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Why Boiling Droplets can Race Across Hot Oily Surfaces

When you’re frying something in a skillet and some droplets of water fall into the pan, you may have noticed those droplets skittering around on top of the film of hot oil.

16 Aug 2021

New Algorithm can Help Improve Cellular Materials Design

New research published in Scientific Reports has revealed that a simple but robust algorithm can help engineers to improve the design of cellular materials that are used in a variety of diverse applications ranging from defence, bio-medical to smart structures and the aerospace sector.

16 Aug 2021

Patterning Silicon at Single Nanometer Resolution with Aberration-Corrected Electron-Beam Lithography

Researchers have developed an innovative technique for creating nanomaterials. These are materials only atoms wide. They draw on nanoscience to allow scientists to control their construction and behavior

13 Aug 2021

One-Dimensional Red Phosphorus can Show Large Optical Responses

When electrons are confined into very small spaces, they can exhibit unusual electrical, optical and magnetic behaviour.

13 Aug 2021

Researchers Improve Ionic Conductivity in Solid-State Batteries

Along with the increasing demand for electric vehicles, all-solid-state batteries have gained higher attention. All-solid-state batteries are next-generation batteries that would be alternatives for lithium-ion batteries, which are inherently hazardous owing to their explosive nature.

13 Aug 2021

University of Louisville selects Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology’s deep silicon etch solutions for leading edge research

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, a leading provider of plasma etching and deposition solutions to the compound semiconductor industry, is pleased to announce that it has received an order for a PlasmaPro 100 Estrelas plasma etching system from the Micro/Nano Technology Center (MNTC) in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville.

From Oxford Instruments Semiconductor 13 Aug 2021

RDAbbott to Present LSR Materials and Processing at Molding 2021

R.D. Abbott Co., Inc. will present “Essentials of LSR Materials and Processing” at Molding 2021, a conference that is widely recognized as the most important forum for technical information and business conditions in the injection molding industry.

From R.D. Abbott Company, Inc. 13 Aug 2021

Graphene Oxide Could Give Dentistry a Boost

Graphene could be modified and find itself in a wide range of dentistry applications.

By Robert Lea 12 Aug 2021

Novel Process for Making Next-Generation Organic Solar Cells

Scientists identified a novel, rapid process where organic materials redistribute sunlight energy, allowing the next generation of organic solar cells to convert sunlight into electrical power and support the combat against climate change.

12 Aug 2021

Scientists Develop a Strategy to Tackle the Challenging Task of Analyzing Material Surfaces and Interfaces

Understanding the physical properties of a material’s surface and interface is more challenging than understanding those of its inner bulk. In a recent study, scientists at GIST in Korea report an all-optical appro...

12 Aug 2021

Metrohm USA and Metrohm Canada Expand Product Offering and Become Value-Added Resellers of Agilent Mass Spectrometry Products

Metrohm USA and Metrohm Canada are pleased to announce that they have entered into a non-exclusive agreement with Agilent Technologies to become a value-added reseller for their single- and triple-quadrupole mass spectrometers as well as ICP-MS and ICP-OES products, software and services.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 11 Aug 2021

$Cornell Researchers Propose New Way to Modulate the Absorptive and Refractive Qualities of Metamaterials$

Cornell Researchers Propose New Way to Modulate the Absorptive and Refractive Qualities of Metamaterials

Cornell researchers are proposing a new way to modulate both the absorptive and the refractive qualities of metamaterials in real time, and their findings open intriguing new opportunities to control, in time and space, the propagation and scattering of waves for applications in various areas of wave physics and engineering.

11 Aug 2021

New Method to Attach Biosensors to Human Skin Without an Adhesive

Imagine if you could attach something to your skin without needing glue. A biosensor, a watch, a communications device, a fashion accessory -; the possibilities are endless.

11 Aug 2021

Interactive Map Provides Realistic Numbers for Solar Panel Deployment Across the U.S.

Atmospheric scientist Richard Perez has long believed that solar energy will play a critical role in helping the United States achieve its ambitious goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

11 Aug 2021

3D-Printed Fuel Assembly Brackets Produced at ORNL Now Installed at TVA Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Four first-of-a-kind 3D-printed fuel assembly brackets, produced at the Department of Energy's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have been installed and are now under routine operating conditions at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 2 in Athens, Alabama.

11 Aug 2021