Researchers from the University of Michigan have created nanolobes, which are rounded crystalline structures without any facets. The design resembles starfish shell texture, which is almost impossible to create in the laboratory. The shape of the nanolobes as well as the technique by which they are made have potential applications such as a light guide in advanced LEDs, non-reflective surfaces and solar cells.
By Stuart Milne
21 Oct 2014
The WuXi AppTec bulk cell culture production facility designed by Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading international supplier of pharmaceutical and biotech equipment, received an honorable mention in the 2014 Facili...
The claim by microbiologist Derek Lovley and his colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst that the microbe Geobacter produces nanowires has been the subject of a great deal of scientific debate over the last decade. Now a new collaborative study has provided strong evidence in accordance with their claims.
By Alexander Chilton
20 Oct 2014
Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have unravelled the mystery of the deformation mechanism found in metallic glasses.
By Alexander Chilton
20 Oct 2014
The DrySyn water manifold from Asynt optimises use of laboratory fume cupboard coolant use by converting a single water tap into three condensing streams and into one drain.
This novel lab accessory is equally effecti...
A group of researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard have designed large DNA crystals with an accurately defined depth and sophisticated features, paving the way for new and advanced nanodevices.
By Alexander Chilton
20 Oct 2014
Polymer composites with biomasses have been the trend for some time now, with wood plastic composites (WPC) probably the most common.
However, a new and exciting field of polymer composites are opening up: polymeric c...
For more than 50 years injection moulding and chrome plating specialist Borough, has built a reputation for the quality of both its components and its service.
Graphene NanoChem is pleased to announce that Platinum Nanochem Sdn Bhd; its wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into a product development and collaboration agreement (“Agreement”) with Sync R&D Sdn Bhd (“Sync R&D”) on a joint initiative to develop a ‘next generation’, graphene-enhanced lithium-ion battery solution for electric buses under the Electric Bus 1 Malaysia program .
New ‘third anniversary’ accessories for the Mastersizer 3000 from Malvern Panalytical reduce the time and cost of developing and validating robust methods for pharmaceutical particle size analysis.
Researchers at Stanford University have developed an ultrasound-powered, tiny electronic device for medical implant applications. These devices can be powered wirelessly, and now the researchers are trying to further reduce its size.
By Will Soutter
16 Oct 2014
ZEISS congratulates Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner on winning the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. All three underscored the value of microscopy in research with their discovery of methods to achieve superresolution.
University of California biologists have discovered that geckos are able to smoothly climb downhill because of their ability to alter the orientation of their feet. They selected the Chondrodactylus bibronii (gecko) for the research due to its preference for different habitats and as it does not have functional claws.
A new type of carbon nanotubes-based, flat, energy-efficient light source has been developed by researchers from the Tohoku University in Japan. This light source challenges the dominance of LEDs as the most energy-efficient lighting solution. It demonstrates a very low 0.1Wh power consumption that is approximately hundred times lower than the consumption of standard LEDs.
Keithley Instruments, a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, has developed a free app for Android™-based smartphones and tablets that interacts with a Keithley Series 2600B SourceMeter SMU in...