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MultiPort Inlet Selector Now Available for Gas Sorption Analyzers

Hiden Isochema’s new MultiPort inlet selector is now available for the manufacturer’s IGA and XEMIS series gas sorption analyzers.

From Hiden Isochema 27 Jan 2016

Smart Materials Help to Improve Energy Harvesting

A research group at France's National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon (INSA de Lyon) have discovered a technique to improve the mechanical energy harvesting performance potential of smart materials called, "electrostrictive polymers."

27 Jan 2016

Toho Tenax Renews Long-Term Contract to Supply PYROMEX Aircraft Brake-Friction Materials to UTAS

Toho Tenax Co., Ltd., the core company of the Teijin Group’s carbon fibers and composites business, announced today that it has revised and renewed a long-term contract to supply PYROMEX®, an oxidized PAN fiber (OPF) to UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS), a member of the United Technologies (UTC) group. Under the terms of the agreement, Toho Tenax and UTAS have extended their contract another five years, to 2030.

From Teijin Limited 27 Jan 2016

DRYVAC SYSTEMS for Thin Film Coating Processes

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum offers optimized Solutions for Flat Panel Display Manufacturing.

26 Jan 2016

Trelleborg’s ‘Convention Defying’ Materials Obtain ISO 23936 Qualification

Two advanced elastomers developed by Trelleborg Sealing Solutions capable of withstanding extremely low temperatures have passed rigorous international industry standards.

From Trelleborg - TAEM 26 Jan 2016

MEMS Revolutionized with Picosun’s Batch ALD Cluster Tools

Picosun Oy, the leading supplier of high quality ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating solutions for industrial production, has revolutionized cost-effective MEMS manufacturing with high throughput PICOPLATFORM™ batch ALD cluster technology.

From Picosun Oy 25 Jan 2016

New Research Opens Door to Devices Based on Junctions of Correlated Electronic Materials

A magnetic state in a few atomic laters of artificially synthesized materials, known as transitional metal oxides, has been developed by researchers from the University of Arkansas and their colleagues.

25 Jan 2016

Unravelling the Mystery of Non-Platinum Catalysts for Fuel Cell Technologies

A long-standing controversy of fuel cell catalysts has recently been solved by a research team from the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba.

22 Jan 2016

MIT Researchers Develop Transparent Polymer that Could Offer Cheaper Alternative to Smart Windows

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new theory to predict the amount of light transmitted via a material, considering its level of stretch and thickness. Based on this theory, the researchers were able to successfully predict the varying transparency of a rubber-like, transparent polymer as it was stretched and inflated.

22 Jan 2016

Researchers Successfully Develop Synthesized Covalent Organic Frameworks

A material with a unique structure, consisting of woven organic polymers, has been synthesized by a team of researchers. These polymers produce a unique elastic property in the innovative material.

22 Jan 2016

Surprising Chemical Reaction Helps Researchers to Develop Potential Breakthrough Battery

Lithium-air batteries can store electricity up to five times that of the more common lithium-ion batteries, but they have their shortcomings. Researchers working at the University of Illinois, Chicago, have developed a prototype that is energized by a surprising chemical reaction, which can solve the lithium-air batteries biggest drawback.

22 Jan 2016

Texture Analysis Satisfies Sweet Tooth Cravings

Texture Analyzer offers affordable, high performance testing whether in Quality Control or product development

From AMETEK, Inc. 22 Jan 2016

Winter Woes Could be Relieved by Self-Heating Lithium-Ion Battery

A lithium-ion battery capable of self heating even if the temperature is less than 32°F can prove to be comforting as it could relieve winter "range anxiety" for owners of electric vehicles, according to a research team from Penn State and EC Power, State College. This self-heating battery also has a wide range of applications.

22 Jan 2016

Next Monday, Digital Surf to Launch Revolutionary SEM Image Colorization

Images obtained by SEMs are typically two-dimensional and black and white. To make SEM images easier to interpret by the human eye, researchers spend hours "colorizing" their images manually before publishing them. Digital Surf have developed a new tool in Mountains® 7.3 software which enables colorization of an object with just one click of the mouse.

From Digital Surf 22 Jan 2016

Ames Laboratory’s DNP-NMR Spectrometer Provides More Precise and Rapid Atomic-Scale Material Characterization

In just a little over a year of operation, the U.S. Department of Energy Ames Laboratory’s dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer has successfully characterized materials at the atomic scale level with more speed and precision than ever possible before. Spectra for materials important to catalysis, solar energy, and hydrogen storage have helped scientists better understand how these materials work.

22 Jan 2016