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Researchers from NIMS have created a highly efficient technique to develop friction materials with a specific frictional property.
By Stuart Milne
26 Aug 2014
A new class of materials, known as protein crystalline frameworks (PCFs), have been discovered by a team of researchers from Helmholtz Center Berlin (HZB) and the Fudan University in China.
By Alexander Chilton
26 Aug 2014
Researchers at Stanford University have used high-resolution electron microscopy in order to reveal the three-dimensional structure of a gold nanoparticle at atomic resolution.
By Alexander Chilton
25 Aug 2014
Dr Graham Rideal, CEO of calibration standards company Whitehouse Scientific, has completed a lecture tour of Europe, travelling in style and accompanied by the company’s ShapeSizer Image Analyser.
Plastic recycling is a significant part in todays society. However, not all the plastic we throw away is the same. Identifying and categorizing plastic materials can be a tricky business. Now, Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) have developed a simple process that increases the efficiency of recycling plastic waste.
By Stuart Milne
22 Aug 2014
Berkeley Lab researchers used state-of-the-art transmission electron microscopes and a sophisticated rapid detection high resolution camera for recording the physical mechanisms monitoring the evolution of flat faces on platinum nanocube surfaces formed in liquids.
By Stuart Milne
22 Aug 2014
Louisiana Tech University researchers have devised a novel technique for the fabrication of custom medical implants using consumer-grade 3D printers. These implants can be loaded with medicinal compounds or antibiotics to enable targeted drug delivery.
By Stuart Milne
22 Aug 2014
This new transparent solar concentrator uses organic molecules to absorb energy from infrared and ultraviolet light, channeling it into photovoltaic cells whilst allowing all visible light to pass through unaffected.
By Will Soutter
22 Aug 2014
With over 30 years experience in the field, Hiden Analytical continues to remain dedicated to producing mass spectrometer-based gas analysis systems.
High efficiency solar cells, longer-lasting light bulbs, and thermoelectric energy harvesting - these are just some of the end goals of the work Silvija Gradečak is doing at MIT, developing the use of nanomaterials for light harvesting and energy conversion.
By Will Soutter
21 Aug 2014
Organic photovoltaic cells hold great promise for conversion of energy. They are flexible and can be produced at low cost, which make them attractive for various applications. However, their power conversion process is complex, which has been detrimental to their wide adoption.
By Alessandro Pirolini
21 Aug 2014
It is a well-known fact that bursting bubbles release aerosol droplets, but a new study performed by Princeton researchers has revealed that the same process can also disperse small droplets of a surface material into a liquid. This finding has huge potential in science and industrial sectors, where mixing of liquid solutions is a major concern.
By Alessandro Pirolini
21 Aug 2014
Researchers at the Brookhaven National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy have identified charge preferences and nanoscale asymmetries of the ferroelectric materials that may account for their operational limits.
By Alessandro Pirolini
21 Aug 2014
Omniseal Solutions' Rulon® J polymer material was recently selected to improve the performance of a bicycle rear shock absorber manufactured by a US bicycle component manufacturer at their production facility in Taiwan.