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New Energy Storage Material Shows Potential to Reduce Charging Times from Hours to Minutes

An award-winning Tulane University researcher has led a team in discoveries that could result in significantly faster charging electric vehicles and portable devices such as cell phones and laptops.

26 Aug 2021

Researchers Observe How Hydrogen Atoms in Water Tug and Push Neighboring Molecules

Researchers have made the first direct observation of how hydrogen atoms in water molecules tug and push neighboring water molecules when they are excited with laser light.

26 Aug 2021

New NanoporeTERs Offer a Richer Lexicon for Engineered Cells to Express Themselves

Genetically encoded reporter proteins have been a mainstay of biotechnology research, allowing scientists to track gene expression, understand intracellular processes and debug engineered genetic circuits.

26 Aug 2021

Olympus Announces First Organoid Conference to Support Stem Cell Research

Olympus is proud to announce its first Olympus Organoid Conference—Think Deep, See Deeper, which will be held virtually on Sept. 7–9, 2021.

From Evident Corporation - NDT 26 Aug 2021

New Study Could Help Advance Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2

The electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2), or CO2ER, provides an ideal path for realizing green CO2 cycling and mitigating the greenhouse effect. A majority of the studies on CO2ER in the recent past have focused on the inherent performance of the catalysts.

26 Aug 2021

Brooks Instrument Introduces First Fully Pressure-Insensitive Pressure-Based Mass Flow Controller for Etch and CVD Processes in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Brooks Instrument, a leader in precision fluid measurement and control technology, has released the new GP200 Series, the first fully pressure-insensitive pressure-based mass flow controller (P-MFC) designed specifically for etch and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) processes in semiconductor manufacturing.

From Brooks Instrument 26 Aug 2021

Element Six to Launch New Range of Heavy-Duty Tools For Highly Abrasive Milling and Reclaiming Operations

Element Six, part of the De Beers Group, is set to launch the HD™ Series, a new range of heavy-duty tools specially designed to provide superior performance, extended tool life and improved reliability for milling and reclaiming operations. The new HD™ Series will combine a larger, wear-resistant body with Element Six's proprietary MasterGrade™ carbide.

From Element Six 25 Aug 2021

One Component, Graphite Filled Epoxy Features Electrical and Thermal Conductivity

Master Bond EP5G-80 is a one component, NASA low outgassing rated epoxy, with a moderate temperature cure requirement of 80 °C for 4 hours.

From Master Bond Inc. 25 Aug 2021

Researchers Use Perovskite to Develop a New Light-Emitting Memory Device

In a step toward a future of higher performance memory devices, researchers from National Taiwan Normal University and Kyushu University have developed a new device that needs only a single semiconductor known as perovskite to simultaneously store and visually transmit data.

25 Aug 2021

Study Explores Ways to Prevent Initial Loss of Li Ions in Batteries

Researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) developed an electrode pre-treatment solution that helps reduce the initial Li-ion loss.

25 Aug 2021

Revolutionary New Sprayer Instantly Turns Saltwater into Powerful Disinfectant

A unique handheld sprayer has been launched which turns mildly salty tap water into a powerful disinfectant which kills 99.9% of germs, bacteria and viruses, including Covid-19.

From VAPOURTEC Ltd 25 Aug 2021

High Order Intake and Promising New Products in the Current Year

The South German industrial camera manufacturer IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH was able to exceed industry expectations in the first half of 2021.

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 24 Aug 2021

Researchers are Developing a Blood Substitute Made from a Novel Peptide Material

Lee Solomon, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and his collaborators are developing a blood substitute made from a novel peptide material which binds heme B-;the same protein cofactor found in human hemoglobin.

24 Aug 2021

New Breakthrough Could Enhance Reliability of Smart Electronics in Future

A new approach has been found by an undergraduate student from the University of Surrey to subdue hot-carrier impact that has plagued devices using thin-film transistor architecture, like solar panels and smartwatches.

24 Aug 2021

The New Emspira 3 Digital Microscope Inspires Simple Inspections

Leica Microsystems has announced the launch of the Emspira 3 digital microscope for quality control and inspection. Emspira 3 combines everything needed to perform comprehensive visual inspection into a single system, including comparison and measurement, as well as QC documentation sharing directly via a network.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 24 Aug 2021