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Dreamweaver-led Researchers Find Solution to Lithium Ion Battery Safety Problem

A team of investigators led by Dreamweaver International has investigated the effects of heat and nail penetration on lithium ion cells by performing autopsies on cells post-test. The investigators found that conventional separators shrink, melt, crack, split and burn under extreme conditions, while separators made of more thermally stable materials show much less damage, and in some cases none of these effects.

13 Jan 2016

Stanford Team Creates New Area-Selective ALD Process to Develop Energy Efficient Semiconductors

Stanford University researchers sponsored by Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world’s leading university-research consortium for semiconductor technologies, have developed a new area selective atomic layer deposition (ALD) process that promises to accelerate the manufacturing of higher performing, more energy efficient semiconductors.

13 Jan 2016

Rice University Develops Innovative Material with Self-Healing and Reversible Self-Stiffening Properties

Rice University scientists have invented an adaptive material, self-adaptive composite (SAC), that combines reversible self-stiffening and self-healing properties. SAC comprises a solid matrix composed of sticky micron-scale rubber balls.

13 Jan 2016

New Metallic Glue Can Solder Materials Without Heat

Nanotechnology experts Hanchen Huang and colleagues from Northeastern University have created a unique glue with the ability to bind metal to metal, glass and many other materials. The glue sets at room temperature, and only needs a little pressure to seal.

13 Jan 2016

Study Reveals Mechanisms Behind Remarkable Strength of Seashells

Seashells, lobster claws, and chalk are all composed of calcium carbonate crystals but the first two are tough to break, while the third is soft enough to draw on pathways. This is because the hard materials contain bits of soft biological matter, which provides them with strength.

13 Jan 2016

WIN Semiconductors Places Order for Ferrotec‘s Temescal Electron-Beam Evaporator Systems

Ferrotec Corporation today announces that the largest pure-play GaAs foundry company, WIN Semiconductors Corp., has selected Temescal systems from Ferrotec Corporation for its next stage of expansion by ordering multiple e-beam evaporators for metal deposition. A total of $8.4M in orders for Auratus enhanced UEFC series Temescal systems have been placed in 2015.

12 Jan 2016

Trelleborg Opens Climate-Controlled Swivel Stack Seal Inspection Facility in Barendrecht, Netherlands

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has opened a dedicated climate-controlled swivel stack seal inspection facility for the validation of bespoke seals.

12 Jan 2016

Hauzer Announces Acquisition of Cromatipic Ecological Chroming System

IHI Hauzer Techno Coating in The Netherlands is pleased to announce that it has acquired the intellectual property rights and trade marks for Cromatipic®, formerly owned by Sidasa Engineering in Spain. All responsibilities, ownership of process, technology and factory engineering have been included in this transaction and Hauzer will be supplier of consumables to all Cromatipic® users worldwide.

From IHI Hauzer Techno Coating B.V 12 Jan 2016

ABB Introduces HP30, a New Process Analyzer for Refinery and Petrochemical Hydrogen Management

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, introduces the new HP30hydrogen process analyzer intended for installation and use in refinery and petrochemical plant environments for the monitoring of hydrogen recycle and hydrogen make-up process streams.

From ABB Measurement & Analytics 11 Jan 2016

One Component Epoxy Adhesive Has Ultra Low Thermal Resistance and Meets NASA Low Outgassing Specifications

Master Bond Supreme 18TC is a single component epoxy adhesive that contains a blend of special thermally conductive fillers. This smooth paste system can be applied in bond lines as thin as 10-15 microns.

From Master Bond Inc. 11 Jan 2016

Major Advance Towards Practical Application of Solid-State Energy-Storage/Heat-Release Materials

Imagine if your clothing could, on demand, release just enough heat to keep you warm and cozy, allowing you to dial back on your thermostat settings and stay comfortable in a cooler room. Or, picture a car windshield that stores the sun’s energy and then releases it as a burst of heat to melt away a layer of ice.

11 Jan 2016

New 3D Printer-Based Technique Enables Low-Cost Production of Human Organ Models

The University of Tsukuba in conjunction with Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) have successfully developed a low cost human organ model production technique for use with 3D printers that helps reveal complicated interior organ structure.

11 Jan 2016

Researchers Drastically Reduce Complexity and Size of Polarimeters by Building 2D Metasurface

What do astrophysics, telecommunications and pharmacology have in common? Each of these fields relies on polarimeters — instruments that detect the direction of the oscillation of electromagnetic waves, otherwise known as the polarization of light.

11 Jan 2016

Technical Partnership at the Top – Oxford Instruments and Zurich Instruments Announce a Technical Collaboration for Low Temperature Physics

Oxford Instruments (OI), market leader in cryogenic equipment, and Zurich Instruments (ZI), the technical leader for digital lock-in amplifiers, announce today their joint technical collaboration primarily focused on demonstrating how the efficiency of combining equipment from both companies results in reduced time between installation and measurement.

From Oxford Instruments 8 Jan 2016

First Experimental Evidence of Existence of Metallic Hydrogen

A team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh has reconstructed a unique material which constitutes much of the larger planets in the solar system.

By Beth Ellison 7 Jan 2016

Materials Science News

Dreamweaver-led Researchers Find Solution to Lithium Ion Battery Safety Problem

Stanford Team Creates New Area-Selective ALD Process to Develop Energy Efficient Semiconductors

Rice University Develops Innovative Material with Self-Healing and Reversible Self-Stiffening Properties

New Metallic Glue Can Solder Materials Without Heat

Study Reveals Mechanisms Behind Remarkable Strength of Seashells

WIN Semiconductors Places Order for Ferrotec‘s Temescal Electron-Beam Evaporator Systems

Trelleborg Opens Climate-Controlled Swivel Stack Seal Inspection Facility in Barendrecht, Netherlands

Hauzer Announces Acquisition of Cromatipic Ecological Chroming System

ABB Introduces HP30, a New Process Analyzer for Refinery and Petrochemical Hydrogen Management

One Component Epoxy Adhesive Has Ultra Low Thermal Resistance and Meets NASA Low Outgassing Specifications

Major Advance Towards Practical Application of Solid-State Energy-Storage/Heat-Release Materials

New 3D Printer-Based Technique Enables Low-Cost Production of Human Organ Models

Researchers Drastically Reduce Complexity and Size of Polarimeters by Building 2D Metasurface

Technical Partnership at the Top – Oxford Instruments and Zurich Instruments Announce a Technical Collaboration for Low Temperature Physics

First Experimental Evidence of Existence of Metallic Hydrogen

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