Researchers from Fraunhofer IBMT have worked in conjunction with SAUERESSIG to design a new system which can print protein patterns on a film using a roll-to-roll method thus ensuring the cost-effective and efficient manufacture of biological cells in high volumes.
By Alexander Chilton
2 Dec 2014
Scientists at Rice University have used microbullets to determine the strength of the material. The research team believe that this technique could be used to measure the strength of a wide range of materials.
By Alexander Chilton
2 Dec 2014
The Scientist magazine has chosen the Leica TCS SP8 STED 3X as one of the Top 10 Innovations 2014 that will change the way life scientists work.
We are all familiar with ordinary magnets in the form of metallic rods, horseshoes, or bars. However, magnets do not necessarily have to be made of metals or metal oxides. Researchers have also been exploring molecular m...
Scientists are using 3D printing technology and computed tomography (CT) imaging to reproduce models of patients' heads to guide human face transplants.
By Alexander Chilton
1 Dec 2014
Tufts University researchers along with the researchers from other national laboratories and universities have developed new catalysts that are capable of potentially reducing the cost of fuels such as hydrogen.
A new whitepaper detailing how new ICP-OES spectrometer technologies are substantially cutting operating costs in environmental, industrial, and academic laboratories is available to download from SPECTRO Analytical Inst...
Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) researchers have developed an edible, antimicrobial film that can increase the lifespan of soft cheese. They have used rosemary and oregano oils, and chitosan for producing the film.
By Stuart Milne
1 Dec 2014
XEI Scientific Inc. is excited to announce they will be featuring their latest product, the brand new Evactron EP Plasma De-Contaminator at the Materials Research Society Fall Meeting and Exhibit in Boston, Massachusetts on November 30 - December 5, 2014.
RISE Microscopy has been nominated for a 2015 Photonics Prism Award.
These well-respected product innovation awards honor the best new photonic products on the market and are each year presented by SPIE and Photonics ...
Michell Instruments has developed a customised solution to measure relative humidity and temperature in the paint spraying facility for a major European car manufacturer.
This enabled them to upgrade the humidity and ...
Lucideon, the international provider of materials development, testing and assurance, has published a new white paper, ‘Understanding Materials Choices, Their Performance and Selection’.
Over the past 25 y...
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Northwestern University have discovered that Blu-ray discs could also help improve solar cell performance. These discs have a quasi-random pattern for data storage. When this pattern is transferred to solar cells it can increase the light absorption capacity of these cells.
By Stuart Milne
28 Nov 2014
Researchers from the University of Manchester have discovered that graphene, which restricts liquids and gases from passing through it, facilitates passage of protons.
By Will Soutter
28 Nov 2014
Omniseal Solutions has launched their new polyamide-imide (PAI) based Meldin® 4000 series, developed as a result of their collaboration with newly acquired LS Kunststofftechnologie GmbH, a German manufacturer of high-performance thermoplastic components for the automotive, medical and industrial markets.