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Entrained Gas Management EGM Now Available for Twin Straight Tube Coriolis Flowmeters

KROHNE introduces the OPTIMASS 1400 and OPTIMASS 2400 with the new signal converter MFC 400.

From KROHNE Messtechnik GmbH 20 Jul 2015

Researchers Explain How Hexagonal Boron Nitride Traps Light

A research team from the University of California, San Diego has demonstrated the trapping of light inside nanoscale granules of hexagonal boron nitride, a crystalline material that has fascinated researchers considerably. The team was led by physics professor, Michael Fogler.

By Beth Ellison 20 Jul 2015

New Lightweight and Strong Layered Material for Automotive Applications

A collaborative research team has conducted a series of revolutionary tests on a layered material with a lightweight metal matrix syntactic foam core.

By Beth Ellison 20 Jul 2015

“White Graphene” Structures Could Prevent Over-Heating in Future Electronics

Researchers at Rice University have discovered that 3D structures of boron nitride, sometimes called "white graphene", could be used to control heat flow in small electronic devices.

By Will Soutter 17 Jul 2015

University of Puerto Rico's Space-Bound Experiment Uses Evactron Plasma Decontamination

Students from the University of Puerto Rico are going in to space again. For the fifth time in as many years, UPR has had a project selected to be flown from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility as part of an educational project called RockSat-X.

From XEI Scientific 16 Jul 2015

UT Arlington Professor Receives Grant to Develop Advanced Durable Composite Materials for Aircraft

A professor from the University of Texas at Arlington (UT Arlington) has received a $1.35 million grant from the Army National Rotorcraft Technology Center to develop advanced composite materials for aircraft applications. As part of this grant, Andrew Makeev, director of the UT Arlington Advanced Materials and Structures Lab and professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, has collaborated with Sikorsky Aircraft to design stronger, better, and more durable composite materials and expedite their use in composite aircraft.

16 Jul 2015

Purdue Researchers Draw Inspiration from Shrimps to Design Advanced Composites

Researchers from the Purdue University's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics are involved in studying the exoskeletons of certain species of shrimps to understand how they are able to withstand very hot waters in hydrothermal vents several thousands of feet under the sea.

16 Jul 2015

Instron Announce Lab Health Check Initiative to Help Laboratories Build a Business Case for Modernisation

Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate the mechanical properties of materials and components, are pleased to announce their new Lab Health Check initiative.

From Instron - USA 16 Jul 2015

Analytik Jena Introduces PlasmaQuant PQ 9000 Optical Emission Spectrometer with Low Maintenance Plasma Torch

In Analytik Jena’s PlasmaQuant® PQ 9000, the analytically superior vertical plasma geometry of the V Shuttle Torch makes long-term plasma performance without clogging and soot formation the rule even for the most heavy-duty samples like brines or petrochemicals.

From Analytik Jena US 16 Jul 2015

Hiden Analytical Releases New Catalogue on Latest Quadrupole Residual Gas Analysers

The new catalogue details the latest Hiden Analytical quadrupole residual gas analysers, applications extending from routine vacuum composition monitoring through to sophisticated scientific analyses.

From Hiden Analytical 16 Jul 2015

Stacked Clay Sheets Help Create Stable Proton-Conducting System

Associate Professor Jiaxing Huang of Northwestern Engineering has developed a stable proton-conducting system using a stack of clay sheets. This is a cost-effective method and the main ingredient, clay in commonly available.

By Stuart Milne 15 Jul 2015

Plate Sonotrode Process Enables Continuous Degassing of Molten Aluminium Alloys

Researchers from Brunel University, London have developed a continuous process to enable applying ultrasound degassing upstream from the casting mold and to larger melt volumes. The team had already proved that ultrasound degassing of aluminium alloys is greener, cleaner, and more cost-effective than existing techniques. The team was working within a European consortium.

By Stuart Milne 15 Jul 2015

$Australia’s Highest Power X-Ray Diffractometer Installed at the University of Queensland$

Materials Science News

Entrained Gas Management EGM Now Available for Twin Straight Tube Coriolis Flowmeters

Researchers Explain How Hexagonal Boron Nitride Traps Light

New Lightweight and Strong Layered Material for Automotive Applications

“White Graphene” Structures Could Prevent Over-Heating in Future Electronics

University of Puerto Rico's Space-Bound Experiment Uses Evactron Plasma Decontamination

UT Arlington Professor Receives Grant to Develop Advanced Durable Composite Materials for Aircraft

Purdue Researchers Draw Inspiration from Shrimps to Design Advanced Composites

Instron Announce Lab Health Check Initiative to Help Laboratories Build a Business Case for Modernisation

Analytik Jena Introduces PlasmaQuant PQ 9000 Optical Emission Spectrometer with Low Maintenance Plasma Torch

Hiden Analytical Releases New Catalogue on Latest Quadrupole Residual Gas Analysers

Stacked Clay Sheets Help Create Stable Proton-Conducting System

Plate Sonotrode Process Enables Continuous Degassing of Molten Aluminium Alloys

Australia’s Highest Power X-Ray Diffractometer Installed at the University of Queensland

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Distek, Inc. Releases Wireless In-Shaft Temperature Control and Monitoring for Model 2500 Dissolution Instrument

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