Scientists from Washington State University (WSU) claim that the common prickly lettuce demonstrates potential as a raw material for producing rubber. The prickly lettuce is a common weed and is a wild relative of cultivated lettuce.
By Stuart Milne
8 Apr 2015
ROFIN, worldwide leading solution provider for all aspects of laser material processing in medical device manufacturing, showcases new laser solutions at the Medtec 2015: The most compact tube processing system StarCut Tube SL, the newly developed ultrashort pulse laser source StarFemto and the flexible laser welding system Performance Open.
Foster Polymer Distribution, a business unit of Foster Corporation specializing in the distribution of medical polymers and additives, announces their official partnership with Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to distribute MX-Nylon to the North American medical market.
The University of Houston researchers have developed a versatile electron-transporting polymer that is highly conductive. This has been a mystery to researchers for a very long time and this discovery holds promise in ultrafast battery applications.
By Stuart Milne
7 Apr 2015
Researchers from Stanford University have developed the first high-performance, fast-charging, and long-lasting aluminum battery, which is economical as well. The new battery technology is a safe substitute for many of the widely used commercial batteries today.
By Stuart Milne
7 Apr 2015
Researchers from the Case Western Reserve University and the University of North Texas have created a metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst that could be used for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. They consider it to be the first electrocatalyst that is equivalent or better in performance to most electrodes made of metals and metal oxides in zinc-air batteries.
By Stuart Milne
7 Apr 2015
Rigaku Corporation is pleased to announce that, as of April 1, 2015, Mr. Yoichi Yokomizo succeeded Mr. Wes Hardenburg to become President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Rigaku Americas Holding Company, Inc. (RAH).
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Featuring special high thermal conductive fillers, Master Bond EP48TC is two part epoxy paste that can be applied in bond lines as thin as 10-15 microns.
Bruker has become part of an exclusive group of industrial collaborators working with the UK's National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester.
Researchers at Caltech have developed an innovative, miniature high-resolution 3D imager capable of being integrated into a smartphone to allow capturing an exact snapshot of an object and sending it to a 3D printer for reproducing a replica which is accurate to micron level of the original object.
NASA has entered into a public-private partnership with five different organizations to provide in-depth knowledge on composite materials which could be used to increase the efficiency of aircraft.
Researchers at Princeton University have performed an experiment which has demonstrated the Hall Effect in a group of quantum materials known as 'frustrated magnets'.
By Alexander Chilton
6 Apr 2015
The Fraunhofer project group for new drive systems (NAS), which is part of the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT, has collaborated with Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd., Japan, to develop an experimental engine with lightweight cylinder casing made of fiber-reinforced composite material.
Saint-Gobain Seals’ Rulon® cup seals continue to contribute to improving the quality of life for many users of portable oxygen concentrators (POC), which deliver oxygen therapy at higher concentrations than typical ambient air.
Malvern Panalytical will showcase their expanding range of products for the life science and industrial sectors at ACHEMA 2015. The four-day event (15-19 June) being held in Frankfurt, Germany will be the first major European outing for the latest additions to Malvern Panalytical’s recently acquired MicroCal microcalorimetry range and for the innovative OMNISEC GPC/SEC platform.