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ICESat-2 Uses Photon Counting Technique in Spaceflight Instruments

NASA’s follow-on to the successful ICESat mission will employ a never-before-flown technique for determining the topography of ice sheets and the thickness of sea ice, but that won’t be the only first for this mission.

3 Feb 2016

Block Copolymer Hydrogel Prevents Damage to Red Blood Cells

Scientists have developed a new approach for the long-term storage of biological tissue and blood samples making blood transfusions easier.

3 Feb 2016

Sandia Labs Analyzes Impact on Composites Using Nondestructive Testing Methods

Researchers David Moore and Timothy Briggs from Sandia National Laboratories and their teams are analyzing the inner parts of a composite material. Moore had a rectangular piece of carbon composite material with a surface that was smooth with a weak woven pattern.

3 Feb 2016

The New Compact, Flexible and Powerful 3D Profiler, S lynx

Sensofar Metrology has released a new high-resolution non-contact 3D surface profiler in a more compact format – the S lynx. The new system draws on over 14 years of experience in designing optical metrology systems for both R&D and industry, enabling Sensofar to pack the performance of a high-end 3D surface profiler into a smaller platform.

From Sensofar Metrology 3 Feb 2016

Harper Awarded Australian Government Nuclear Contract

Harper International, world leader in thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, has been awarded a contract to supply a hot cell Rotary thermal processing system for use to treat waste from nuclear medicine production at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO).

From Harper International 2 Feb 2016

Long-Lasting Protective Coating to Prevent Rusting in Offshore Wind Turbines

Renewable energy is produced from the winds out at sea by offshore wind farms. The saltiness in the air causes the wind turbines to rust. For these farms to be profitable, the turbines need to remain in action for 25 years at least, which would not possible without regular maintenance. A team of researchers from Fraunhofer have created a protective film, which will enhance the repair method. They are also looking to formulate an essential inspection criteria.

2 Feb 2016

Boeing Uses Hexcel's Composite Materials in 737 MAX for Superior Strength and Fuel-Efficiency

Hexcel and Boeing today celebrated the first flight of the 737 MAX 8 — the first member of Boeing’s efficient 737 MAX family — which took to the skies from Renton Field near Boeing’s 737 Final Assembly plant in Renton, Wash.

2 Feb 2016

Researchers Exploit Leidenfrost Effect to Control Movements of Liquid Droplets

Turn on a skillet and let it heat up until it is well above the boiling point of water. Then sprinkle a teaspoon of water on the skillet and watch. Water droplets will bounce up, form spheres and scurry across the surface.

2 Feb 2016

Dow Corning's New Silicone Elastomer Products May Help Shape Future of Medical Device Innovation

Macro trends including an aging population, technological advancements and increased healthcare spending promise to boost global medical device industry growth by 6.1 percent annually over the next two years.

2 Feb 2016

Stratasys Enhances 3D-Printing Properties of Object Connex3

Stratasys Ltd., the 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, today unveiled the enhanced Objet Connex3, with the goal of helping the additive manufacturing industry bridge the technology adoption chasm by making the power of multi-color and multi-material 3D printing more accessible to all.

2 Feb 2016

Nano Dimension Unveils Dragonfly 2020 3D Printer For Next-Generation Electronics

At SOLIDWORKS World 2016, Nano Dimension Ltd., a leader in the area of 3D Printed Electronics,, is demonstrating its recently unveiled DragonFly 2020 3D Printer, designed to be the ultimate rapid prototyping tool for professional electronics. The DragonFly 2020 3D Printer will be exhibited in the show’s Partner Pavilion January 31 – February 3.

2 Feb 2016

Non-Yellowing UV Curable System Has Superior Abrasion Resistance

Master Bond UV15X-6NM-2 is a one component UV curing urethane acrylate system formulated for a variety of bonding, sealing, coating and encapsulation applications.

From Master Bond Inc. 1 Feb 2016

Twi and Metalysis Demonstrate 3D-Printed Tantalum Biomedical Implants

TWI and Metalysis demonstrate 3D-printed tantalum biomedical implants

From Metalysis 1 Feb 2016

Stanford Engineer Uses Gecko-Inspired Adhesive to Climb Like Spider-Man

In a recent episode of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert commented on a discovery made by zoologists from the University of Cambridge that Spider-Man probably couldn't climb walls. After intensive research, the zoologists found that natural adhesives scale in a way that geckos are the largest animals that can stick to walls and climb vertical surfaces.

1 Feb 2016

Researcher Develops New Method to Prepare Efficient Photoelectrodes for Solar Hydrogen Production

Dr. Guijarro has devloped a facile and scalable method to prepare (Cu(In,Ga)S2) photocathodes and demonstrated their state-of-the-art performance for Solar Hydrogen production. The results have been plublished in Advanced Energy Materials.

1 Feb 2016