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Study Results Help Design Metallic Materials with Unmatched Damage Tolerance

A new alloy with cold-loving features is reported to be one of the toughest metallic alloys ever, according to a team of Berkeley Lab researchers.

By Beth Ellison 7 Jan 2016

71mm-High Solid-State Relays from RS Components Boost Channel Capacity in Space-Constrained Applications

Sleek enclosure design allows up to 24-character identification to aid safe and accurate wiring

From RS Components Ltd. 7 Jan 2016

Hardide Coatings Opens New US Production Facility in Virginia

Hardide Coatings, Inc., the United Kingdom-based provider of advanced surface coating technology, announces the opening of its new Virginia production facility.

From Hardide Coatings 7 Jan 2016

Engineering Ceramics Ideal for High-Temperature, High-Wear Applications

Goodfellow Ceramic and Glass Division offers a range of engineering ceramics that are ideal for the high-temperature, high-wear conditions typically found in aerospace, automotive, military, electronic and industrial fields.

From Goodfellow Ceramic & Glass 7 Jan 2016

Engineering Ceramics Ideal for High-Temperature, High-Wear Applications

From Goodfellow Ceramic & Glass 7 Jan 2016

Kistler Introduces Torque Measuring Flange With Speed and Angular Measurement

The new Kistler KiTorq torque measuring flange is now available in eight ranges from 50Nm to 5000Nm and with speed and angular measurement capability. The open stator design allows easier installation whilst minimising the risk of damage and easier visual inspection during testing.

7 Jan 2016

New Way to Produce Oxidation-Resistant Copper Alloy Nanoparticles for Printed Electronics

Economical fabrication of electronics on curved or flexible surfaces could become a reality due to printed electronics.

By Beth Ellison 6 Jan 2016

Mass Spectrometer for Bioreactor Quantification

The Hiden HPR-40 DSA mass spectrometer systems are engineered specifically for monitoring dissolved gaseous content in aqueous solutions.

From Hiden Analytical 6 Jan 2016

JEC Powers New Fibre Composite and Light-Weight Construction Trade Fair

The new fibre composite and light-weight construction trade fair “Experience Composites – powered by JEC” will take place in Augsburg between 21st and 23rd September 2016 for the first time. The creators of the event, Messe Augsburg, the JEC Group and Carbon Composites e.V. are working with great passion, meticulousness and high demands towards creating a trail-blazing event for the growing composites market. The offer has already been greatly welcomed. A range of renowned companies, both domestic and from abroad, have already declared their intention to attend. The event will showcase composites companies and applications in two halls with around 10,000 m2 and will involve strong exhibitors positioned according to application.

6 Jan 2016

Ultra Safe Pressure Reactor Assists Process Optimisation

Asynt announces that Rapid Powders Ltd. (Stoke-on-Trent, UK) has been using a PressureSyn High Pressure Reactor to undertake series of process experiments using small amounts of precious materials to produce optimally functionalised polymers.

From Asynt 5 Jan 2016

RS Components Refreshes Offering of Pneumatic Components from SMC with Addition of more than 600 New Products

Most extensive range of SMC pneumatics now available for new applications and maintenance of existing installations RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for ...

From RS Components Ltd. 5 Jan 2016

Precision Control Tension and Compression Tester

Mecmesin has launched the first of a new generation of universal testers, with a focus on precision control.

From Mecmesin 5 Jan 2016

CPI Installs NovaCentrix PulseForge Photonic Curing System

The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has recently partnered with NovaCentrix to install a specialist system designed for the high speed photonic curing of printed electronics inks. The NovaCentrix PulseForge 1300 state-of-the-art system is the first of its kind in the UK to be available to clients on an open access basis and will aid the commercialisation of a host of applications including printed sensing and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Near Field Communication (NFC) antennas for smart packaging. The recent installation builds upon CPI’s existing capability for the market adoption of printed sensing technologies, allowing companies to develop and scale up their concepts from laboratory scale right through to pilot production.

5 Jan 2016

$New 2D Metamaterial With Unusual Light Refraction Holds Promise for Faster Computers$

New 2D Metamaterial With Unusual Light Refraction Holds Promise for Faster Computers

A team of scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics in the Russian Academy of Sciences has proposed a two-dimensional metamaterial composed of silver elements, that refracts light in an unusual way.

29 Dec 2015

Nondestructive AFM Probe Technique to Study Material Behavior at the Nanoscale

Understanding where and how phase transitions occur is critical to developing new generations of the materials used in high-performance batteries, sensors, energy-harvesting devices, medical diagnostic equipment and other applications. But until now there was no good way to study and simultaneously map these phenomena at the relevant length scales.

29 Dec 2015