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Study Finds MAX Phases can Self-Heal Cracks Even at Room Temperature

Ceramics can withstand high heat and extreme environments. However, they tend to be delicate and break easily. In a new study, researchers from Texas A&M University have recently found a self-healing mechanism within a kind of ceramics known as MAX phases.

8 Sep 2021

New Way to Make Solar Cells More Efficient

A new study performed at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has revealed that bandgap engineering has the ability to enhance the performance of optoelectronic devices developed to exploit the energy of “hot” electrons.

8 Sep 2021

Monitor and Control the Temperature of Your Grinding Process

RETSCH’s new MM 500 control is the first mixer mill on the market that allows to monitor and control the temperature of a grinding process.

From RETSCH GmbH 7 Sep 2021

Synthetic Membrane Provides Safe Drinking Water, Enhances Industrial Production

Researchers at the Tufts University School of Engineering have designed a new filtering technology taking a cue from biology that could prevent a drinking water-related disease affecting tens of millions of people globally.

7 Sep 2021

Bettersize Instruments to Release a Video Series on the Bettersizer ST in September 2021

In the world of particle sizing, Bettersize Instruments has become a pioneer for advanced analytical instruments and customer-centric solutions. To continue to provide our clients with top-notch services, Bettersize will release a series of videos on the Bettersizer ST in September 2021.

From Bettersize Instruments 7 Sep 2021

Study Quantifies Knockout Cross-Sections of Neutron-Rich Carbon Isotopes

At the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), researchers have systematically quantified the knockout cross-sections of neutron-rich carbon isotopes at the intermediate- to high-energy region.

6 Sep 2021

Researchers Focus on Designing Multifunctional Composite Materials for Aerospace Applications

Materials for aerospace applications face many challenges. The structure of an aircraft must be light yet strong.

6 Sep 2021

Latest Advances in the Wet-Chemical Synthesis of 2D Metal Nanomaterials for Electrocatalytic Reactions

With the increasingly serious global energy crisis caused by the excessive consumption of fossil fuels, developing clean, efficient, and sustainable energy conversion technologies is highly desirable.

6 Sep 2021

Introducing OVs and Mo Dopant into Bi5O7Br Nanosheets can Enhance Photoactivity of N2 Fixation

The issue to achieve efficient nitrogen reduction to ammonia has posed a significant challenge for decades as the inert N=N bond could be hardly broken because of the extremely large bond energy of 940.95 kJ mol–1.

6 Sep 2021

ROBD2 -Integrated - VR-Based Parachuting Hypoxia Recognition Training Package

In partnership with Mobility Labs Inc: Integrate your NATO STANAG mandated aeromedical training directly into your parachute training courseware. HAPLS utilizes off the shelf VR solutions to provide a mobile trainin...

From Environics, Inc. 6 Sep 2021

Researchers Devise Novel Technology for Magnesium Rivets

If Rosie the Riveter had access to a new riveting technology, the erstwhile character of WWII fame could have worked faster and made lighter products.

3 Sep 2021

Study Utilizes MXene-Based Composite for Aerospace Applications

Materials for aerospace applications face many challenges. The structure of an aircraft must be light yet strong.

3 Sep 2021

Research Focuses on Mg as Source of Secondary Batteries

To realize a low-carbon society, effective utilization of natural energy is required as well as storing that generated energy.

3 Sep 2021

Study Develops Highly-Efficient Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells

The power conversion efficiency of single-junction perovskite solar cells has increased remarkably from 3.8% to 25.2% in just a decade.

3 Sep 2021

DOE to Fund Secure Domestic Supply Chain of Critical Materials

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $30 million in funding for 13 national lab and university-led research projects to develop new technologies that will help secure the supply of critical materials that build clean energy technologies.

3 Sep 2021