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Chemically Active 3D-Printed Structure to Mitigate Pollution

3D-printed figures are often produced with the aid of costly or customized 3D printers, using various materials such as; glass, sugars, thermoplastics, ceramics, and metals.

4 Apr 2016

SMART 6 Named Among Top 3 New Products at Pittcon 2016

CEM's SMART 6™ Moisture/Solids Analyzer sets a new standard in process control, combining speed and precision for effective moisture analysis in manufacturing.

From CEM Corporation 4 Apr 2016

Researchers Provide New Explanation of How Gypsum Forms

A new explanation of how gypsum forms may change the way we process this important building material, as well as allow us to interpret past water availability on other planets such as Mars. The work is reported in Nature Communications.

4 Apr 2016

Scientists Use X-rays to Observe How Silver Contacts are Formed in Solar Cells

The silver electrical contacts that carry electricity out of about 90 percent of the solar modules on the market are also one of their most expensive parts. Now scientists from two Department of Energy national laboratories have used X-rays to observe exactly how those contacts form during manufacturing.

4 Apr 2016

New Reference Electrode Configuration Helps Evaluate Battery Performance During Cycling and Aging

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have demonstrated that the design and placement of a tiny measurement device called a reference electrode enhances the quantity and quality of information that can be extracted from lithium-ion battery cells during cycling.

1 Apr 2016

Civil War & Emancipation Day Event to Feature 3D-Printed Civil War-Era Artifact Replicas

Over the past several weeks, Virginia Commonwealth University anthropology professor Bernard Means, Ph.D., has been visiting the American Civil War Museum in Richmond to 3-D scan some of the museum’s treasures, including a 1-inch thick iron plate that was shot with a cannon to test the armor of the ironclad CSS Virginia – better known as the Merrimack.

1 Apr 2016

New SPECTROMAXx Arc/Spark OES Metal Analyzer Delivers Improved Speed and Performance in Accurate Elemental Analysis

The new SPECTROMAXx Arc/Spark Optical Emission Spectrometry (OES) metal analyzer has been improved to deliver greater consumables savings and faster measurement time in the performance of accurate elemental analysis.

From SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH 31 Mar 2016

The Hiden SpaciMS System for 3D Spatial Reactor Mapping

The Hiden SpaciMS spatially resolved capillary inlet mass spectrometer system is a research tool configured to dynamically sample gaseous species inside the confined spaces of reactive devices including automotive catalysts, fuel reformers and fuel cells for example.

From Hiden Analytical 31 Mar 2016

H.C. Starck Joins Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Center for Heat Treating Excellence

H.C. Starck is pleased to announce its partnership with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Center for Heat Treating Excellence (CHTE).

31 Mar 2016

Japanese Researchers Demonstrate Pure H-Conduction in Oxide for First Time

Ionic transport has been studied extensively over the years for energy devices such as fuel cells and batteries using Li+, H+, Ag+, Cu+, F-, and O2-. Yet as Genki Kobayashi and Ryoji Kanno point out in a recent report, hydride ions (H-) may be particularly useful for high-energy-density storage and conversion devices. Using an oxyhydride solid state cell they have now demonstrated pure H- conduction in an oxide for the first time.

31 Mar 2016

Materialise, HOYA to Create 3D-Printed High-Quality Visualisation Equipment and Vision Examination Systems

Materialise NV, is proud to announce a partnership with HOYA Vision Care, a division of HOYA Group, a global med-tech company and the leading supplier of innovative high-tech and medical products, to co-create and manufacture parts for high-quality visualisation equipment and vision examination systems for optical shops.

31 Mar 2016

Researchers Develop Low-Noise Hybrid Pixel Array Detectors

The detector group at the Swiss Light Source at PSI has been one of the pioneers in the development of custom-made hybrid pixel array detectors (HPADs) for synchrotron applications. In a paper published recently [Jungmann-Smith et al. (2016). J. Synchrotron Rad. 23, 385-394; doi:10.1107/S1600577515023541], this group shows that it is now possible to develop HPADs with sufficient low noise to allow single-photon detection below 1 keV as well as to perform spectroscopic imaging. A commentary has also been written about the work [Graafsma (2016). J. Synchrotron Rad. 23, 383-384; doi:10.1107/S1600577516002721].

31 Mar 2016

TA Instruments Introduces ACS-2 Air Chiller System

TA Instruments today announced the introduction of the ACS-2 Air Chiller System. Following on the tremendous popularity of the ACS-3, the ACS-2 is a mechanical refrigeration system that provides subambient temperature control for mechanical and rheological testing.

From TA Instruments 30 Mar 2016

New 3-D Modeling and Data-Extraction Technique May Transform X-ray Crystallography

A new 3-D modeling and data-extraction technique is about to transform the field of X-ray crystallography, with potential benefits for both the pharmaceutical industry and structural biology.

30 Mar 2016

Newly Published Paper Highlights Experimental Study of Electrical Conductivity Measurement of Hydrous Minerals

A newly published paper "Experimental study of the electrical conductivity of hydrous minerals in the crust and the mantle under high pressure and high temperature" on SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences overviews the studies of electrical conductivity measurement of hydrous minerals in recent years.

30 Mar 2016