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Peak Scientific wins brace of Queen’s Awards for Enterprise

Peak Scientific, a market leader in laboratory gas generation, is proud to announce that it has been recognised not once but twice in the 2016 Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

From Peak Scientific 22 Apr 2016

Researchers Develop Fiber to Adsorb Uranium from Seawater

More than four billion tons of uranium exist in the oceans. This huge quantity would be sufficient to meet the global energy requirements for the next 10,000 years, only if the element could be captured from seawater to fuel nuclear power plants.

22 Apr 2016

New Detectors for Field-Flow Fractionation

Postnova Analytics, the leading international supplier of Field-Flow Fractionation (FFF) systems, has announced that it will be launching a series of exciting new products at the forthcoming Analytica 2016 in Munich, Germany.

From Postnova Analytics 22 Apr 2016

TSRI Scientists Devise New Molecule-Building Method

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new molecule-building method that is likely to have a major impact on the pharmaceutical industry and many other chemistry-based enterprises.

22 Apr 2016

New Semiconducting Polymer for Futuristic Flexible Electronics

Polymer semiconductors have the potential to be used as a key part in plastic electronics of the future. These semiconductors can be processed economically on large-area and mechanically flexible substrates.

22 Apr 2016

Researchers Create Unique Material with Coexisting Opposing Properties

Malicious Mr. Hyde and mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll were opposite characters of the same man, and their story had a tragic end as they were struggling to coexist peacefully.

22 Apr 2016

Researchers Use Silicone Wristbands to Monitor Exposures to Chemicals

Silicone wristbands were once made popular by famous celebrities and athletes supporting certain charities. Researchers have now found another application for the bright and colorful bands – identifying what chemicals people are exposed to regularly. The research is the cover article in American Chemical Society’s weekly newsmagazine Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN).

22 Apr 2016

3D Laser Printing Used to Build Micron-Scale Optics with Superior Performance

Researchers have proven that micron-scale optics can be 3D printed with exceptional performance and reproducibility. The method they used can be adapted to develop nearly any type of integrated optical element at the micron-scale or smaller, which could assist in the miniaturization of instruments and gadgets used in sensing to telecommunications applications.

21 Apr 2016

Loughborough University Project Aims to Modernize 3D Printed Fashion

Loughborough University’s Senior Lecturer in Product and Industrial Design, Dr Guy Bingham, has collaborated with international textile and garment manufacturer the Yeh Group, to undertake a highly innovative project using 3D textile printing, which could transform the way clothes and footwear are manufactured.

21 Apr 2016

New Coating Technology to Enhance Efficiency of Wind Turbine Blades

The blades of wind turbines in offshore environments are susceptible to erosion due to heavy rainfalls and the harmful offshore environment. This leads to a drastic reduction in the energy production capacity and efficiency of turbines. The European project Windtrust is evaluating new technologies to overcome such drawbacks.

21 Apr 2016

Royal DSM Launches New Stanyl Polyamide 46-Based High Performance Material

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, has launched an innovative new high performance material based on Stanyl® polyamide 46. This new material, Stanyl HGR1, reduces frictional torque in automobile engine timing systems and will provide OEMs with a very cost-effective tool for reducing fuel consumption.

21 Apr 2016

Research on Advancing Conductive Plastic Holds Promise in Health and Energy Sectors

A breakthrough research by Washington State University’s assistant professor of physics, Brian Collins is paving the way for the creation of biological implants that have the capacity to communicate with the brain, to provide vision to the visually challenged or to control paralyzed limbs.

20 Apr 2016

NASA Assesses Use of 3D Printing for Constructing Tightly Packed Electronic Assemblies

In recent years, detector assemblies are becoming smaller and denser with a number of electronic components that have to be electrically connected to sense and read out signals. This has produced a greater challenge to design and manufacture these highly critical instrument devices.

20 Apr 2016

PNNL's New Rechargeable Battery Offers Inexpensive, Eco-Friendly Alternative for Storing Renewable Energy

A research team has unexpectedly discovered a rechargeable battery, which is as cheap as the standard car batteries, but with very high energy density. This new battery could be used as an alternative to support the power grid and store renewable energy in an environmentally friendly and cost-effective manner.

20 Apr 2016

Researchers Provide First Definitive Evidence for Twist-Bend Phase of Liquid Crystals

Discovered more than 125 years ago, liquid crystals play a significant role in screens of computer monitors and TV, watches, clocks and a variety of other electronics displays. Scientists are still attempting to improve the molecular makeup of these liquid crystals.

20 Apr 2016