Tucked away in the sub-basement of Pitt's Benedum Hall, past the racecar parts spilling into hallways, you'll find a giant machine that looks like a cross between a car garage and the entry port of a sci-fi spaceship. It's a state-of-the-art 3D printer for metal -; the first Gefertec arc605 at any university in the U.S.
Combination reactions are used to create complex molecular structures, when two carbon atoms from different hydrocarbons are combined.
The energy sector is a complex industry, with multiple logistic processes which can potentially impact the efficient delivery of alternative energy technologies to both domestic and commercial customers. Now, a new paper in the journal Energies has analyzed these processes, providing a basis for future research in this field.
By Reginald Davey
12 Aug 2022
Writing in the journal Energies, a team of researchers from China have published a paper investigating the synthesis of graphene oxide doped polyacrylamide gels. The research has potential benefits for the petrochemical industry.
By Reginald Davey
12 Aug 2022
Aalto University researchers created a bio-based adhesive that can replace formaldehyde-containing adhesives in wood construction.
Freiburg chemists have successfully converted polynuclear transition metal carbonyls into their homoleptic complex cations using common inorganic oxidants.
Boise State University scientists have devised a new method for creating new lithium-ion battery materials.
MIT researchers have developed a method for 3D printing materials with tunable mechanical properties, which can sense how they are moving and interacting with the environment. The researchers create these sensing structures using just one material and a single run on a 3D printer.
While scientists have hoped that rechargeable zinc-manganese dioxide batteries could be developed into a viable alternative for grid storage applications, engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago and their colleagues identified the atomistic mechanism of charge and discharge in such batteries.
Materials Design is delighted to announce a new release of its world-leading materials simulation MedeA Environment. The MedeA 3.5 release features a new Flowchart interface for constructing automated simulation protocols to carry out high-throughput simulations with the desired level of sophistication.
Scientists from four universities in China have collaborated on a new paper in the journal Science of the Total Environment investigating how rice husks can improve magnesium oxychloride cement, a green building material.
By Reginald Davey
11 Aug 2022
A paper recently published in the journal Additive Manufacturing demonstrated the feasibility of using a new three-dimensional (3D) printing algorithm to print parts with filaments oriented according to the input orientation field at different infills.
By Samudrapom Dam
11 Aug 2022
Scientists from the Department of Chemistry at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey, have analyzed lithium batteries using non-linear harmonic analysis and EIS. By comparing experimental measurements and mathematical simulations, the authors have identified harmonic distortions and other critical factors in these devices. Their work has appeared in Electrochimica Acta.
By Reginald Davey
11 Aug 2022
The use of computers that operate more like human brains is getting closer to the mainstream.
Bipartisan congressional approval of the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law Tuesday by President Joe Biden, will drive a $52 billion investment by the federal government to help expand and accelerate U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, an important step for an industry critical to both economic competitiveness and national security.