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Phase-Transition Materials Hold Promise for Progress of Advanced Optics

Similar to magic tricks seen in the movies, materials possessing properties known as phase transition can change from clear to cloudy when applied to an electric field or according to the temperature. A collaborative team of researchers, including physicists from Germany’s Friedrich Schiller University Jena, have created a method to engineer the transition point at specific temperatures for vanadium dioxide, a phase-transition material.

19 Jan 2016

Hyun-Dai Fiber Uses Glass/Carbon Fiber to Build Novel Composite Materials

Market research suggests that the glass fiber and special chemical fiber sector will grow annually by 6.47% from 2015 to 2020. Hyun-Dai Fiber.Co.Ltd. have been using their expertise and technical know-how to manufacture and supply various fibers - from superfine glass fiber to carbon fiber - in order to meet the demands of its customers.

19 Jan 2016

Metamaterials Used To Help Reduce MRI Scanning Time

Researchers from The Netherlands, Australia, and Russia have developed a new technology that helps to reduce scanning time by more than 50% in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). With this new technology hospitals can increase the number of scans, without having to change equipment.

19 Jan 2016

TA Instruments Announces Move of the Electroforce Group

TA Instruments announced today that the ElectroForce Systems Group has moved to a new facility in Eden Prairie, MN.

From TA Instruments 18 Jan 2016

New E8500 PLUS - Portable Emissions Analyzer

The new E8500 PLUS emissions analyzer is a complete portable tool for EPA compliance level emissions monitoring and testing.

From Sauermann Americas 18 Jan 2016

Flexible Plastic Film Developed, Could be Used for Detecting Recurrence of Cancer

Chemical engineers from the University of Michigan have developed a stretchable, thin film that could help to provide improved follow-up treatment for cancer survivors.

18 Jan 2016

BMW 7 Series Features Hexcel’s Innovative CFRP Technology

Hexcel is pleased to have its innovative CFRP technology introduced in the BMW 7 Series where it is used to save weight and reinforce the metal shell of the B-pillar. Hexcel supplies BMW with preforms made of unidirectional carbon prepreg set in various orientations and combined with adhesive. The prepreg is made from Hexcel’s HexPly® M77 resin system that cures in 1.5 minutes at 160°C.

From Hexcel 18 Jan 2016

RS Components Introduces New Matrix E-Blocks Pluggable Hardware Modules and Design Environment

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has introduced the latest range of E-Blocks electronic modules and the supporting Flowcode 6 development environment from Matrix Technology Solutions.

From RS Components Ltd. 18 Jan 2016

SET, Smart Equipment Technology, Leading Semiconductor Supplier, Joins IRT Nanoelec 3D Integration Program

Will Work with Leti, STMicroelectronics and Mentor Graphics to Develop Advanced 3D Die-to-wafer Stacking Technologies Using Direct Cu-Cu Bonding SET, Smart Equipment Technology, the leading supplier in high accuracy d...

15 Jan 2016

RobiFix-MINI – The New Roboticline Primary Circuit Connector for Spot Welding Applications

With the latest addition to its Roboticline program, Multi-Contact has created a further solution for high-frequency welding technology. Thanks to its compact, lightweight design, RobiFix-MINI is easily integrated into modern lightweight design concepts.

15 Jan 2016

Committing to Accuracy: Improved Conformance Testing of Gravimetric Gas Sorption Analyzers

Hiden Isochema have introduced a NIST traceable method for assessing the combined pressure, uptake and temperature measurements of gravimetric sorption systems.

From Hiden Isochema 14 Jan 2016

New Findings on Charged Particle Motion Could Advance Laser-Driven Particle Accelerators

Scientists from the University of Strathclyde have discovered that the charged particle motion can be controlled by the diffraction of ultra-intense laser light, traveling via a thin foil. The findings in the fundamental physics of the laser-plasma interactions, may have a major impact in the fields of security, industry, and medicine. This breakthrough holds immense potential in advancing compact, cost-effective, laser-powered particle accelerators.

14 Jan 2016

EPFL Team Uses Spider Silk to Identify Molecules

Fiber optics specialists at EPFL have discovered some distinctive qualities of spider silk in relation to reactions with specific substances and conducting light.

13 Jan 2016

New SIPSERs Technique Enables Single Molecule Detection

A team of researchers from Penn State have developed a new and unique technique that enables the detection of single molecules of biological and chemical species from solid, liquid and gaseous samples, based on the ultra sensitivity of the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with a slippery surface invented by Penn State. The researchers believe that the new technology would pave the way for various applications in the field of analytical chemistry, molecular diagnostics, environmental monitoring and national security.

13 Jan 2016

Northwestern University Engineers Innovate 3D Printing of Metals and Alloys

Engineers from Northwestern University have created a new technique to print 3D metallic objects without relying on metal powder beds, and expensive electron beams or lasers. This technique is fast, cheap, and provides a more uniform process, utilizing common furnaces and liquid inks. The research team also demonstrate that the new method could be used for a varied range of metals, alloys, metal mixtures, compounds, and metal oxides.

13 Jan 2016

Materials Science News

Phase-Transition Materials Hold Promise for Progress of Advanced Optics

Hyun-Dai Fiber Uses Glass/Carbon Fiber to Build Novel Composite Materials

Metamaterials Used To Help Reduce MRI Scanning Time

TA Instruments Announces Move of the Electroforce Group

New E8500 PLUS - Portable Emissions Analyzer

Flexible Plastic Film Developed, Could be Used for Detecting Recurrence of Cancer

BMW 7 Series Features Hexcel’s Innovative CFRP Technology

RS Components Introduces New Matrix E-Blocks Pluggable Hardware Modules and Design Environment

SET, Smart Equipment Technology, Leading Semiconductor Supplier, Joins IRT Nanoelec 3D Integration Program

RobiFix-MINI – The New Roboticline Primary Circuit Connector for Spot Welding Applications

Committing to Accuracy: Improved Conformance Testing of Gravimetric Gas Sorption Analyzers

New Findings on Charged Particle Motion Could Advance Laser-Driven Particle Accelerators

EPFL Team Uses Spider Silk to Identify Molecules

New SIPSERs Technique Enables Single Molecule Detection

Northwestern University Engineers Innovate 3D Printing of Metals and Alloys

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