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Seika Machinery Offers Service and Repairs for Its Leading Brands

Seika Machinery, Inc., a leading provider of advanced machinery, materials and engineering services, is pleased to offer service and support for Sawa ultrasonic portable cleaners, SC-500HE and SC-5000GUS McDry dry cabinets, and calibration for Malcom viscometers.

From Seika Machinery, Inc. 4 Aug 2022

PPM Power Leads UK Supply Chain Project to Deliver Next Generation Power Converters

PPM Power is leading a consortium of UK companies to develop a supply chain for power systems based on embedded Gallium Nitride (GaN) devices.

From PPM Power - Pulse Power and Measurement Ltd (PPM) 4 Aug 2022

AMETEK Land Celebrates 75 Years of Product Innovation and Technology

AMETEK Land, the world’s leading manufacturer of monitors and analysers for industrial temperature measurements, celebrates 75 years of producing innovative systems and solutions for industries including metals, glass, hydrocarbon processing and power generation.

From AMETEK Land (Land Instruments International Ltd). 4 Aug 2022

Molybdenum Plays a Central Role in the Sustainable Production of Green Technology

Molybdenum was found to be the key component in an electrochemical hydride transfer catalyst that was examined by the KAUST researchers, bringing sustainable fuel and chemical manufacturing one step closer to being an actual reality.

3 Aug 2022

Researchers Propose Sustainable Alternative to Lithium-Ion Batteries

A group of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has proposed a greener, more effective, and less expensive energy storage option in response to concerns about lithium-ion battery shortage, exorbitant prices, and safety in relation to long-term use.

3 Aug 2022

New Biofilm Powered by Bacteria to Initiate Green Revolution

University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers recently reported that they had developed a biofilm that could absorb evaporation energy and transform it into electricity.

3 Aug 2022

Predicting the Behavior of Biomimetic Composites Using Coarse-Grained Foam Models

In an article recently published in the journal Additive Manufacturing, researchers discussed the 3D printing of multi-material biomimetic composites using nonlinear coarse-graining models.

By Surbhi Jain 3 Aug 2022

How Can Spider Silk Help Us Heal Wounds?

In a paper recently published in the journal Materials, researchers demonstrated the preparation and efficiency of a fibroin bioadhesive derived from spider-web silk with a layer of tannic acid and polyethylene glycol.

By Chinmay Chari 3 Aug 2022

Researchers Discuss Powder Bed Fusion 3D Printing of Molybdenum

A paper recently published in the journal Additive Manufacturing discussed the laser powder-bed-fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing (AM) technique for three-dimensional (3D) printing of high-quality molybdenum (Mo) components.

By Samudrapom Dam 3 Aug 2022

Controlling Self-Cleaning Microscopic Features in Textiles when 3D Printing

Manufacturing self-cleaning fabrics is a key focus of research in the textiles industry currently. Now, a new paper published in Polymers has investigated the control of microscopic features of self-cleaning textiles using common 3D printing technologies.

By Reginald Davey 3 Aug 2022

New Semiconductor Could Lead to Low-Energy Computing and Communications Technologies

A research partnership between Penn State and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) could enable an improved method to make a new type of semiconductor that is a few atoms thin and interacts with light in an unusual way.

3 Aug 2022

Chemists Develop a Novel Method to Produce Complex Organic Molecules

Chemists at the University of Münster have developed a novel and straightforward way to produce complex organic molecules. Mild reaction conditions, simple operation, scalability and the use of an inexpensive and commercially available photosensitizer make the method interesting for industrial applications.

3 Aug 2022

How Does Compatibilizer Affect Biofuel Co-Product/Plastic Composites?

New research has appeared in the journal Composites Part C: Open Access investigating the benefits of using pyrolysis and compatibilizers to produce sustainable biocomposites from biodegradable plastics and biofuel co-products.

By Reginald Davey 3 Aug 2022

Indium Corporation’s Donna Vareha-Walsh Elected to American Tin Trade Association Board of Directors

Indium Corporation is pleased to announce that its Director of Global Supply Chain and International Trade Compliance, Donna Vareha-Walsh, has been elected to the American Tin Trade Association Board of Directors.

From Indium Corporation 3 Aug 2022