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Asynt Nitrogen Generator Helps Reach Separations Save Nitrogen During Chiral Chromatography

Asynt reports on how chromatography specialists - Reach Separations Ltd. are benefiting from the installation of an onsite nitrogen generator at their laboratories in Nottingham, UK.

From Asynt 15 Sep 2015

Manganese Steel Forms Different Crystal Structure at Typical Linear Defects

Researchers at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung in Düsseldorf have discovered that manganese steel forms a different crystal structure at typical linear defects.

14 Sep 2015

New 3D Printing System to Create Strong, Transparent Glass Structures

MIT researchers have discovered a novel method to 3D print strong, transparent glass structures, taking the existing 3D printing technology to a completely new level.

14 Sep 2015

Markes International Opens Second USA Office

Markes International (Llantrisant, UK) has announced that it has opened a second office in the USA, near Sacramento, California. This office will provide more local support to West Coast customers, and following the opening of Markes’ Cincinnati office in 2012, reflects the extent to which the company’s business is growing within the USA.

From Markes International Limited 14 Sep 2015

Dr Phillip Cartwright Appointed as Chief Technology Officer at HVM Catapult

The High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult, which stimulates and supports the commercial application of new technologies through the development of innovative manufacturing processes, has appointed Dr Phillip Cartwright as Chief Technology Officer.

14 Sep 2015

Researchers Observe Dynamic Mott Transition in Superconductors

A group of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente in The Netherlands has observed a dynamic Mott transition in a superconductor.

By Beth Ellison 14 Sep 2015

Ultrafast Electron Camera Helps Understand the Motion of Monolayers

A research initiative led by scientists from Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory reveals the motion of individual atoms at a speed of trillionths of a second, creating wrinkles on a material that is three atoms thick.

By Beth Ellison 14 Sep 2015

Michelman to Showcase Innovative Printing, Coating Technologies at 4th Specialty Films & Flexible Packaging Conference

Michelman will be presenting a variety of its flagship print receptive and functional coating technologies at the 4th Specialty Films & Flexible Packaging Conference being held September 15-16 in Mumbai, India. Mr. Bill Magee, Group Director of Michelman’s Printing & Packaging division will be doing a presentation at the show entitled “Breakthrough Technology - Water-Based Coatings – A Sustainable Alternative.”

From Michelman Inc 14 Sep 2015

PI miCos Introduces New L-511 Precision Linear Stage Series

PI miCos presents the new L-511 precision linear stage series. The stages achieve unidirectional repeatability up to 0.1 µm and minimum incremental motion of up to 0.02 µm.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 14 Sep 2015

ZEISS Introduces Integrated Acquisition and Analysis Solution for Light, Electron and X-ray Microscopy

ZEISS Atlas 5 is a powerful hardware and software package that extends the capacity of ZEISS scanning electron microscopes (SEM) and focused ion beam SEMs (FIB-SEM). ZEISS Atlas 5 streamlines automatic image acquisition and lets users benefit from its efficient navigation and correlation of images from any source including light and X-ray microscopes.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 11 Sep 2015

Iglidur Releases Video of Self-Lubricating Bearings

Tribopolymer specialist igus® now offers 16 iglidur® bearing materials, each one in 113 different standard DIN ISO 3547 dimensions up to diameters of 50 mm. Totalling over 1,300 standard parts, igus® covers all conceivable demands on plain bearings that can be delivered from stock, within 24 hours, and with no minimum order quantities.

From Igus UK 11 Sep 2015

Composites Europe 2015: Hexcel to Showcase Materials for Automotive, Wind Energy and Recreation Markets

Hexcel is exhibiting at Composites Europe in Stuttgart, Germany (September 22-24) to promote composite materials that offer performance and processing benefits to customers in Automotive, Wind Energy and Recreation markets.

From Hexcel 11 Sep 2015

Foster Offers Custom Colored Medical Polymers in Prototype Quantities

Foster Corporation, a leader in custom polymers for medical devices, now offers custom colored medical polymers in quantities as low as 25 pounds (11 kgs) within a two week lead time to support market demand for rapid prototype development. These include formulations using pigments compliant with FDA requirements for use in applications that contact the human body for up to 30 days.

11 Sep 2015

Spectro Scientific’s CoolCheck® 2 Coolant Analyzer Offers Fast and Reliable Fluid Analysis for Vehicle Owners and Service Providers

Cooling systems play a vital role in preserving the overall engine heat balance and in protecting engine components against corrosion and other problems. Machinery and Lubrication magazine has estimated that 60% of engine downtime in the commercial sector is cooling system related. Understanding the condition of the coolant is critical in maintaining the cooling system operation.

From AMETEK Spectro Scientific 10 Sep 2015

INM to Showcase Coloured, Glass-Like, Protective Automotive Coatings at IAA 2015

The Leibniz Institute for New Materials (INM) and automotive.saarland are presenting decorative, glass-like coatings for corrosion and wear protection of automotive parts at the IAA International Motor Show 2015.

By Beth Ellison 10 Sep 2015