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Cornell University Receives NSF Grant to Design and Create New Interface Materials

Cornell University is leading an effort that will empower scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs throughout the nation to design and create new interface materials – materials that do not exist in nature and possess unprecedented properties – thanks to a $25 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

7 Mar 2016

DFG Announces Launch of German-Russian Collaboration in Materials Research

Science unites people – irrespective of the general political climate. At the beginning of March 2016, a German-Russian research cooperation in engineering, funded by the DFG, is being launched for the first time. For a period of presumably six years, three German and four Russian research groups will jointly enter uncharted territory in the field of magnetic hybrid materials.

7 Mar 2016

Scientists Share Insights into Wetting of Soluble Polymer Substrates

Cooks are aware of the fact that often lumps are created when powder is dissolved in a liquid, like that witnessed in the case of polenta in water or semolina in milk.

7 Mar 2016

$Researchers Study Silicon Wafer Breakage Using Direct and X-ray Diffraction imaging Techniques$

Researchers Study Silicon Wafer Breakage Using Direct and X-ray Diffraction imaging Techniques

When single crystals, especially silicon wafers, are fractured or broken up they pose a number of serious issues. The tip of the crack spreads at an atomic scale, resulting in chemical bonds breaking, the formation of crack fronts via the micrometer-scale crystal, and a culmination of severe wafer shattering on the macroscopic scale.

7 Mar 2016

Scientists Harness Static Electricity to Control Chemical Reactions

For the first time, static electricity has been harnessed by researchers to control chemical reactions. This breakthrough achievement could pave the way for cheaper nanotechnology and cleaner industry. The researchers applied an electric field as a catalyst for the Diels-Alder reaction, a common reaction, and were able optimize its reaction rate by a factor of five.

7 Mar 2016

Spectrometer from Rigaku features Advanced Guidance System and Automatic Application Setup

Rigaku Corporation is pleased to announce the introduction of the new Rigaku ZSX Primus IV tube-above sequential wavelength dispersive X- ray fluorescence spectrometer.

From Rigaku Corporation 4 Mar 2016

Freeman Technology Awarded the Richard S. Ladd Standards Development Award from ASTM

Tim Freeman was presented with the Richard S. Ladd Standards Development Award in San Antonio, Texas, on the 11th January by the ASTM D18 Committee on Soil and Rock. The award is in recognition of the time and extensive effort in developing the ASTM Standard Designation D7891 “Standard Test Method for Shear Testing of Powders using the Freeman Technology FT4 Powder Rheometer Shear Cell”.

4 Mar 2016

Harper Unveils New Website!

We are excited to unveil Harper's NEW and improved website!

From Harper International 4 Mar 2016

Chemists Find New Way to Synthesize Kryptonite Crystals

A method to synthesize the first binary compound of oxygen and krypton - a krypton oxide, has been formulated by a team of theoretical chemists at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences. It has been discovered that this unusual substance can be produced even in the existing laboratories using very high pressure.

4 Mar 2016

New Method Developed for Reliable and High Performance Glass-Ceramic-to-Metal Seals

Stainless steel contains components that protect it from rough environments encountered in the defense and aerospace industries. These components need paths that allow electricity to power and interact with them. The paths require a genuine insulation seal to prevent them from contacting the metal case, which can limit the communication and power lines.

4 Mar 2016

Shenhua Ningxia Coal-to-Liquids Project to Use Air Products’ PRISM Membrane Separators

Air Products PRISM Membranes division in Saint Louis, Missouri, has received a significant order to provide a large quantity of membrane separators to the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base in Ningxia, China, for use as part of the Shenhua Ningxia Coal-to-Liquids Project.

4 Mar 2016

PowerCell Sweden Signs Distribution Agreement with South Africa-Based Powertech System Integrators

Leading Swedish fuel cell company PowerCell Sweden AB (publ) has signed an agreement with South African based Powertech System Integrators (Pty) Ltd (PTSI) to distribute PowerCell's products in Africa.

4 Mar 2016

Quantum Silicones Introduces New Series of True Skin Silicones

Quantum Silicones (QSi) now provide a new range of True Skin products available in three Shore A hardnesses: 30, 20 and 10. All of the grades are two-part, addition (platinum) cure silicones.

3 Mar 2016

First 3D-Printed ‘Sneezometer’ to Assist Patients with Respiratory Issues

Researchers at the University of Surrey have built the world’s first ‘sneezometer’, which is an airflow sensor or ‘spirometer’. It is configured to measure the speed of a sneeze. The sneezometer can be applied to diagnose a number of respiratory conditions. It is double the speed and more sensitive than any other device currently available in the market.

3 Mar 2016

Researchers Analyze Optical and Electronic Properties of Rhombohedral Structure

Perovskite has a hexagonal or rhombohedral structure with formula ABO3, while still belonging to the R3c space group (number #161). They possess ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and superconducting properties and are often used in applications of functional devices.

3 Mar 2016

Materials Science News

Cornell University Receives NSF Grant to Design and Create New Interface Materials

DFG Announces Launch of German-Russian Collaboration in Materials Research

Scientists Share Insights into Wetting of Soluble Polymer Substrates

Researchers Study Silicon Wafer Breakage Using Direct and X-ray Diffraction imaging Techniques

Scientists Harness Static Electricity to Control Chemical Reactions

Spectrometer from Rigaku features Advanced Guidance System and Automatic Application Setup

Freeman Technology Awarded the Richard S. Ladd Standards Development Award from ASTM

Harper Unveils New Website!

Chemists Find New Way to Synthesize Kryptonite Crystals

New Method Developed for Reliable and High Performance Glass-Ceramic-to-Metal Seals

Shenhua Ningxia Coal-to-Liquids Project to Use Air Products’ PRISM Membrane Separators

PowerCell Sweden Signs Distribution Agreement with South Africa-Based Powertech System Integrators

Quantum Silicones Introduces New Series of True Skin Silicones

First 3D-Printed ‘Sneezometer’ to Assist Patients with Respiratory Issues

Researchers Analyze Optical and Electronic Properties of Rhombohedral Structure

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