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Using New Bioreactor Technology to Revolutionize Chemical Manufacturing

EKB Technology Ltd has recently been spun out from the University of Oxford to commercialise a revolutionary Bioprocessing Technology developed in conjunction with C-Tech Innovation Ltd.

9 Aug 2021

New, Powerful 3D Lithium-Ion Battery Could be Perfect for Electric Cars

The next-generation battery, like next-generation TV, may be 3-D, scientists reported here today at the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society.

9 Aug 2021

New Process Improves the Efficiency of Polymer Solar Cells

Researchers from Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory have developed a process for fabricating more efficient polymer solar cells.

9 Aug 2021

Multiple Ground States Discovered in Ferroelectric Materials

An important family of ferroelectric compounds just became more complicated in a good way, thanks to University of Arkansas physicists and their colleagues.

9 Aug 2021

New Silver-Diamond Composite Material can Help Cool Small, Powerful Microelectronics

Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute are developing a solid composite material to help cool small, powerful microelectronics used in defense systems.

9 Aug 2021

Cutting Edge Raman & UV-Visible-NIR Microspectroscopy

The 20/30 PV™ microspectrophotometer is the most powerful micro-analysis instrument from CRAIC Technologies. Built to meet your requirements, it incorporates the latest technological advances in optics, spectroscop...

From CRAIC Technologies 9 Aug 2021

Researchers Develop Efficient Electrodes by Mimicking Bamboo Membranes

The aim of Professor Ziqi Sun was to develop a project to mimic the optical and structural properties of natural objects like fish scales, seashells, and fly eyes, to build a sustainable energy solution. Sun was motivated to execute this project during his walk through the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens.

9 Aug 2021

New Technique to Synthesize Thin Films of Stubborn, Hard-to-Evaporate Metals

Scientists from the College of Science and Engineering of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have created an easier, affordable, and safest technology that will enable a “stubborn” group of metals and metal oxides to be made into thin films utilized in several computer components, electronics, and other applications.

9 Aug 2021

£3 Million Grant to Advance Machinery Design and Performance

The University's Centre for Precision Technologies will receive £3 million in funding over the next five years to lead major research programmes designed to drive significant advancements in machinery design and performance.

9 Aug 2021

Discovering Long-Term Rust Prevention for Automotive and Heavy Equipment Parts

In the far-flung world of automotive and heavy-equipment parts suppliers, both short-term and long-term rust prevention is critical to prevent serious loss from rust claims.

From Cortec Corporation 8 Aug 2021

Scientists Print a New Low-Cost Reproducible System for Co-Cultivation of Cells

Scientists of the MIPT Cell Signaling Regulation Laboratory have developed a new low cost reproducible system for the co-cultivation of cells.

6 Aug 2021

Scientists Develop New Catalyst that Works with Either Heat or Electricity

Virtually all chemical and fuel production relies on catalysts, which accelerate chemical reactions without being consumed in the process. Most of these reactions take place in huge reactor vessels and may require high temperatures and pressures.

6 Aug 2021

Study Helps to Better Understand the Self-Assembly of Semiconductor Nanoparticles

The structure adopted by lead sulphide nanoparticles changes surprisingly often as they assemble to form ordered superlattices. This is revealed by an experimental study that has been conducted at DESY’s X-ray source PETRA III. A team led by the DESY sc...

6 Aug 2021

Hydrogen Technologies Play an Important Role in Achieving Net Zero Energy

Achieving Net Zero energy, where the total amount of energy used is equal to the amount of renewable energy created, is closer than ever before, and hydrogen technologies will play an important role in achieving that goal.

6 Aug 2021

Scientists Develop Polymer-Coated Metal Catalyst to Efficiently Recycle CO2

The accumulation of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), in the atmosphere adds up to climate change. Hence capture and recycling of CO2 are crucial for reducing detrimental environmental effects and to deal with the climate crisis.

6 Aug 2021