In an article recently published in the open-access journal Materials, researchers reported the optimization of corrosion resistance of alumina ceramics in nitric acid.
By Surbhi Jain
5 Apr 2022
The igus e-loop, a heavy duty energy chain for drilling machinery, has won an international award recognising its design to protect cables/hoses and operators on oil & gas platforms.
Olympus Corporation (“Olympus”) announced the completion of the separation of its Scientific Solutions business to a wholly-owned subsidiary, Evident Corporation (“Evident”).
ClassOne Equipment, the industry’s leading provider of refurbished semiconductor equipment will now also be representing a line of brand-new, high-performance bare wafer particle inspection systems from the Japanese manufacturer Takano.
EconCore, world leader in technologies for economic honeycomb sandwich production, has collaborated with partner Flaxco®, to develop and manufacture an innovative new thermoplastic honeycomb sandwich panel.
A paper published in Polymers has investigated using nanoparticles to extend the shelf-life of strawberries. The research has been contributed to by scientists from Al-Azar University in Egypt and Taif University in Saudi Arabia.
By Reginald Davey
4 Apr 2022
To investigate strategies for creating antimicrobial silicon rubber, a team of scientists writing in ACS Applied Polymer Materials has developed a tough hydrogel coating. The research has potential for manufacturing safer materials for medical catheters.
By Reginald Davey
4 Apr 2022
Researchers from Nayang Technological University in Singapore have investigated the catalytic decomposition of methane, a novel technology with can produced hydrogen without emitting carbon dioxide.
By Reginald Davey
4 Apr 2022
In an article recently published in the journal ACS Energy Letters, researchers discussed the formation of solar absorbers that are abundant on the Earth.
Study: Emerging Earth-Abundant Solar Absorbers. Imag...
By Surbhi Jain
4 Apr 2022
In an article recently published in the open-access journal Materials, researchers discussed the effect of hydrophobicity and microstructure on conidia repellence in self-cleaning biomimetic surfaces.
By Surbhi Jain
4 Apr 2022
In an article recently published in the open-access journal Polymers, researchers investigated the environmental consequences of rubber crumb application in terms of water and soil pollution.
By Surbhi Jain
4 Apr 2022
Scientists have created a new membrane technology that facilitates better elimination of carbon dioxide (CO2) from mixed gases, for example, emissions from power plants.
Prof. Wen Dai of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) developed a new method for heterogeneous catalytic successive cleavage and functionalization of C–C bonds in alcohols in cooperation with Associate Prof. Zehui Zhang of South-Central University for Nationalities.
The typical trial-and-error technique of material research is unable to fulfill the expanding demand for a variety of high-performance materials; a new effective material science paradigm is urgently needed.
The new method of synthesizing crystals leads researchers to a brand new phase of metal, which may be useful for new technologies. Results were confirmed using the Advanced Photon Source.