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Researchers Develop Low-Cost, Tunable Catalysts

A new kind of tunable catalyst has been developed by researchers at MIT and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

By Beth Ellison 16 Sep 2015

New Model for Creating Ultra-Strong, Ultra-Flexible Metallic Glass

A research team at UNSW Australia has developed a new model for fabricating metallic glass, an extremely strong alloy with high flexibility.

By Beth Ellison 16 Sep 2015

Pittcon Announces 2016 Short Course Program for Laboratory Professionals

Pittcon is pleased to announce the 2016 Short Courses (March 5-10). Courses, offered at beginner and intermediate levels, range from one-half day up to two-days. With more than 100 from which to choose, there are a wide...

From Pittcon 16 Sep 2015

Nordson ASYMTEK's NexJet NJ-8 System Simplifies Precision Fluid Dispensing for High-throughput Applications

Nordson ASYMTEK, a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN), a global leader in dispensing, jetting, and coating equipment and technologies, introduces the NexJet® NJ-8 System which improves and simplifies the dispensing process for fast-paced production environments where precision, flexibility, and long-term reliability are important.

From Nordson ASYMTEK 16 Sep 2015

SPECTRO Reaches Milestone with Shipment of 40,000th Instrument

SPECTRO Analytical Instruments, a leading manufacturer of advanced instruments for elemental analysis, has announced a major milestone — the shipment of its 40,000th spectrometer. The “milestone instrument...

From SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH 15 Sep 2015

Novel Approach for Designing Metal-Based Catalysts with Complexities

Chemical engineers and researchers at Virginia Tech have developed a unique approach that could have a significant impact in design and discovery of future materials. This approach shows a distinctive model that would enable quick and precise prediction of new alloy materials that could be used for efficient conversion of chemicals.

15 Sep 2015

Alcoa and Ford Partner to Develop More Formable and Design-Friendly Aluminum Alloys

Alcoa and Ford Motor Company have teamed up to develop advanced aluminum alloys for automotive parts. These next-generation aluminum alloys can be easily formed, and hence, design-friendly.

From Alcoa - Aluminum Company of America 15 Sep 2015

Low-Cost, Mixed Oxide Catalyst for More Cleaner and Efficient Engines

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are developing a new low-cost catalyst, which could help address the inhibition problem that is preventing more cleaner and efficient running of automobile engines.

By Stuart Milne 15 Sep 2015

Lucideon to Host ‘Sampling Best Practice for Improved Business Performance’ Webinar

Lucideon, the international materials technology company, is pleased to announce that it will host a free webinar, ‘Sampling Best Practice for Improved Business Performance’ on Tuesday 20 October at 2:00pm (U...

15 Sep 2015

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