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Researchers Develop New Metallic Material that Could Transform Steel Industry

A team of researchers from the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung in Düsseldorf have created a novel metallic material, which possesses very high strength as well as ductility simultaneously.

25 May 2016

Study Findings Pave Way for Efficient, Economical Single-Step Hydrogen Peroxide Production

A complex process is required to synthesize dilute hydrogen peroxide at the large scale and this process seems to be economically unfeasible for most industrial applications except for a few industrial facilities.

25 May 2016

MIT Researchers Make Significant Inroads Toward Improving Perovskites’ Performance

Perovskites are a group of compounds that can be made into thin films with many potential optical and electronic properties. In the past few years, these compounds have been a subject of intense research.

25 May 2016

Flow/No Flow Sensor with Hazloc Approval

Detect even the tiniest trickle of flow in powders, granules, pellets, and solids. The Flow Detect 2000 prevents cross contamination by making sure flow has stopped completely before switching over to a new material.

From BinMaster 25 May 2016

Table-Top Instrument Could Help Analyze Advanced Electronic Devices

Scientists have developed a table-top gadget that can carry out measurements that were only previously possible with huge machines at a few major labs across the globe. The study, which also included a group from The University of Manchester, implies that research into the development of advanced electronic devices using 2D materials can currently be done at any research university.

25 May 2016

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Uses PTC ThingWorx® Technology to Provide Smart Service for Printers and Systems Across the Globe

PTC’s Internet of Things (IoT) Solution Helps Improve Customer Satisfaction by Enabling Remote Resolution of 70 Percent of Service Issues PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) today announced Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelb...

25 May 2016

Researchers Record Vaporization Process of Liquids Using SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have for the first time developed microscopic movies depicting the vaporization of liquids by an X-ray laser, which is considered to be the brightest in the world.

25 May 2016

Nature-Inspired Synthetic Proteins Could Pave Way for Self-Healing Polymers

A team of Penn State researchers claim that the ring teeth of a certain type of squid species could pave the way for self-healing polymers, meticulously built for stretchability and specific toughness. This polymer may have potential for use in the cosmetics, textiles, and medicine industries.

25 May 2016

Imec, Holst Centre and Barco Silex Collaborate on Data Security for Wearables and Internet of Things Networks

The world-leading nanoelectronics research center imec, Holst Centre (set up by imec and TNO) and micro-electronic design house Barco Silex, belonging to the Barco group, today announced that they will collaborate to implement data security into sensors for wearable devices and Internet of Things (IoT) sensor networks.

From IMEC 25 May 2016

Imec and its Solliance Partners Present First Semi-Transparent Perovskite Modules

Nanoelectronics research center imec, partner in Solliance, presented today the first-ever semi-transparent perovskite PV-module, achieving power conversion efficiencies up to 12%.

From IMEC 25 May 2016

ELIX Polymers Introduces “responsible innovation” Criteria for Product Development

Pioneering move includes an ethical and moral code in the early stages of R&D and innovation

25 May 2016

LECO Announces Special Events at ASMS

Join LECO Corporation at the ASMS Annual Conference for breakfast seminars on innovative mass spectrometry applications and cutting-edge research presentations.

From LECO Corporation 25 May 2016

Micromeritics Partners with Professor Andrew Cooper Ph.D. in his Pursuit to Discover New Materials to Reduce CO2 Emissions

Professor Andrew Cooper has first hand experience of how partnering with Micromeritics can help towards successfully meeting research aims and objectives.

From Malvern Panalytical 25 May 2016

UT Dallas Scientist Discover Technique to Improve Battery Capacity

A scientist from UT Dallas has discovered a new method that could make mobile phones and car batteries last five times longer than the present ones.

24 May 2016

Scientists Describe Occurrence of Magnetoelectric Effect in Bismuth Ferrite

A group of researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the National Research University of Electronic Technology (MIET), and the Prokhorov General Physics Institute have suggested a hypothetical model that explains the unpredictably large values of the linear magnetoelectric effect in bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) that have been analyzed in numerous experiments.

24 May 2016

Materials Science News

Researchers Develop New Metallic Material that Could Transform Steel Industry

Study Findings Pave Way for Efficient, Economical Single-Step Hydrogen Peroxide Production

MIT Researchers Make Significant Inroads Toward Improving Perovskites’ Performance

Flow/No Flow Sensor with Hazloc Approval

Table-Top Instrument Could Help Analyze Advanced Electronic Devices

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Uses PTC ThingWorx® Technology to Provide Smart Service for Printers and Systems Across the Globe

Researchers Record Vaporization Process of Liquids Using SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source

Nature-Inspired Synthetic Proteins Could Pave Way for Self-Healing Polymers

Imec, Holst Centre and Barco Silex Collaborate on Data Security for Wearables and Internet of Things Networks

Imec and its Solliance Partners Present First Semi-Transparent Perovskite Modules

ELIX Polymers Introduces “responsible innovation” Criteria for Product Development

LECO Announces Special Events at ASMS

Micromeritics Partners with Professor Andrew Cooper Ph.D. in his Pursuit to Discover New Materials to Reduce CO2 Emissions

UT Dallas Scientist Discover Technique to Improve Battery Capacity

Scientists Describe Occurrence of Magnetoelectric Effect in Bismuth Ferrite

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