Engineers at NASA's Ames Research Center, along with student interns have successfully utilized 3-D printed parts and components from surplus unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to build custom aircraft. Components from the small electric aircraft – the Aerovironment RQ-14 Dragon Eye UAVs, were used in this effort.
By Alessandro Pirolini
29 Oct 2014
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP (Fraunhofer FEP) have developed an innovative process for cost-effective production of piezoelectric materials for micro-energy harvesting applications. Developments in many applications require energy self-sufficient probes and miniature mobile electronics systems that acquire the energy they need from the surrounding environment.
The 2014 Von Hippel Award, the Materials Research Society’s (MRS) highest honor, will be presented to Marvin L. Cohen, University Professor of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley (UC–Berkeley) and senior scientist in the Materials Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.
Special Optics, a Navitar Company, congratulates this year’s recipients of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell, and William E. Moerner, and is excited to have made a small contribution to the ground...
Researchers at McGill University have conducted ultrafast electron diffraction experiments to study the semiconductor-metal transition of vanadium dioxide (VO2), during which they observed the reorganizations of the atomic positions of the material and its electron distribution, simultaneously. This transformation occurs at femtosecond time scales, which is in the range of one millionth of a billionth of a second.
3D-printed guitar company Customuse along with Professor Neil Hopkinson from the University of Sheffield embarked on a challenge to design and create one-of-a-kind 3D-printed guitar for UK-based Indie rock band Klaxons to take on their tour.
By Stuart Milne
28 Oct 2014
An international research group, led by Professor Danny Porath from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, have collaborated in order to develop a major breakthrough in molecular electronics – DNA based programmable computer circuits.
By Alexander Chilton
28 Oct 2014
H.C. Starck addresses the rapid growth in furnace production with its high temperature materials and fabricated components engineered for furnace applications.
H.C. Starck’s product portfolio offers solutions f...
Exeter Analytical reports on how the consistency and quality of routine microanalysis consumables can have a significant effect on the variability of determined percentage carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen (CHN) results.
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BioTek has been awarded U.S. Patent 8,858,718, covering the use of ultrasonic devices to check for clogged manifold tubes and to clean the manifold tubes of a microplate washer automatically.
AVIA series lasers from Coherent, Inc. are well established in microelectronics packaging applications, and the latest AVIA NX sets a new standard for economy, reliability and ease of use.
Michell Instruments has announced the launch of its latest moisture analyzer for natural gas – the OptiPEAK TDL600.
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