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Researchers Develop Low-Cost Electrode Material for Ion Concentration Analysis

Researchers from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a new dry electrode that is capable of determining the concentration of certain positive ions in a stable and consistent way. This electrode can be produced cost-effectively on an industrial scale.

16 Mar 2016

Researchers Use Laser Interferometry to Measure Growth Rate of Protein Crystals Onboard the ISS

In order to study the effects of microgravity in a better way, Japanese researchers have grown protein crystals and successfully determined the rate of the crystals’ growth onboard the International Space Station (ISS) using laser interferometry.

16 Mar 2016

SEMICON China 2016: Edwards Announces Availability of New Vacuum Pumps

Edwards, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of integrated vacuum and abatement solutions, announced the availability of two new vacuum pump product families at SEMICON® China: the iXM Series for semiconductor etch and chemical vapour deposition (CVD) applications, and the iXL900R for fast pump down of large flat panel display (FPD) loadlock chambers.

From Edwards Vacuum Ltd 16 Mar 2016

Breakthrough Technique Facilitates Formation of New Molecules by Cleaving Inert Bonds

A breakthrough method, developed by a team of researchers headed by the City College of New York chemist Mahesh K. Lakshman, reduces the barrier that inhibits the easy formation of new molecules. The novel technique facilitates the generation of new molecules by cleaving typically inert bonds.

16 Mar 2016

Surface Premelting Phenomenon Unravelled by Novel Colloidal Crystals

Scientists from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have achieved single-particle resolution, for the first time, in the investigation of surface premelting phenomena.

16 Mar 2016

Biodegradable Polymer Grafts to Treat People with Metastatic Spinal Tumors

Using the idea of colorful "grow capsules" in water that blossom into animal-shaped sponges, scientists have created biodegradable polymer grafts. These grafts, when surgically implanted in damaged vertebrae, can grow to the required shape and size in order to fix the spinal column.

15 Mar 2016

ANSI and America Makes Announce Launch of Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative

America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) have announced the launch of the America Makes & ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC).

15 Mar 2016

Australian Company Building First Commercial Graphene Manufacturing Plant In Australia

Image Credit: Tatiana Shepeleva/Shutterstock.com Sydney based company, Imagine Intelligent Materials Pty Limited (Imagine IM), has entered into a contract with Geelong based engineering company, Austeng, to build ...

15 Mar 2016

Instron Celebrate 70 Years of Excellence

Instron, the leading provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate the mechanical properties of materials and components, is celebrating its 70th anniversary on March 15, 2016.

From Instron - USA 14 Mar 2016

“From Engineering Parts to Egg Pans” - Carbodeon NanoDiamond Additive Doubles the Wear Resistance of Fluoropolymer Coatings, Lowers Cost

Carbodeon has developed a new additive for fluoropolymer coatings, based on its uDiamond® NanoDiamond technology.

From Carbodeon Ltd Oy 14 Mar 2016

University of Michigan Researchers Develop Durable, Inexpensive Ice Repellent Coating

Ice is considered a nuisance on a car’s windshield, but it is dangerous on an airplane, a ship, oil rig, a wind turbine, or a power line. While methods like hammers, scrapers or chemical melting agents are often used to remove ice, these are labor-intensive, complicated, and costly processes.

14 Mar 2016

Harvard Researchers Develop Self-Actuated 3D Material with Controllable Shape and Size

Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a versatile 3D material that bends, folds, and shrinks on its own. The foldable, tunable, and self actuated material is capable of changing shape, size, and volume. When folded flat it is strong enough to withstand an elephant’s weight without breaking, and bounces back to prepare for the subsequent task.

14 Mar 2016

Study Findings Demonstrate Potential of Magnetic Chips for Energy-Efficient Computing

In a breakthrough for energy-efficient computing, UC Berkeley engineers have shown for the first time that magnetic chips can actually operate at the lowest fundamental energy dissipation theoretically possible under the laws of thermodynamics.

14 Mar 2016

VHE‘s Enhanced Ohmmeter can Measure Electrical Resistance Between Points of Different Voltage Potential

VHE‘s enhanced ohmmeter is able to measure the electrical resistance between points of different voltage potential. Conventional ohmmeters do not have this capability.

14 Mar 2016

Powder Metallurgy Expert William F. Jandeska to Receive Kempton H. Roll PM Lifetime Achievement Award

William F. Jandeska, Jr., FAPMI, president, Midwest Metallurgical, Ltd., and project manager for the Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology, has been selected to receive the Kempton H. Roll PM Lifetime Achievement Award by the Metal Powder Industries Federation. The award will be presented during the Industry Luncheon on Monday,June 6, during POWDERMET2016—the International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials in Boston, Massachusetts, June 5-7, 2016

14 Mar 2016

Materials Science News

Researchers Develop Low-Cost Electrode Material for Ion Concentration Analysis

Researchers Use Laser Interferometry to Measure Growth Rate of Protein Crystals Onboard the ISS

SEMICON China 2016: Edwards Announces Availability of New Vacuum Pumps

Breakthrough Technique Facilitates Formation of New Molecules by Cleaving Inert Bonds

Surface Premelting Phenomenon Unravelled by Novel Colloidal Crystals

Biodegradable Polymer Grafts to Treat People with Metastatic Spinal Tumors

ANSI and America Makes Announce Launch of Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative

Australian Company Building First Commercial Graphene Manufacturing Plant In Australia

Instron Celebrate 70 Years of Excellence

“From Engineering Parts to Egg Pans” - Carbodeon NanoDiamond Additive Doubles the Wear Resistance of Fluoropolymer Coatings, Lowers Cost

University of Michigan Researchers Develop Durable, Inexpensive Ice Repellent Coating

Harvard Researchers Develop Self-Actuated 3D Material with Controllable Shape and Size

Study Findings Demonstrate Potential of Magnetic Chips for Energy-Efficient Computing

VHE‘s Enhanced Ohmmeter can Measure Electrical Resistance Between Points of Different Voltage Potential

Powder Metallurgy Expert William F. Jandeska to Receive Kempton H. Roll PM Lifetime Achievement Award

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