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Ultimaker Announces Global Availability of 3D Printing Line

The open source 3D printer manufacturer, Ultimaker, recently announced the global availability of Ultimaker 3, the next generation of its 3D printing product line.

19 Oct 2016

Researchers Strike Block Copolymers with Bolt of Lightning

Controlling all aspects of a material in an accurate manner even at the nanoscale is greatly significant in a wide range of applications.

19 Oct 2016

Research Leads to Better Understanding of Polymers

Polymers are huge molecules made up of thousands and millions of atoms bonded together in a repetitive pattern resembling a chain. Many things that are a part of everyday life are made up of these polymers, including tires, bottles, medical devices and airplanes.

19 Oct 2016

Polymer Breakthrough May Lead to Stronger and Better Everyday Products

According to a recent study at the University of Warwick, mobile phones, computers, medicine, and clothes could all be improved using the process applied for manufacturing paint.

19 Oct 2016

Dendrites Are Major Issue for Next-Generation Lithium Batteries

Dendrites are whiskers of lithium that grow inside batteries, and they can cause fires like those in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. They are considered a major issue for next-generation lithium batteries.

19 Oct 2016

K Fair 2016: Eos Presents New High-throughput Polymer System Eos P 770; Gf Machining Solutions Sub-exhibitor

EOS, the global technology and quality leader for high-end Additive Manufacturing (AM) solutions, presents its extensive range of AM solutions for all fields of application – from rapid prototyping to large-scale production – at K 2016 in hall 4 booth B29 from October 19-26.

From EOS GmbH, Electro Optical Systems 19 Oct 2016

Huntsman Launches Cool New Solar Reflecting Altiris® Pigment For Exterior Plastic Applications

Unique patented technology for light colored plastics launched ahead of K2016.

From Huntsman International LLC 19 Oct 2016

R&D VaporTech Redesigns Its RD52 Inline Vapor Phase Reflow System

R&D VaporTech, a subsidiary of IBL Technologies, LLC, is pleased to introduce its newly redesigned RD52 Inline Vapor Phase Reflow System. Among other enhancements, the redesigned system offers enhanced profiling ...

19 Oct 2016

Porvair Announce Record Sales of Microplate Evaporators

Porvair Sciences has confirmed that 2016 will see record sales of its Ultravap and Minivap ranges of blowdown evaporators to laboratories worldwide.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 19 Oct 2016

Brilliant Results for Industrial X-ray Film Processing – and Now REACH Compliant!

Our well-tried NDT X-ray chemicals for industrial film processing have been further improved by DÜRR NDT and have obtained REACH compliance.

19 Oct 2016

Novel Pathway to Construct Carbon-Carbon Bonds Sidesteps Need for Reactive Functional Groups

Princeton University researchers have developed an innovative method to develop valuable carbon-carbon bonds using ubiquitous but conventionally unreactive carbon-hydrogen bonds. The details of the research have been published in Nature.

18 Oct 2016

Proposed 'Green’ Material More Dangerous to Environment, Say Sheffield Researchers

Researchers from the University of Sheffield have discovered that legislation proposing the replacement of a common material has led to wider use of an even more toxic substance.

18 Oct 2016

The University of Applied Sciences in Upper Austria uses Deben Tensile Stages as an Integral Part of their Computed Tomography Research and Testing Facility

Deben, a leading provider of in-situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, reports on the application of their in situ tensile stages for micro X-ray computed tomography for materials characterisation at the University of Applied Sciences in Upper Austria.

From Deben UK Ltd 18 Oct 2016

Indium Corporation Expert to Share Expertise at IMAPS Autumn Conference 2016

Indium Corporation’s Andreas Karch, Regional Technical Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, will deliver a technical presentation at the IMAPS Autumn Conference on Oct. 20-21 in Munich, Germany. The pr...

From Indium Corporation 18 Oct 2016

Rapid Oxygen Permeation Analysis of PET Bottles

Our team of Technical Sales Managers from Systech Illinois are looking forward to participating at the K plastics and rubber trade fair next week and showcasing our range of permeation and headspace gas analysers to the many visitors who attend from all over the world.

From Industrial Physics Product Integrity Limited 18 Oct 2016