Exova, the global testing, calibration and advisory services provider, has been awarded an exclusive contract to provide material selection and qualification and a programme of mechanical and corrosion testing for down-h...
Extrel introduces the MAX300-EGA, the latest member of its MAX300 family of quadrupole mass spectrometers. Designed for evolved gas analysis, the MAX300-EGA delivers precision, stability, speed and flexibility for the analysis of off-gas from a thermal analyzer (TGA) or other continuous flow system.
Droplets are tiny spherical drops of fluid that are incapable of moving on its own. However, researchers from Southern Denmark University and Institute of Chemical Technology, Czech Republic have succeeded in making alcohol droplets move in water. They believe that this invention may serve as a breakthrough in potential applications of drug delivery.
By Stuart Milne
30 Sep 2014
Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have developed a new method for creating transparent nanoscintillators for detection of radiation. They heated lanthanum, yttrium and oxygen nanoparticles together till they formed a transparent ceramic. This material demonstrated better energy resolution.
By Stuart Milne
30 Sep 2014
Researchers at the Beijing Key Laboratory of CryoBiomedical Engineering described a new 3D printing method using low melting metal alloy ink. The melting point of the alloy is slightly more than the room temperature. This liquid-phase printing technique is suitable for the manufacture of a conductive metal product in various dimensions. Unlike the traditional 3D printing, the liquid-phase printing technique is devoid of the air cooling process that results in oxidation of the metal.
By Stuart Milne
30 Sep 2014
Researchers from multiple institutions have joined together in an endeavor to develop better multicomponent catalytic processes and materials for producing more effective and cost-effective materials such as polymers and chemicals. The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $1.5 million for this project under the Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future initiative.
By Stuart Milne
30 Sep 2014
Scientists working at Ångström Laboratory at the Uppsala University, Sweden have developed a new environment-friendly battery prototype using resources from pine resin and alfalfa (lucerne seed) coupled with a smart recycling approach. Their concept could very well become an alternate option to present-day lithium batteries that have its share of environmental issues.
By Stuart Milne
30 Sep 2014
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have used a rapid gene sequencing technique to measure nanoscopic structures. Using a technique known as a ‘nanopore translocation’, nanoscale rods and spheres were passed through a very small hole in a thin membrane in order to determine the surface electrical properties of the structures.
EOS founder Dr Hans J. Langer, one of the most influential members of the AM and 3D Printing world, to hold a keynote speech at the TCT conference on 30th September.
NIST researchers have created a new technique to investigate the complex internal structures of microscopic batteries.
By Alexander Chilton
29 Sep 2014
Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) have developed a specialised wavelength dispersive spectrometer which can help to accurately detect light elements when using an electron microscope.
By Alexander Chilton
29 Sep 2014
The researchers from the University of Huddersfield have collaborated with the Kunming University of Science and Technology (KUST) in order to perform a detailed analysis of the Friction Stir Welding (FSW) technique.
A research team from The University of Texas have produced a breakthrough technology in the field of wearable computers with self-sufficient power sources. More immediately this could be used in smartphones to extend their battery life.
By Alexander Chilton
29 Sep 2014
Researchers have developed a new method to manufacture cement that is more greener and stronger. Concrete is widely used as a construction material and is significant contributor of greenhouse-gas emissions leading to global warming. Cement is a major component of concrete.
An international team of researchers from Rice University, Marseille University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed atom-scale computational models to enhance the properties of concrete for general applications.