of the line hardware with unbeatable software options and stage control to give the most user friendly and stable glass analysis experience available.

From CRAIC Technologies 27 Oct 2016

Micromeritics Introduces the Geopyc 1365, Envelope And TAP Density Analyzer, With Intelligent Touch-Screen Technology

Micromeritics Instrument Corp. announced today the introduction of its newest product, The GeoPyc 1365 Envelope Density Analyzer. The GeoPyc 1365 is the next generation of the well-established and highly regarded GeoPyc Envelope Density analyzers that have been in use for many years by researchers and engineers world-wide.

From Malvern Panalytical 27 Oct 2016

MIT Researchers Map Buried Magnetism Using Optical Technique

The magnetic properties of materials have inspired technologies from traditional recording tape to advanced hard drives over the years. Scientists are continually pushing to develop new applications from magnetic behavior.

26 Oct 2016

Researchers Study Suppression of Crystallization by Five-Fold Symmetry

Using a revolutionary computer simulation, the University of Bristol researchers have tested a theory that was devised in the 1950s. The theory explains how atoms suppress crystallization when they arrange themselves into 3D pentagons.

26 Oct 2016

TU Wien Researchers Devise New Method to Produce 3D-Printed Magnets

How can a magnet be produced with precisely the right magnetic field? A team of researchers from TU Wien has a solution for the first time: a 3D printer can make magnets.

26 Oct 2016

Researchers Create Silicon-Germanium Core Fibers for Faster Transistors, Optical Transmission

Glass fibers are used in numerous applications - from connecting people to the internet to enabling keyhole surgery by supplying light via medical devices such as endoscopes. Although today's fiber optics is versatile, scientists globally are eager to broaden their capabilities by incorporating semiconductor core materials to the glass fibers.

26 Oct 2016

Researchers Examine Increased Complexity in Splitting of Disulphide Bonds Under Tensile Stress

Bonds between two sulfur atoms that link long molecules together are indispensable in rubber and proteins. Unexpected complex processes are generated when pulling from outside on the disulphide bonds.

26 Oct 2016

Selecting Successful Conservation Strategies at the Mary Rose Trust Using the X-MET8000

The X-MET8000 Optimum handheld X-ray fluorescence analyser from Oxford Instruments is used regularly by the Mary Rose Trust’s conservation team, responsible for conserving and displaying the Mary Rose hull and her artefa...

From Oxford Instruments 26 Oct 2016

Edwards Launches New Smart Thermal Management System at SEMICON® Europa 2016

Smart TMS helps semiconductor, flat panel display and solar manufacturers improve their process performance and safety by reducing vacuum/abatement pipework condensation.

From Edwards Vacuum Ltd 26 Oct 2016

$CRAIC Technologies Offers Superior Glass Refractive Index Measurements$

CRAIC Technologies Offers Superior Glass Refractive Index Measurements

Whether your lab is in need of a complete, easy-to-use system or you need to upgrade your current system, CRAIC Technologies’ rIQ™ is the perfect low cost option for you. The rIQ™ pairs top of the line hardware with unbeatable software options and stage control to give the most user friendly and stable glass analysis experience available.

From CRAIC Technologies 26 Oct 2016