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Potroom Insulation Measurement

VHE‘s enhanced ohmmeter is able to measure the electrical resistance between points of different voltage potential. Conventional ohmmeters do not have this capability.

13 Sep 2016

Aluminium and Copper Foils in Dozens of Thicknesses

Goodfellow is known worldwide for its huge range of metal foils – foils of more than 160 metals and metal alloys to meet specific scientific and industrial needs.

From Goodfellow 13 Sep 2016

Free webinar on CNA: Online Raw Material Analysis for Cement Process Control

PANalytical, the world’s leading supplier of analytical instrumentation and software for X-ray and related techniques, announces their free webinar on CNA – Online raw material analysis for cement process control on 29 September 2016, presented by Jerome Gondeau, Global Product Specialist CNA/ PFTNA, PANalytical B.V., The Netherlands.

13 Sep 2016

ScratchyCAD’s New Software Allows Users to Create Programmed 3D Objects in Block-Based Programming Language

ScratchyCAD is preparing to launch a Kickstarter to fund its parametric 3D design software. This new software allows the user to create programmed 3D objects in a block-based programming language.

12 Sep 2016

LyondellBasell Selects La Porte, Texas Complex for High Density Polyethylene Plant

LyondellBasell, one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies, has selected its La Porte, Texas, manufacturing complex as the site for a new High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Plant.

12 Sep 2016

NSF Grants $750,000 to Study How Novel Polymers Can React to Heat and Light

A University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University research team was awarded $750,000 in back-to-back grants from the Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation to study how novel polymers can react to heat and light, creating the potential for self-powered robotic devices.

12 Sep 2016

EPSRC to Continue to Host the UK National Crystallography Service at University of Southampton

The University of Southampton is pleased to announce that it has been successful in its bid to continue to host the UK National Crystallography Service (NCS).

12 Sep 2016

Innovative Method to Move Small Objects Using Acoustics

A team of researchers from Aalto University have successfully manipulated the motion of many objects on a vibrating plate with a solitary acoustic source.

12 Sep 2016

Automation Features Draw Attention at Semicon Taiwan 2016

This week, XYZTEC is exhibiting the Condor Sigma at Semicon Taiwan. With two booths at the central TWTC Nangang Hall (4F), the market leader in bond testing is attracting a lot of attention. Many customers are automating their facilities and therefore come to see the latest advances in automation that the Condor Sigma and the 300mm (12 inch) wafer testing Condor Sigma W12 have to offer.

From XYZTEC 9 Sep 2016

New Spray-On Material Could Fully Waterproof Smartphones

A team of scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have invented a spray-on material with an incredible ability to repel water.

9 Sep 2016

Neutron Crystallography Could Help Guide Structure-Based Drug Design

Neutron crystallography is a complementary method that is essential for X-ray crystallography as it provides intricate data regarding the hydrogen atom and proton positions in biological molecules.

9 Sep 2016

Scientists Find New Promising Semiconductor for Solar Cells

U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory scientist Javier Vela describes the results of his recent research on organolead mixed-halide perovskites as “remarkable” and “promising”.

9 Sep 2016

Scientists Discover New High Negative Compressibility Material

Intuition suggests that when a material sample is compressed uniformly from all sides it will decrease in size. Only a few materials exhibit the opposite behavior, by slightly expanding in a couple of directions when subjected to hydrostatic compression.

9 Sep 2016

Researchers Create Smallest Ever Water, Gas Pipes that are One Atom in Size

Materials that contain cavities and small capillaries are used for separation, filtration, and various other technologies, and without such materials it would be impossible to lead a modern lifestyle.

9 Sep 2016

University at Buffalo Researchers Hack 3D Printer with Smartphone

A new study from the University at Buffalo reveals that the omnipresence of smartphones and their advanced gadgetry make them a perfect device to steal sensitive information from 3D printers.

9 Sep 2016