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Multi-Million Pound Contract to Equip Royal Air Force Typhoons with Latest Advanced Radar Capabilities

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems a £870 m contract to deliver a new radar to enhance the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Typhoon fighter jet fleet and strengthen the aircraft’s control of the airspace whilst providing cutting-edge electronic warfare capabilities.

5 Jul 2023

ABB’s ‘Factory on the Lake’: Mariafrancesca Madrigrano on Innovation, Sustainability, and Inclusion

Meet Mariafrancesca Madrigrano who has managed the ABB Measurement & Analytics factory on Lake Como, Italy since 2019. In addition to focusing on innovation and sustainability, recently, she won ABB’s Ally of t...

From ABB Measurement & Analytics 5 Jul 2023

Investigating the Ultimate Scaling Limits of Ferroelectronics

Transistors with variable properties are critical components in the development of tomorrow’s semiconductors.

4 Jul 2023

Enhancing Fuel Cell Production Efficiency Using Laser Machining

The thickness of the bipolar plate is decreasing as fuel cells used in vessels and aircraft become lighter and more efficient.

4 Jul 2023

Piedmont Lithium Partners Release Technical Studies

Piedmont Lithium, a developer of lithium resources critical to the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain, today announced that partners Atlantic Lithium and Sayona Mining have released technical studies on the Ewoyaa Lithium Project in Ghana and the producing North American Lithium project in Quebec, respectively.

4 Jul 2023

A New Type of Glass Promises to Cut Glass Manufacturing's Carbon Footprint in Half

Across the globe, glass manufacturing produces a minimum of 86 million tons of carbon dioxide annually. A new kind of glass promises to cut this carbon footprint in half.

3 Jul 2023

High-Frequency Radar Technique to Measure How Particles Behave in Fluidized Beds

Several industries make use of the technology called fluidized beds that plays a significant role in the shifting to green energy and also the production of food and drugs.

3 Jul 2023

New Insights into the Topology of Amorphous Materials

In recent years, investigators have been researching special materials known as topological materials, with a focus on the shape, or topology, of their electronic structures (electronic bands).

3 Jul 2023

PEAK Scientific Chairman, Robin MacGeachy, Honoured with OBE in King's Birthday Honours list

Robin MacGeachy is awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the King's Birthday Honours List, for his services to Manufacturing and Philanthropy.

From Peak Scientific 3 Jul 2023

Ferroelectric Polymer Could Help Robots Have Muscles

According to a group of international researchers led by Penn State, an innovative type of ferroelectric polymer that is particularly adept at converting electrical energy into mechanical strain holds promise as a high-performance motion controller or “actuator” with significant potential for applications in medical devices, advanced robotics, and precise positioning systems.

3 Jul 2023

PNNL Scientists Develop New Technique to Identify Unknown Molecules

The universe is awash in billions of possible chemicals. But even with a bevy of high-tech instruments, scientists have determined the chemical structures of just a small fraction of those compounds, maybe 1 percent.

3 Jul 2023

Topological Properties Discovered in Amorphous Materials

In recent years, scientists have been studying special materials called topological materials, with special attention paid to the shape, i.e., topology, of their electronic structures (electronic bands). Although it is not visible in real space, their unusual shape in topological materials produces various unique properties that can be suitable for making next-generation devices.

3 Jul 2023