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AIMPLAS Continues to Expand Its Open Training Programme with a New Online Course on Composite Materials and Building Applications

AIMPLAS,the Plastics Technology Centre, has opened enrolment for its online courses on transformation processes and plastic recycling technologies made available through its platform Plastics Academy.

5 Mar 2024

Elevate Your Soldering Processes with Sasinno Americas at the IPC APEX EXPO 2024

Sasinno Americas is set to exhibit its latest advancements at Booth 4027 during the 2024 IPC APEX EXPO, taking place April 9-11, 2024 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California.

5 Mar 2024

New Clean Hydrogen Production Method from Ammonia Promises Sustainable Energy Future

Dr. Jung Unho's research team at the Hydrogen Research Department of the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has developed Korea's first clean hydrogen production technology. This technology is based on ammonia decomposition and does not use fossil fuels. The team's breakthrough could pave the way for a more sustainable and eco-friendly energy source.

4 Mar 2024

Paving the Way for High-Energy-Density Lithium-Ion Batteries

Although lithium-ion batteries are widely used in many different applications, their performance needs to be improved to meet changing demands. This is because silicon oxide (SiO), which is a promising anode material due to its low cost and high capacity, has several drawbacks.

4 Mar 2024

Overcoming Electrostatic Repulsion Between Particles Using Solvent

A cornerstone of fundamental physics is the idea that “Like charges repel; opposite charges attract.” However, as recently published in Nature Nanotechnology, a new study has shown that long-range attraction between similarly charged particles in solution is possible.

4 Mar 2024

Exploring the Revolutionary Potential of Metamaterials in a Digital Era

A £2.5 million funding will fund a new network to further metamaterials research, led by a University of Warwick researcher.

4 Mar 2024

New PICO® Nexµs™ Jetting System Connects Fluid Dispensing to Industry 4.0 Efficiency

Nordson EFD, a Nordson company and leading precision fluid dispensing systems manufacturer, introduces the PICO Nexµs Jetting System to revolutionize jet dispensing efficiency.

4 Mar 2024

New Chemical Process for Grafting Nanotubes to Metal Surfaces

Carbon nanotubes have demonstrated potential in a variety of fields, including energy storage, microelectronics, and aviation.

1 Mar 2024

Creating a Sodium Battery That is Fire-Resistant

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have created a sodium battery that not only uses cheap, abundant materials as its building blocks but also drastically lowers the technology’s fire risk.

1 Mar 2024

Perovskite Cells Hold Key to Efficiency and Affordability

Commercial solar panels available today can convert between 15% and 20% of the sunlight they receive into electrical energy, but researchers at Soochow University believe they might be far more effective.

1 Mar 2024

Andy Cowan Appointed as President, Particle Measuring Systems

Andy Cowan has been appointed as President at Particle Measuring Systems (PMS), taking over from Mark Fleiner, President Spectris Scientific and Malvern Panalytical, who served as Interim President at PMS starting July 2...

From Particle Measuring Systems 1 Mar 2024

Energy-Efficient Upcycling Process to Transform GFRP into Silicon Carbide

Strong and long-lasting glass fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP) is a composite material that is widely employed in everything from windmill blades to aircraft components.

1 Mar 2024

Researchers Develop High-Temperature Probe for Molten Metal Analysis

An innovative probe which can operate in temperatures as high as molten lava has been invented by researchers.

1 Mar 2024

About:Energy Selected for Innovate UK Battery Technology Programme in South Korea

About:Energy, a world-leading innovator in battery development software has been selected by Innovate UK as one of 14 companies to participate in the Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP) in South Korea, an initiative to accelerate business growth globally and drive innovation for battery technology.

From About:Energy 1 Mar 2024

Enabling High-Speed Electronics with Bismuth Films

Researchers have found that thin layers of pure bismuth display the non-linear Hall effect, offering potential applications in utilizing terahertz high-frequency signals on electronic chips.

29 Feb 2024