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Thermo Scientific Centrifuge Product Selection Tool Helps Researchers Match the Most Suitable General Purpose Benchtop Centrifuge to their Application

Designed to help researchers select the general purpose benchtop centrifuge package best suited to their application, the new Thermo Scientific centrifuge product selection tool combines educational information with a product selection guide.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific 10 Jun 2015

University of Houston Researchers Work on Development of Advanced Materials

Using a $1 million grant awarded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the University of Houston researchers are involved in the discovery of innovative materials.

By Stuart Milne 10 Jun 2015

Nature-Inspired Study to Create Structural Color Using Synthetic Melanin Packets

A study conducted at The University of Akron by Dr. Matthew Shawkey, associate professor of biology and Dr. Ali Dhinojwala, Morton Professor of Polymer Science and Ming Xiao, graduate student in collaboration with the University of California, San Diego aims to reconstruct structural color patterns observed in the feathers of birds so that color can be created without the need for pigments and dyes.

By Stuart Milne 10 Jun 2015

Victrex Announces New Aerospace Bracket Technology for Lower Fuel and Manufacturing Costs Specified for Use on Bombardier Aircraft

A new bracket technology suitable for use in hydraulic and fuel brackets for the wings, center box and fuel tanks of aircraft can result in significant weight reduction of at least 40% compared to metals. Enhancing th...

From Victrex plc. 9 Jun 2015

3D Printed Aerodynamic Handlebars Help Sir Bradley Wiggins to Break the World Hour Record

On Sunday 7th June 2015, Sir Bradley Wiggins broke the World Hour Record with the help of 3D printed super lightweight and aerodynamic handlebars developed at the University of Sheffield’s Mercury Centre, in conjunction with Pinarello.

By Alexander Chilton 9 Jun 2015

One Component, Neutral Curing Silicone Passes USP Class VI and ISO 10993-5 Tests

Specially formulated for medical device applications, Master Bond MasterSil 912Med is a room temperature vulcanizing silicone system for high performance bonding, sealing and coating.

From Master Bond Inc. 8 Jun 2015

KIEL Researchers Develop 3D Tin Oxide Nanowire Network Materials Using Flame Transport Synthesis

Scientists at Kiel University have utilized simple, highly efficient flame technology to synthesize nanoscale materials from tin oxide. Researchers have been able to successfully bake nanostructures using zinc oxide. This study focuses on tin oxide, which holds significant promise for a wide range of potential new applications.

8 Jun 2015

New Research into a Silicon Quantum Dot-Based White-Blue LED Could Provide the Next Generation of Lighting

Researchers from Hiroshima University have developed a Si quantum dot (QD)-based hybrid inorganic/organic light-emitting diode (LED) which exhibits white-blue electroluminescence.

By Alexander Chilton 8 Jun 2015

Peak Scientific Introduces Nitrogen Trace 1000 to Its Precision Series of Laboratory Gas Generators

Peak Scientific, global leader in gas generator solutions, introduces the Nitrogen Trace 1000 - adding further capability and flexibility to its innovative Precision line of gas generators. The Nitrogen Trace 1000 is ...

8 Jun 2015

H.C. Starck Expands Additive Manufacturing Business

H.C. Starck, one of the leading producers of customer-specific powders and components made of technology metals and technical ceramics, has acquired a minority stake in one of Sweden’s most innovative start-ups, Me...

8 Jun 2015

New Flow Microscopy Measurement System from TA Instruments

TA Instruments introduces an all new system for advanced microscopy under flow. The Modular Microscope Accessory (MMA) for the Discovery Hybrid Rheometer enables simultaneous high resolution optical microscopy with precise control and measurement of flow.

From TA Instruments 8 Jun 2015

XOS Introduces HD Rocksand, a Break-Through Technology for Heavy Metal Detection in Soil

XOS, a leading provider of mission-critical materials-analysis solutions for industries and regulators, announced today the release of its latest HDXRF® innovation, the HD Rocksand™.

From XOS 8 Jun 2015

DWoC Project Co-ordinated by VTT Aims at Design-Driven Applications for Cellulose

A collaborative team of researchers from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Aalto University, Tampere University of Technology and the University of Vaasa is involved the Design Driven Value Chains in the World of Cellulose (DWoC) 2.0 project to develop novel biomaterial applications.

8 Jun 2015

LPW Technology & Metalysis Form Partnership to Develop and Supply Spherical High Quality Metal Powders for Additive Manufacturing.

LPW and Metalysis have formed a collaboration which has the potential to revolutionise the Additive Manufacturing (AM) market. This partnership will develop an alternative supply chain for clean, spherical Tantalum an...

From Carpenter Additive 5 Jun 2015

Peak Scientific Wins Rising Star Category at the Cathay Pacific China Business Awards

Peak Scientific have been named the winner of the Rising Star category at the prestigious Cathay Pacific China Business Awards 2015, which took place at London’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Friday 22 May 2015.

From Peak Scientific 5 Jun 2015

Materials Science News

Thermo Scientific Centrifuge Product Selection Tool Helps Researchers Match the Most Suitable General Purpose Benchtop Centrifuge to their Application

University of Houston Researchers Work on Development of Advanced Materials

Nature-Inspired Study to Create Structural Color Using Synthetic Melanin Packets

Victrex Announces New Aerospace Bracket Technology for Lower Fuel and Manufacturing Costs Specified for Use on Bombardier Aircraft

3D Printed Aerodynamic Handlebars Help Sir Bradley Wiggins to Break the World Hour Record

One Component, Neutral Curing Silicone Passes USP Class VI and ISO 10993-5 Tests

KIEL Researchers Develop 3D Tin Oxide Nanowire Network Materials Using Flame Transport Synthesis

New Research into a Silicon Quantum Dot-Based White-Blue LED Could Provide the Next Generation of Lighting

Peak Scientific Introduces Nitrogen Trace 1000 to Its Precision Series of Laboratory Gas Generators

H.C. Starck Expands Additive Manufacturing Business

New Flow Microscopy Measurement System from TA Instruments

XOS Introduces HD Rocksand, a Break-Through Technology for Heavy Metal Detection in Soil

DWoC Project Co-ordinated by VTT Aims at Design-Driven Applications for Cellulose

LPW Technology & Metalysis Form Partnership to Develop and Supply Spherical High Quality Metal Powders for Additive Manufacturing.

Peak Scientific Wins Rising Star Category at the Cathay Pacific China Business Awards

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