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Physicists Find New Way of Designing Artificial Spin Ices with Controllable Magnetic Ordered States

The first rewriteable synthetic magnetic charge ice has been developed by physicists from the University of Notre Dame and their collaborators. The study, explained today in a paper published in Science, suggests huge potential for technological applications right from reprogrammable magnonics and information encoding to spintronics.

23 May 2016

TA Instruments Announces a Unique Online Practical Training Series

TA Instruments is pleased to announce the first in a series of all new online practical scientific training courses. The first course premieres June 1st, 2016. The inaugural course, A Practical Approach to Thermal Analy...

From TA Instruments 23 May 2016

EPSRC to Fund New Projects Aiming to Improve Complex Formulation Processes

New research projects that aim to improve the complex formulation processes used to manufacture products such as toothpastes, inhalers, films that coat solar cells and pharmaceuticals are to receive significant funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

23 May 2016

Quick and Easy – Order Michell RH Products Online

Michell’s new web shop – www.michellonline.com/eu – is now open for business, giving customers in Europe a quick and simple way to order and pay securely for a comprehensive range of relative humidity transmitters.

From Michell Instruments Ltd 23 May 2016

MIT Researchers Propose New Approach that Could Resolve Strength-Ductility Tradeoff in Metal Alloys

Since the beginning of Bronze Age, 7,000 years ago, the development of novel metallic alloys was mostly a trial-and-error method. Usually, a single metal component was always believed to be the dominant factor, with other constituents merely making up a part of the recipe.

23 May 2016

SIFSIX MOFs are Better Alternatives to Conventional Plastic Manufacturing

Plastic manufacturing is a process that consumes significant amounts of energy. Research conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has discovered a way to decrease the energy demand in one major step of manufacturing plastic by making use of a group of materials, which can filter impurities more effectively compared to traditional manufacturing process.

23 May 2016

Sandia’s Research on Thin Films Could Influence Nuclear Research and Development

Paul Vianco of Sandia National Laboratories believes his research on thin films can boost the U.S. industry by influencing R&D based on nuclear weapons.

23 May 2016

Clariant to Develop Catalysts to Enable Gevo’s Ethanol-to-Olefins Technology

One of the world’s top chemical companies, Clariant has signed an agreement with Gevo to devise a new catalyst for Gevo’s ETO technology. Gevo’s advanced ETO technology utilizes ethanol as a feedstock, producing custom-made combinations of isobutylene, propylene, and hydrogen that are useful standalone molecules, or as feedstocks to produce commodity plastics, diesel fuel, and similar products that would serve as reliable substitutes for their fossil-based equivalent products.

20 May 2016

NMI Awards Mark World Metrology Day

The National Measurement Institute has marked World Metrology Day by recognising the outstanding achievements in metrology of two Australian researchers. NMI CEO Dr Peter Fisk said the 2016 recipients of the institute...

20 May 2016

Automotive Lighting Industry Growth is Driven by the Introduction of Disruptive Technologies and Consumer Behavior Changes

Car is not a simple mode of transportation anymore. In addition to security and autonomous driving features, car manufacturers are considering more and more functionalities to propose vehicles as custom and fashion item.

20 May 2016

Sabic Invests in Innovative Chemistry and Inaugurates State-of-the-Art Research Centre in Geleen, The Netherlands.

On 19 May 2016 SABIC inaugurated a new research facility at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen. The official opening was done by the Governor of the Limburg Province Theo Bovens and Peter Borman, Director Regional Technology Affairs Europe at SABIC.

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 20 May 2016

Lockheed Martin to Demonstrate Future Evolution of its Flexible GPS III Satellite Design for the U.S. Air Force

In the future, when mission needs change for the Global Positioning System (GPS), the U.S. Air Force will be able to respond -- thanks to some engineering forethought and the innovative design of Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) GPS III satellite.

20 May 2016

Minus K Congratulates to the Following Winners of Minus K’s 2016 Educational Giveaway

Minus K Technology has to-date granted over $45,000 of its superior performing patented Negative-Stiffness low-frequency vibration isolators to the following universities in for their U.S. Educational Giveaway

From Minus K Technology 20 May 2016

Microscope Stage Extension Wings

Prior Scientific has introduced accessory mounting wings for its popular H117 stage for inverted microscopes enabling simple and precise integration of tools such as microfluidic pumps, micro-injectors, micromanipulators, probes and sensors.

20 May 2016

Lake Shore IMS Exhibit to Feature High-Frequency Cryogenic Probing Solutions

Lake Shore Cryotronics, a leading innovator in solutions for measurement over a wide range of temperature and magnetic field conditions, will showcase the latest in high-frequency device probing and measurement platforms at the May 24–26 IEEE MTT International Microwave Symposium (IMS), in San Francisco.

From Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc. 20 May 2016