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HORIBA Scientific Announces New Software for its ICP-OES Spectrometers

NEO Software will facilitate method development, samples measurements and results management

From HORIBA 17 Mar 2016

Study Uncovers Important Clues on Promising Energy Storage Material

Scientists have successfully integrated hypothetical calculations and sophisticated in-situ microscopy to reveal critical clues about the properties of an advanced energy storage material for use in batteries and supercapacitors. The study was conducted by researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) of the Department of Energy (DOE).

17 Mar 2016

Innovative Device to Analyze Molecular Interactions in Viscous Solutions and Fragile Materials

Here’s a new technology that’s potentially disruptive precisely because it’s non-disruptive: Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a device that enables NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectroscopy, coupled with a powerful molecular sensor, to analyze molecular interactions in viscous solutions and fragile materials such as liquid crystals.

17 Mar 2016

Optomec Secures Multiple Orders for Aerosol Jet 5X Printing System

Optomec, a company that supplies advanced production-grade additive manufacturing solutions for 3D printed electronics and 3D printed metals, has secured numerous orders for its sophisticated Aerosol Jet 5X printing system.

17 Mar 2016

Roadmap for Design and Application of Next-Generation Additive Manufacturing Materials Released by Penn State

Penn State researchers have provided a roadmap for a strategy to build the fundamental knowledge needed to speed up the development and application of additive manufacturing materials over the next decade.

17 Mar 2016

Next Generation Hydrogen Gas Detector Developed by Storage Battery Systems

The next generation SBS-H2 Hydrogen Gas Detector System incorporates innovative sensor design with enhanced mechanical and visual safety features to provide the most comprehensive hydrogen monitoring and detection system...

From Exponential Power 16 Mar 2016

Researchers Explore Ways to Extract Rare Earth Minerals from Coal

Virginia Tech engineers have developed a new technique to recover precious rare earth minerals from coal and coal byproducts. The team has collaborated with industry and academic partners in a major pilot project, which aims to extract rare earth elements from coal waste.

16 Mar 2016

New Cleaning Mechanism Enables Repetitive Measurements up to 200 Times

HORIBA Scientific, global leader in elemental analysis systems and solutions, just announced the EMIA-Pro & Expert, its newest Carbon/Sulfur analyzers.

From HORIBA 16 Mar 2016

New Cleaning Mechanism Enables Repetitive Measurements up to 200 Times

HORIBA Scientific, global leader in elemental analysis systems and solutions, just announced the EMIA-Pro & Expert, its newest Carbon/Sulfur analyzers.

From HORIBA 16 Mar 2016

New Technique Allows Real-Time Monitoring of Atomic Changes Occurring at Material’s Surface

Researchers from Aix Marseille Université, based in Marseille, France, have devised a method that enables real-time and in-situ monitoring of physical processes that take place at materials’ surfaces at the atomic level.

16 Mar 2016

CPI Announces new Roll to Roll Slot Die/Screen Printing and Encapsulation Capability

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has recently installed a specialist roll to roll line for the printing, coating and patterning of a range organic and inorganic solution based coatings.

From CPI - Centre for Process Innovation 16 Mar 2016

Researchers Develop Low-Cost Electrode Material for Ion Concentration Analysis

Researchers from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a new dry electrode that is capable of determining the concentration of certain positive ions in a stable and consistent way. This electrode can be produced cost-effectively on an industrial scale.

16 Mar 2016

Researchers Use Laser Interferometry to Measure Growth Rate of Protein Crystals Onboard the ISS

In order to study the effects of microgravity in a better way, Japanese researchers have grown protein crystals and successfully determined the rate of the crystals’ growth onboard the International Space Station (ISS) using laser interferometry.

16 Mar 2016

SEMICON China 2016: Edwards Announces Availability of New Vacuum Pumps

Edwards, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of integrated vacuum and abatement solutions, announced the availability of two new vacuum pump product families at SEMICON® China: the iXM Series for semiconductor etch and chemical vapour deposition (CVD) applications, and the iXL900R for fast pump down of large flat panel display (FPD) loadlock chambers.

From Edwards Vacuum Ltd 16 Mar 2016

Breakthrough Technique Facilitates Formation of New Molecules by Cleaving Inert Bonds

A breakthrough method, developed by a team of researchers headed by the City College of New York chemist Mahesh K. Lakshman, reduces the barrier that inhibits the easy formation of new molecules. The novel technique facilitates the generation of new molecules by cleaving typically inert bonds.

16 Mar 2016