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Researchers Invent New Catalyst for Developing Biodegradable Plastics

A new catalyst capable of making biodegradable plastics obtained from renewable materials has been developed by the IBM and Stanford chemists as a result of their long-standing partnership. This new invention holds promising alternatives to plastics produced from oil.

29 Jul 2016

New Group of Materials Could Revolutionize Superconductivity

For decades researchers have been exploring various ways to force hydrogen into a metallic state. In materials science, a metallic state of hydrogen is considered as a holy grail as it could be used for superconductors - materials that do not possess any resistance to the flow of electrons - which improves electricity transfer efficiency significantly.

29 Jul 2016

2D Materials Follow Graphene’s Method of Revolutionizing the World

Extremely thin 2D materials, capable of delivering applications that are customized to meet industrial demands, will revolutionize the world in the same way that graphene will.

29 Jul 2016

Rigaku Announces the XtaLAB Mini II Benchtop Chemical Crystallography System

Rigaku introduces new XtaLAB mini II benchtop X-ray crystallography system for small molecule 3D molecular structure determination

From Rigaku Corporation 29 Jul 2016

RCT to Showcase Smart Technology at MINExpo 2016

RCT will be showcasing its latest innovations helping to increase productivity and profitability at mine sites around the world at the upcoming MINExpo 2016 in Las Vegas.

29 Jul 2016

Fiber Optic Center, Inc. Announces the Addition of the FiberChek Probe from Viavi

Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC), an international leading distributor specializing in helping their customers make the best cable assemblies in the world, announces the addition of the FiberChek Probe from Viavi to focenter.com. All new handheld automates capabilities and autonomous operation to ensure best practices with time-saving workflows.

29 Jul 2016

Sonobond’s Ultrasonic Battery Assembly Capabilities Scheduled for International Display

Increased Trade Show Participation Parallels Expected Spike in Demand for Innovative Energy Storage

From Sonobond Ultrasonics, Inc. 28 Jul 2016

New APP for Gas Monitoring Staff

The Gasmet APP is now available free of charge on both iOS and Android Smartphones, providing anyone with an interest in gas monitoring with quick and easy access to an enormous volume of highly useful information.

From Gasmet Technologies Oy 28 Jul 2016

Bba’s Blast- Off for Space Age Thermal Technology

The UK’s leading product accreditation and certification service, the British Board of Agrément (BBA), is helping bring reflective insulation developed for the 20th century space-race to new frontiers. This highly-reflective material, originally designed with NASA for the US Apollo missions to protect spacecraft, is helping to transform the global construction industry with its extensive use in walls and roofs.

28 Jul 2016

Downflow Booth Installation for Leading Cosmetics’ Company is a Real Beauty

Hosokawa Micron Ltd faced considerable challenges when designing two new downflow booths for the world’s leading cosmetics’ company, due to space limitations in the existing facility and build restrictions cause by structural steelwork, at the Paris site.

From Hosokawa Micron Ltd 28 Jul 2016

Tohoku University Researchers Discover Gold can be Magnetized by Applying Heat

Gold had long been considered a non-magnetic metal. But researchers at Tohoku University recently discovered that gold can in fact be magnetized by applying heat.

28 Jul 2016

Scientists Developing New Biorenewable Composite Materials for Auto Parts from Trees

Trees that are removed during forest restoration projects could find their way into car bumpers and fenders as part of a study led by Srikanth Pilla of Clemson University.

28 Jul 2016

Researchers Modify Zeolite’s Physicochemical Properties to Create New Material for Hemodialysis Device

Scientists of Tomsk State University are working on changing physicochemical properties of zeolites using thermal and mechanical treatment. Based on the results of this research the scientists will be able to create a new material for a portable device for hemodialysis.

28 Jul 2016

Dandelions Could be Used as Sustainable Source of Rubber in the U.S.

While most farmers are actively trying to kill weeds, researchers in Ohio are trying to grow them – fast. Taraxacum kok-saghyz, a special variety of dandelion from Kazakhstan — nicknamed “Buckeye Gold” by the researchers studying it — may be the answer to sustainable and U.S.-based rubber-making. An article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, examines the plants’ potential for revolutionizing the rubber industry.

28 Jul 2016

Researchers Study Effect of 3D Printing on Materials

What is the difference between materials created by using additive technologies and traditional materials? How can we predict their properties? The research that employees of the TSU Laboratory for Physics of High-Strength Crystals have now begun with colleagues from the University of Kassel (Germany) will provide answers to these and other questions.

28 Jul 2016