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The New HS1500 Stage from Linkam, with Rotating Window, Ideal when Working with Volatile Emitting Samples at Ultra-High Temperatures.

Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments, have announced the launch of a new heating stage that can control sample temperatures up to 1500 °C whilst maintaining a clear optical path for observing any changes in its characteristics.

From Linkam Scientific Instruments 8 Jun 2016

Songwon & Heraeus Join Forces to Develop and Market High End Specialty Chemicals for the Electronics Industry

Songwon and Heraeus announced today that they have signed a co-operation agreement to jointly develop and market high end specialty chemicals for the electronics industry. This new co-operation combines Songwon's ...

From Songwon 7 Jun 2016

Legislation will Drive or Restrain Growth for the Bioplastics Market

Total world consumption of biopolymers is projected to reach the size of 300 million tonnes in 2016, and to be valued at $ 670 million, according to the latest exclusive market research from Smithers Rapra. Its new re...

From Smithers Rapra 7 Jun 2016

Bruker Further Enhances the PesticideScreener and ToxScreener High-Resolution, Accurate Mass Applied Markets Solutions

At the 64th ASMS Conference, Bruker announces the launch of enhanced versions of the PesticideScreener™ and ToxScreener™ solutions.

From Bruker Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry 7 Jun 2016

MIT Researchers Report New Theoretical Characterization of Electrical Properties of Topological Semimetals

Discovered just five years ago, topological semimetals are materials with unusual physical properties that could make them useful for future electronics.

7 Jun 2016

Flowmeter for Metering Viscous Fluids

Built for metering viscous fluids, such as hydraulic oils used in heavy machinery, at pressures of up to 700 bar and temperatures up to 150°C, the Titan Enterprises OG2-700 bar flowmeter is designed to be fully IP67 / NEMA 4 compliant.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd. 7 Jun 2016

Nasa and Ansto Scientists Work Together to Create the Conditions and Materials on Saturn’s Largest Moon: Public Lecture Tomorrow

NASA and Australian Nuclear Scientists are recreating conditions that exist on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, and new materials that don’t exist on this planet. Searching for signs of life on planets far fr...

7 Jun 2016

Anasys Instruments Appoints Ludger Weisser to Head New European Sales and Customer Support Office

Anasys Instruments, the world leader in nanoscale IR spectroscopy, announces the opening of a new office, Anasys Instruments GmbH, in the Mannheim, Germany area to support and accelerate the company’s European sale...

6 Jun 2016

Researchers Develop New Technique to Produce Polymer Opals at Industrial Scale

A new method has been devised by researchers for arranging tiny marbles into standard layers, thereby forming exciting materials, which disperse light into vivid colors, and which alters its color on stretching or twisting.

6 Jun 2016

New Aluminum–Cerium Alloys Could Boost Rare Earth Mining

A team of researchers from the Department of Energy at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has partnered with Wisconsin-based Eck Industries and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to create aluminum alloys that have easier workability and better tolerance to heat than currently available products.

6 Jun 2016

New Catalytic Tool Could Lead to Better, More Effective Strategy Against Cancer

Bioorthogonal chemistry can be considered as a tactful concierge or valet that guides two global leaders to a confidential meeting without creating any sound or difficulty on the way.

6 Jun 2016

Hall Effect Cathode Meter

The VHE Cathode Current Meter is a specialised portable ammeter and makes use of the Hall Effect. The instrument is lightweight and easy to operate.

6 Jun 2016

Imec, Holst Centre and Methods2Business Develop Complete Low-Power Wi-Fi HaLow Radio Solution for Internet of Things (IoT) Applications

At this week’s Design Automation Conference (DAC 2016), nanoelectronics research center imec, Holst Centre (initiated by imec and TNO), and Wi-Fi IP provider Methods2Bussiness will present a complete Wi-Fi ® HaLowTM radio solution.

From IMEC 6 Jun 2016

Free Webinar on Analysis of a Meteorite using Combined Technologies Demonstrating Advanced X-ray Capabilities

PANalytical, the world’s leading supplier of analytical instrumentation and software for X-ray and related techniques, announces their free webinar on Analysis of a meteorite using combined technologies demonstrating advanced X-ray capabilities - on 23 June 2016, presented by Christos Tsouris – product manager Zetium, PANalytical B.V., The Netherlands.

6 Jun 2016

Non-Invasive Technique Helps Assess Material Damage in Real Time

Scientists have devised a new method that enables a non-invasive way to assess the damages caused to different types of materials and helps determine the general state-of-repair in real time. This latest breakthrough will assist in preventing possible safety issues. The study was carried out by scientists at the Universitat Politècnica de València.

3 Jun 2016

Materials Science News

The New HS1500 Stage from Linkam, with Rotating Window, Ideal when Working with Volatile Emitting Samples at Ultra-High Temperatures.

Songwon & Heraeus Join Forces to Develop and Market High End Specialty Chemicals for the Electronics Industry

Legislation will Drive or Restrain Growth for the Bioplastics Market

Bruker Further Enhances the PesticideScreener and ToxScreener High-Resolution, Accurate Mass Applied Markets Solutions

MIT Researchers Report New Theoretical Characterization of Electrical Properties of Topological Semimetals

Flowmeter for Metering Viscous Fluids

Nasa and Ansto Scientists Work Together to Create the Conditions and Materials on Saturn’s Largest Moon: Public Lecture Tomorrow

Anasys Instruments Appoints Ludger Weisser to Head New European Sales and Customer Support Office

Researchers Develop New Technique to Produce Polymer Opals at Industrial Scale

New Aluminum–Cerium Alloys Could Boost Rare Earth Mining

New Catalytic Tool Could Lead to Better, More Effective Strategy Against Cancer

Hall Effect Cathode Meter

Imec, Holst Centre and Methods2Business Develop Complete Low-Power Wi-Fi HaLow Radio Solution for Internet of Things (IoT) Applications

Free Webinar on Analysis of a Meteorite using Combined Technologies Demonstrating Advanced X-ray Capabilities

Non-Invasive Technique Helps Assess Material Damage in Real Time

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