A research team from Uppsala University has developed an imaging method to study biological particle structures using X-ray lasers. They used carboxysome – a tiny cellular organelle in photosynthetic bacteria to test the method. The results showed that the technique provides an in-depth knowledge in understanding the structure of smaller organisms through 3D imaging.
By Stuart Milne
19 Nov 2014
A new manufacturing facility for high performance thermoplastic films was officially opened last week by UK Chancellor George Osborne. Victrex, a world leader in high performance polymer solutions has invested $25 million (£16 million) to increase its capacity to supply APTIV® film, a success story for the company, with good growth in recent years.
Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy, Linkam Scientific Instruments have launched their first educational videos to help introduce users to some of the new thermal microscopy techniques and associated testing methods.
Researchers have discovered an innovative form of crystalline structure that displays crystal and polycrystalline properties at the same time. The research was a joint effort between Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Vanderbilt University.
By Stuart Milne
17 Nov 2014
Formulated to operate over the wide temperature range of -80°F to +650°F, Master Bond EP17HT-LO is a one part epoxy for bonding, sealing, coating and encapsulation applications.
Today, Royal DSM opened its new center for research into and development of high-performance materials on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands. The completion of DSM’s largest materials center worldwide is part of the €100 million investment in knowledge and innovation in the Netherlands that DSM announced in May 2012. The center employs over 400 knowledge workers and combines important technological skills and expertise unique in the Netherlands for use in applications the world over.
SENTECH manufactures and sells leading edge equipment for plasma etching and deposition, atomic layer deposition and thin film measurements.
XEI Scientific Inc. is excited to announce the debut of our latest product, the brand new Evactron EP Plasma De-Contaminator, was a great success at the 61st AVS International Symposium and Exhibition in Baltimore, Maryl...
The €5,391,158.80 HEALCON European Project aims to develop self-healing concrete for improving the durability of structures. The partners in the project are studying PU-based polymer precursors, bacteria and superabsorbent polymers as materials for self-healing concrete.
Columbia Engineering and the Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have developed an optically transparent, light-weight, flexible electric generator made of an atomically thin material, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2). In a paper published in the Nature journal, the researchers reported the observation of piezotronic and piezoelectric effects in the two-dimensional (2D) MoS2 material.
Perpetuus will supply G24 with functionalized graphenes which will then be used to manufacture a variety of “advanced graphene enabled components”. These will be in either sheet or roll form.
Peak Scientific is delighted to be exhibiting its comprehensive range of GC laboratory gas generators at Separation Science Asia on 19-20 November, Biopolis, Singapore.
Although wonder material graphene is extremely useful in some applications owing to its lightweight and ultra-strong characteristics, it cannot be the solution for all the world’s problems. In that regard, researchers worldwide are in search of new materials having the same level of potential. Graphene expert Mark Hersam at McCormick shows interest in molybdenum disulfide, a transition metal dichalcogenide.
NASA recently partnered with AR and successfully completed the initial hot-fire tests using copper alloy materials on a thrust chamber assembly of an advanced rocket engine. The Game Changing Development Program in the Space Technology and Mission Directorate of NASA has been investing actively in 3D printing research and has co-funded a test series with Aerojet Rocketdyne (AR) at the Glenn Research Center. Additive manufacturing or 3D printing is increasing in popularity and is transforming the cost, speed and flexibility of building and designing future machines for earth and space applications.
By Stuart Milne
14 Nov 2014
North Carolina University researchers have devised a new technique of transferring one-atom-thick semiconductor films to arbitrary substrates, which may help realize photonic devices or flexible computing.