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University of Tokyo Researchers Create New Electronic Paper for Inexpensive Electronic Displays

Based on an old e-paper concept, a team of researchers from the University of Tokyo have created an economical handwriting-enabled e-paper which is ideal for large displays such as whiteboards.

22 Apr 2015

Magnet-Based Particle Detector Determines Neutrino Mass

MIT scientists have created a new particle detector that identifies individual electrons in a radioactive gas. When the gas produces electrons after decay, this new tabletop detector traps them in a magnetic bottle using a magnet. The weak signals produced by the electrons are collected by a radio antenna in order to precisely map the activity of the electrons over several milliseconds.

22 Apr 2015

New Microporous Copper Foam from Goodfellow is a Powerful Heat Sink

Goodfellow offers a new copper foam with pore sizes between 300 and 600 µm and a relative density of around 37%, providing a much higher surface area than traditional copper foams.

From Goodfellow 22 Apr 2015

Specac Announces Acquisition by Foresight Group and Members of Executive Team

Specac International Limited announces that today, members of its executive team have partnered with Venture Capital Trust company, The Foresight Group to purchase the company from Smiths Group plc, owners of Specac sinc...

From Specac Ltd 22 Apr 2015

Spectro Scientific Debuts MiniLab 53 On-Site Oil Analysis System

Spectro Scientific, a leading developer and manufacturer of analytical tools and software for fluid and machine condition monitoring, has introduced the MiniLab 53 on-site oil analysis system. This product is a result of new development from intellectual property rights Spectro acquired from Emerson Process Management in 2012 -- specifically the CSI 5200 Machinery Health Oil Analyzer.

From AMETEK Spectro Scientific 22 Apr 2015

PARALOID Edge Technology from Dow Rewrites Conventional Rules of Two-Component Urethane Coatings

Offering a cure speed decoupled from pot life, a new solvent-borne technology platform from Dow Coating Materials, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, re-writes the conventional rules of two-component (2K) urethane coatings. PARALOID™ Edge Isocyanate-Free1 Technology extends pot life while maintaining quick cure. The ambient crosslinking technology will be unveiled this week at the 2015 European Coatings Show in Nuremberg, Germany.

From Dow Corning, Coatings/Paints & Inks 22 Apr 2015

New Battery Imaging Method to Improve Energy Storage

Researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison and Brookhaven National Laboratory have formulated an innovative X-ray imaging method to visualize and analyze electrochemical reactions generated within lithium-ion rechargeable batteries which contains iron fluoride, a new kind of material.

21 Apr 2015

VTT Enables Large-Scale Implementation of Foam Forming Technology

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, along with an international industrial consortium, has been involved in a 2.5 year project to promote the implementation of foam forming technology on a large scale.

21 Apr 2015

Chinese Ambassador to Germany visits SENTECH

The Chinese ambassador in Germany, His Excellency Shi Mingde visited SENTECH Instruments GmbH on Friday, 10th of March 2015.

From Sentech Instruments 21 Apr 2015

Markes International Wins Prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Markes International (Llantrisant, UK), leading manufacturer of analytical thermal desorbers and time-of-flight mass spectrometers, has today had its export success recognised through receiving a Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

From Markes International Limited 21 Apr 2015

Leica Microsystems Launches Wi-Fi Capability for Educational Microscopy in Universities and Colleges

Leica Microsystems launches two Wi-Fi-capable microscopy instruments for the science classroom in biology, anatomy, chemistry, geology, and material sciences: the Leica EZ4 W educational stereo microscope with built-in wireless camera, and the Leica ICC50 W digital camera, which can be added to educational compound microscopes.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 21 Apr 2015

Hiden Announce New Mounting Tower for Process Gas Analyzer

An all-new vertical and mobile mounting tower gives the Hiden HPR-30 low-pressure process gas analyser stable support for mounting directly to small and light-loading process chamber ports at heights up to 1.8M(6ft).

From Hiden Analytical 21 Apr 2015

Disney Researchers Build Soft Objects Using Layered Fabric 3D Printer

3D printed objects from our layered fabric 3D printer: (a) printed fabric Stanford bunny, (b) printed Japanese sunny doll with two materials, (c) printed touch sensor, (d) printed cellphone case with an embedded conductive fabric coil for wireless power reception.

21 Apr 2015

Lucideon White Paper Discusses Advances Being Made in Controlled Release Fertiliser Technology

Lucideon, the international materials technology company, has published a new white paper, ‘The Role of Controlled Release Fertilisers in Sustainable Crop Growth’.

21 Apr 2015

Particle Sizing Instrumentation Manufacturer, Xoptix, Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Xoptix Ltd, Worcestershire, celebrate their 10th year in business producing innovative in-line particle analysers, to help processes save money by becoming more efficient.

From Xoptix 21 Apr 2015