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Molecular Imaging Technique Helps Observe Proteins’ Reactions in Real Time

Proteins are complex molecules that are responsible for carrying out all of the processes that sustain life. A better understanding of how these molecules perform their functions can be achieved by learning the assembly of their atoms and how the structure of this assembly changes as the atoms react. Until now, no imaging technique has allowed the observation of molecular movement in such speed and detail.

6 May 2016

Study Provides New Clues that Could Help Develop Next-Generation Battery Technology

Rechargeable lithium air batteries are considered an advanced technology. At a theoretical level, these batteries may deliver better performance and could be relatively lighter than existing lithium-ion batteries, but they stop working after several charging cycles.

6 May 2016

Harvard’s Helium Buffer Gas Cooling Method Enables JILA Instrument to Probe Large, Complex Molecules

Using a cooling technique developed by researchers at Harvard University, JILA physicists have improved the ability of their robust laser “combing” technique to determine the structures of large, complicated molecules present in pharmaceuticals, fuels, explosives, and the gases surrounding stars.

6 May 2016

Missouri S&T Use Thin-Film Coating Technique to Improve Performance of Lithium-Ion Battery

Batteries are everyday objects people don’t think about — until they run out of juice. That’s especially true the more ubiquitous an object is, such as laptop computers and cellphones that need to have their batteries charged seemingly every day.

6 May 2016

Photonic Crystals Could Improve Absolute Solar Cell Efficiency

Solar cells turn sunlight into electricity, but they’re only about 20 percent efficient. Much of the leftover energy turns into heat, which actually harms the solar cell.

6 May 2016

3D Printed Scaffolds Could Help Promote Bone Growth

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University report that each year, birth defects, surgery, or trauma have resulted in an estimated number of 200,000 people requiring bone replacement surgery in the face or head.

5 May 2016

Rice Engineers Explore Light Absorption Properties of Atomically Thin Molybdenum Disulfide

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is used as an effective lubricant in motorcycle and aircraft engines, and in the universal and CV joints of automobiles and trucks. The material also exhibits a remarkable light absorption property, according to Isabell Thomann, an engineering researcher at Rice University. This quality makes molybdenum disulfide a potential candidate for the development of photocatalytic and optoelectronic devices.

5 May 2016

Researchers Recreate Bacterial Properties to Shape Synthetic Materials

All living cells are essentially soft and squishy balloons containing DNA, proteins, and a large amount of water. These cells are surrounded by oily membranes, which can withstand considerable amounts of stress like bending, stretching, and squeezing. It was only recently that researchers have started to understand the functions and organization resulting from that stress.

5 May 2016

Renowned Swansea University Aerospace Engineering Expert to Talk about his Engineering Adventure

Internationally renowned aerospace engineering expert and Swansea University senior lecturer Dr Ben Evans will be sharing his expertise on the Bloodhound project at an international conference in Japan next week.

5 May 2016

CoMoNeo – The Next Generation

On Stand B013 at PDM 2016, Kistler Instruments will be launching CoMoNeo, the direct descendant of the cavity pressure monitoring system launched in 2006 but with enhanced capability to meet the needs of today’s injection moulding industry.

From Kistler Instrumente AG 5 May 2016

Analytik reports on how the University of Brighton is using a BioScaffolder 3D Printer from GeSiM in its Centre for Regenerative Medicine.

Cambridge, UK, 3rd May 2016: Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, report on the research program running at the University of Brighton by the Brighton Centre for Regenerative Medicine where a GeSiM BioScaffolder system is being used to develop bionic histological lattices for a variety of tissues for regenerative medicine applications.

From Analytik Ltd 5 May 2016

Researchers Resolve Bond Configuration of Intermediates in Complex Chemical Reactions

For the first time, researchers have successfully imaged all of the steps involved in a complicated organic reaction, and subsequently resolved the microscopic mechanisms that account for their behavior. The study was performed by an international team of scientists, including the UPV/EHU's Nano-Bio Spectroscopy Research Group.

5 May 2016

The New OLYMPUS CIX90 Cleanliness Inspection System: A Turnkey Technical Cleanliness Solution Compliant with Industry Standards

Features new patented polarization method for all-in-one scan solution

5 May 2016

New Efficient and Cost-Effective Alternative Technique to Color 3D Printing

A new method has been developed by scientists from ETH Zurich and Disney Research Zurich to produce plastic replicas of digital 3D models, where the color and shape are completely reproduced. Called computational thermoforming, the method spans the range of digital fabrication techniques, providing an efficient and low-cost option to color 3D printing.

5 May 2016

AXT Install Australia's First High Speed Simultix 14 XRF Spectrometer

Sydney, Australia, May 5, 2016 - AXT has recently installed the first Rigaku Simultix 14 high-speed Wavelength Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence spectrometer (WDXRF) at BHP Billiton's nickel operation. This system is now up and running 24/7 characterising ore samples to supporting their mining operation.

From AXT Pty Ltd 5 May 2016

Materials Science News

Molecular Imaging Technique Helps Observe Proteins’ Reactions in Real Time

Study Provides New Clues that Could Help Develop Next-Generation Battery Technology

Harvard’s Helium Buffer Gas Cooling Method Enables JILA Instrument to Probe Large, Complex Molecules

Missouri S&T Use Thin-Film Coating Technique to Improve Performance of Lithium-Ion Battery

Photonic Crystals Could Improve Absolute Solar Cell Efficiency

3D Printed Scaffolds Could Help Promote Bone Growth

Rice Engineers Explore Light Absorption Properties of Atomically Thin Molybdenum Disulfide

Researchers Recreate Bacterial Properties to Shape Synthetic Materials

Renowned Swansea University Aerospace Engineering Expert to Talk about his Engineering Adventure

CoMoNeo – The Next Generation

Analytik reports on how the University of Brighton is using a BioScaffolder 3D Printer from GeSiM in its Centre for Regenerative Medicine.

Researchers Resolve Bond Configuration of Intermediates in Complex Chemical Reactions

The New OLYMPUS CIX90 Cleanliness Inspection System: A Turnkey Technical Cleanliness Solution Compliant with Industry Standards

New Efficient and Cost-Effective Alternative Technique to Color 3D Printing

AXT Install Australia's First High Speed Simultix 14 XRF Spectrometer

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