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University of Puerto Rico Announces August 11th as the Launch Date for Their NASA Mission to Look for Life in Space – XEI Reports

XEI Scientific Inc. reports the August 11th launch date for RockSat-X, the culmination of an exciting collaboration between students from the University of Puerto Rico and NASA to look for evidence of life in space.

From XEI Scientific 3 Aug 2015

Black Phosphorus May Hold Promise as Replacement for Silicon Computer Chips

Researchers at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) in South Korea have developed a new semiconductor material from black phosphorus (BP), which holds promise as a replacement for silicon in future computer chips.

By Beth Ellison 3 Aug 2015

Hydrophobic Surfaces Help Improve Catalytic Activity

Researchers at MIT and other institutes have identified that two processes previously thought to be unrelated, catalysis and wetting, are closely related to each other. This surprising result could help to identify new catalysts for specific applications.

By Beth Ellison 3 Aug 2015

Study Results Provide Key Insights into Crystal Formation in Nature

An international team of researchers, including a geoscientist from Virginia Tech, has demonstrated how nature employs different pathways for crystal growth that outperform the classical, one-atom-at-a-time route.

By Beth Ellison 3 Aug 2015

G.R.A.S. Introduces Compact Flush Mount Turbulence Screen Microphone Kit for Enhanced Aero-Acoustic Testing

The 67TS-1-CL flush-mounted turbulence screen microphone kit helps enhance noise measurement within the automotive and aerospace industries.

3 Aug 2015

Boxfish Skin Could Inspire New Materials for Body Armor, Robots and Flexible Electronics

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego have closely studied the armor of the boxfish, so its unique structure can be applied to creating robots, body armor and flexible electronics.

By Will Soutter 31 Jul 2015

New SENresearch Spectroscopic Ellipsometer SENTECH Offers 10x Faster Measurements

SENTECH offers leading edge ellipsometers for thin film metrology and plasma equipment for etching and deposition. The SENresearch family represents the high end of SENTECH spectroscopic ellipsometers and includes the unique combination of FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) spectroscopy and multiplex diode array spectrometry for spectroscopic ellipsometry.

From Sentech Instruments 31 Jul 2015

Peak Scientific Augments Precision Zero Air Generator Line with Two New Models

Peak Scientific, a market leader in laboratory gas generator solutions, has today announced details of two new models in its Precision Zero Air range, offering customers greater choice when it comes to specifying a generator best matched to their flow requirements and budget.

From Peak Scientific 31 Jul 2015

$LabDCT Diffraction Contrast Tomography Now Available on Xradia 520 Versa - Unlocking Crystallographic Information in Your Lab$

LabDCT Diffraction Contrast Tomography Now Available on Xradia 520 Versa - Unlocking Crystallographic Information in Your Lab

The first laboratory-based diffraction contrast tomography (DCT) system for 3D grain imaging was launched today by Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, a pioneer in bringing synchrotron imaging capabilities to the researcher's laboratory.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 31 Jul 2015

Zeiss Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the First Commercial Scanning Electron Microscope

ZEISS celebrates the 50th anniversary of commercial scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In 1965 the first commercial Stereoscan was built by Cambridge Instrument Company, a UK based predecessor company of Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 31 Jul 2015

ROFIN Launches Dedicated MPS Laser Solutions for Polymer Welding

ROFIN continues the MPS laser workstation success. Its wide range of applications is extended by fusing of polymers. The system is based on the market-leading MPS laser workstation and the DILAS Compact Evolution laser sources and comes with application-specific control software.

31 Jul 2015

TESCAN FIB/SEM Commissioned at Curtin University

AXT is pleased to announce that they have recently completed the installation of a TESCAN LYRA Focussed Ion Beam/Scanning Electron Microscope (FIB/SEM) at Curtin University in Perth, Australia, as part of the National Resource Sciences Precint’s Advanced Resource Characterisation Facility. This follows the winning of a competitive tender for the CSIRO, who have collaborated with Curtin University and the University of Western Australia.

From Tescan Group 30 Jul 2015

Asynt Expands DrySyn Vortex Family with Effective Parallel Stirrer / Blenders

The DrySyn Vortex family from Asynt has been expanded to now comprise three systems, all designed to stir or blend up to three reactions at one time, whilst heating or cooling.

From Asynt 30 Jul 2015

$Bruker Launches OPTIMUS™ - A Unique Solution for Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction in the Scanning Electron Microscope$

Bruker Launches OPTIMUS™ - A Unique Solution for Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction in the Scanning Electron Microscope

Bruker have introduced the new OPTIMUS™ TKD detector head for Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction (TKD) in the scanning electron microscope (SEM).

From Bruker Nano GmbH – Electron Microscope Analyzers 29 Jul 2015

Ellsworth Adhesives Europe Announces Availability of Robnor Resins TCP091 Silicone-Free Paste

Ellsworth Adhesives Europe is pleased to confirm availability of TCP091 - Robnor Resins newly launched silicone-free paste. This new product has been specially formulated to provide efficient and reliable heat transfer across the interface between electronic components.

From Ellsworth Adhesives Europe 29 Jul 2015