Two materials engineers, Evan Reed and Mitchell Ong from the Stanford School of Engineering, have described a novel method of engineering piezoelectrics into graphene in a paper reported in ACS Nano.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Mar 2012
A research team comprising Mihaela Leonida and colleagues from the Fairleigh Dickinson University has explained the preparation technique of chitosan nanoparticles in the International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Mar 2012
Hydrogen fuel cells present in eco-friendly vehicles can be potentially used as an alternative fuel source. It is difficult to practically construct on a large scale, as it has to be cost-effective and more efficient.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Mar 2012
Salesmaster, a provider of packaging products and devices all over the Northeast, has collaborated with Multi-Wall, a supplier of a broad range of packaging design solutions.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Mar 2012
Ambrell, an Ameritherm company and a leading manufacturer of induction heating systems, is releasing version 2.10 of its eVIEW induction heating system data capture software. This new version accepts input signals from a...
Sherry Laboratories’ Nadcap-approved metallurgical testing laboratory in Daleville, Ind., has earned approval as a Gulfstream Aerospace supplier. As a result, the materials laboratory is approved to perform testing for Gulfstream Aerospace, including chemistry and physical testing.
Premiering this year, industry safety expert Gregory Wuest of Sulzer is teaching the education short course “Thermal Spray Safety” in conjunction with the International Thermal Spray Conference (ITSC) in Houston, May 21-24, 2012.
A research team from the University of California- Los Angeles (UCLA) has developed novel graphene-based electrodes with higher conductivity and surface area utilizing a typical LightScribe DVD optical drive.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Mar 2012
Global automotive supplier, Continental, has won the Arburg Energy Efficiency Award 2012. Arburg, a manufacturer of injection moulding machinery, presented the award on March 13, 2012, to Continental, at a gala function held at its headquarters in Lossburg.
BASF, a chemical company, announced that it has successfully completed a pilot project with compostable bags along with Berliner Stadtreinigung (BSR), a municipal waste management company, in Berlin, Germany.
A global high strength steel supplier, SSAB, has won a major order for its Hardox HiTuf, a wear resistant steel plate, from Geha BV. Geha, based in Zaandam, the Netherlands, has specialized in the production of wear parts for the recycling and civil engineering industries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Mar 2012
A research team led by Tilman Esslinger from the Institute of Quantum Electronics at ETH Zurich is one of the two groups to successfully simulate graphene in experiments. This technique will help understand the consequences caused by the modification of nanomaterial’s lattice structure.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Mar 2012
A team of international researchers led by Professor Tim Liedl, a LMU physicist, has developed novel, optically active, three-dimensional structures based on the structure of DNAs. DNA strands act as scaffolds for bonding gold nanoparticles in predestined patterns.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Mar 2012
3M, a supplier of battery materials, announced that it has made investments in research and development of innovative, high-energy silicon-based anodes for use in lithium ion batteries. The research work will help develop new cell materials that will increase energy density and decrease cost of lithium ion battery systems used in electric vehicles (EVs).
RPC Superfos, a manufacturer of sustainable injection molded plastic packaging for food and non-food products, announced that its UniPak packaging solution has been selected by Michel & Augustin, a France-based food producer, for its La vache à boire yogurt product line.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
17 Mar 2012