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Scientists Develop New Glass Material with Plastic-Like Resilience

Researchers at McGill University have designed a stronger and tougher glass, drawing ideas from the inner layer of mollusk shells. Upon impact, the new material expresses resilience like plastic rather than being shattered.

29 Sep 2021

New Liquid Metal Coating Offers Antiviral, Antimicrobial Properties to Fabric

Liquid gallium has been used to produce an antiviral and antimicrobial coating by an international research team. The coating was tested on a variety of fabrics, such as facemasks.

29 Sep 2021

Si-Ware™ Systems and Dairyland Laboratories Partner to Launch In-Field Dairy Feed Analysis Solution

New partnership from Si-Ware™ Systems and Dairyland Laboratories will offer on-demand feed testing and in-field decision-making capabilities to improve feed quality assurance.

From Si-Ware Systems 29 Sep 2021

REVolution: New Engine to Generate Power in the Most Clean and Responsible Manner

Mobility is changing — it’s electrifying. But not every vehicle is suited for electric propulsion and heavy battery systems. That’s where the rotary exhaust valve is revolutionary.

28 Sep 2021

New Biologically Inspired Electrodialysis Membrane for Producing Fresh Water

Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and their collaborators have developed a new membrane, whose structure was inspired by a protein from algae, for electrodialysis that could be used to provide fresh water for farming and energy production.

28 Sep 2021

Study Opens a New Avenue for Selective Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Light Alkanes

Prohibiting deep oxidation remains a challenging task in oxidative dehydrogenation of light alkane since the targeted alkene is more reactive than parent substrate.

28 Sep 2021

POSTECH Researchers Synthesize a Lithium-Sulfur Battery Cathode Material in 30 Minutes

Foldable mobile phones are gaining popularity these days. As the popularity of such intelligent flexible devices and electric vehicles increases, the demand for high-energy, long-life and fast-charging energy storage systems is increasing.

28 Sep 2021

New Technique to Establish Control Over Liquid-Liquid Interface Using Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics

The Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) in association with Osaka University has proposed a novel approach for tuning hydrodynamics interfacial instability through a thermodynamic parameter to facilitate control over liquid-liquid phase separation.

28 Sep 2021

The New FlowCam® LO Improves Particle Characterization in Drug Development

Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies announces the release of the FlowCam® LO, the first and only light obscuration instrument with imaging capabilities.

From Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc. 28 Sep 2021

Flexible, Low Viscosity LED Curable Adhesive with a Fluorescent Dye

Master Bond LED405FL3 is a flexible one component, LED curing adhesive system with excellent optical clarity and a refractive index of 1.51. Its flexibility allows for stress minimization especially when bonding substrat...

From Master Bond Inc. 27 Sep 2021

3D-Printable Polymer Nanocomposite Ink Shows Incredible Properties

A new, 3D-printable polymer nanocomposite ink has incredible properties -- and many applications in aerospace, medicine and electronics.

27 Sep 2021

Deployment of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers to Store Hydrogen

The clean energy supply chain potential of hydrogen is creating a lot of interest in it across the globe.

27 Sep 2021

De Dietrich Presents New Drum Dock Station with DIT Solution

The De Dietrich Process Systems group extends its range of solutions for handling pharmaceutical and chemical powders with a new Drum Iris Technology (DIT) dock station which guarantees a high level of containment.

From De Dietrich Process Systems 27 Sep 2021

Engineers Create New Type of Battery that Weaves Two Promising Battery Sub-Fields into One

Engineers created a new type of battery that weaves two promising battery sub-fields into a single battery.

24 Sep 2021

Scientists Investigate How High-Temperature Molten Salts Corrode Metal Alloys

A multidisciplinary team of scientists has used the National Synchrotron Light Source II, a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User facility located at the DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory, to investigate how high-temperature molten salts corrode metal alloys.

24 Sep 2021