NASA is inviting proposals as part of its Game-Changing Development Program in order to develop and produce ultra-lightweight materials for aerospace applications, including vehicles and structures.
By Alexander Chilton
27 Oct 2014
Researchers from the University of Innsbruck and the University of Leicester have collaborated to develop a new method of forming charged molecules.
Scientists from RIKEN along with researchers from ITRC, NAR Labs in Taiwan have achieved a significant breakthrough by creating a large isotropic metamaterial up to 4 x 4mm² in size using a split-ring resonator (SRR).
By Alexander Chilton
27 Oct 2014
Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Physics Department have found that the electrolytes found in lithium-ion batteries were superhalogens, and that the vast majority of these electrodes were in fact toxic.
By Alexander Chilton
27 Oct 2014
H.C. Starck have announced that its Fabricated Products Division has received a 2013 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior per...
The new Genevac Rocket Synergy series sets a new benchmark in sample evaporation versatility through offering automated evaporation of a wide range of sample formats and sizes, from millilitres to tens of litres.
Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have developed solar cells made of silicon fibres coated in glass, which require 90% less silicon for production and can function with 1000 times less pure silicon than conventional versions.
By Alexander Chilton
25 Oct 2014
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed a new method for the fast manufacturing of electrode foils which enables the production of lithium-ion batteries at lower costs. The new technology increases the production speed of electrode foils by a factor of three.
By Alexander Chilton
25 Oct 2014
Peak Industrial, sister company of Peak Scientific is delighted to be exhibiting for the first time at PCVEXPO from 28-31 October, Crocus Expo, Moscow, Russia.
Join the team at Hall 1, Booth A311, where our Industrial...
Peak Scientific is delighted to be exhibiting once again at Lab-Tech from 28 – 30 October, Gulf Hotel, Bahrain.
A global leader in laboratory gas generation, Peak Scientific offers innovative gas solutions to su...
Mecmesin, a leading British designer of force and torque testing equipment, has acquired Flexible Machining Systems Ltd (FMS), an established aerospace accredited, precision machining business.
Flexible organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells over 6m long and 50cm wide have been produced by a recent pan European collaborative research and development project named “FabriGen“.
The project, which involved...
Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered that a cubic garnet material (LLZO) could be used as a critical separator material in order to develop high-energy batteries.
By Alexander Chilton
24 Oct 2014
On Friday, September 12, 2014, over 200 Michelman employees around the world put their corporate work down and embraced a day of giving back to their communities. This is the third annual “Global Day of Service” Michelman has held.
An international team of researchers from the University of Manchester, Bielefeld University and the Universidad de Zaragoza have successfully reached temperatures of one Kelvin above absolute zero using magnetic molecules, in an experiment known as sub-Kelvin cooling.
By Alexander Chilton
24 Oct 2014