A new hydrogel, developed by a research team headed by scientists at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science in Japan, stretches and contracts swiftly like an artificial muscle in response to temperature change.
By Stuart Milne
12 Aug 2015
Developed for a variety of bonding, sealing, potting and encapsulation applications, Master Bond EP3RR-80 is a one component epoxy that offers user friendly handling. It has a moderate viscosity, good flow properties and an unlimited working life at ambient temperatures. Additionally, this system can be stored at 40-50°F and does not require freezing.
TechnoSpex is pleased to announce a new addition to our product line: uSight, the state of the art micro-spectroscopy system that integrates UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy with the high precision of a research grade upright optical microscope.
Polymer chemists and physicists have developed an innovative way to produce an ultra-soft yet dry silicone rubber that has an adjustable softness to match a wide range of biological tissues. The study, which appeared on the cover of the journal Advanced Materials, holds promise in biomedical research and engineering.
By Stuart Milne
11 Aug 2015
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded University of Akron team, $390,000 to design and assess waterproof medical adhesives prepared from soybean oil.
By Stuart Milne
11 Aug 2015
A team of researchers at Rice University has developed an advanced solid-state memory technology that enables high-density data storage without causing any major computer errors. The memory device resolves crosstalk issues, which promote read errors in other devices. These memories are built on tantalum oxide - a standard insulator used in electronics.
By Stuart Milne
11 Aug 2015
Deben, a leading provider of in-situ testing stages together with innovative accessories and components for electron microscopy, reports on the use of the CT5000 tensile/compression stage at the Centre for X-ray Tomography at Ghent University in Belgium where it is used for tensile and compressive strength tests on geomaterials.
XEI Scientific Inc, maker of the popular EVACTRON® De-Contaminator™ Plasma Cleaning System for electron microscopes and other vacuum chambers, has appointed EM Resolutions Limited as their exclusive distributor for their decontamination products in the UK & Ireland.
Alloy Wire, which makes round, flat, shaped profile and electrical resistance wires in a range of exotic nickel alloys, has set its sights on reaching £10m of annual sales by 2016 after it boosted its capacity across two sites in the West Midlands and Yorkshire.
Researchers from the University of Sydney and the San Diego State University have collaborated in a study using puffed rice cereal in order to explain the movement and crushing of porous materials when compressed.
By Alexander Chilton
11 Aug 2015
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have developed a copper tetramer catalyst that could help in capturing and converting carbon dioxide in a way that eventually saves energy. This innovative catalyst includes tiny clusters of four copper atoms that are supported on a thin aluminum oxide film. The catalysts function by adhering to the molecules of carbon dioxide and directing them in a manner suitable for chemical reactions.
A multi-disciplinary research team had developed a fabrication technique for creating pure molybdenum ditelluride (MoTe2) last year. The team not only succeeded in developing pure MoTe2, it also was able to obtain two varieties – semiconducting and metallic.
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been involved in creating a new technique that can extract highly efficient and polarized light from quantum dots (QDs) over a large-scale area.
A team of researchers from Penn State are working along with Rice University in Houston to design and create innovative 2D coatings capable of solving basic scientific and technological challenges such as oxidation, corrosion, abrasion, energy storage and harvesting, friction and wear, and the substantial production and deposition of new coatings with multiple functions.
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