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Innovate Ultrafine Wires Launched by Goodfellow

Leading materials supplier, Goodfellow, has announced the launch of a worldwide exclusive range of ultrafine wires, including microwires of Copper, Nickel, Platinum and more.

From Goodfellow 27 Jul 2021

Metso Outotec Launches Thickening and Clarifying Solutions to Enable Clear Performance Improvements and Sustainable Profits

Metso Outotec is introducing a comprehensive portfolio of thickening and clarifying solutions to achieve new levels of operational reliability and performance in minerals and metals processing.

From Metso 27 Jul 2021

KNAUER Donates 15,000 Euros for the Victims of Germany’s Flood Disaster

The manufacturer of high-tech laboratory instruments, KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH, has committed to helping the victims of the West Germany’s recent flooding disaster with a donation of €15,000.

From KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH 27 Jul 2021

Porvair Increase Porous Plastics Manufacturing Capacity

Porvair Sciences reports on the installation of new automated precision die-cutting equipment that has enabled a five-fold increase in its production capacity for porous plastic components.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 26 Jul 2021

Dynamic Control of THz Waves by Rotating Layers of Cascaded Metasurfaces

Electromagnetic waves in the terahertz regime contribute to important applications in communications, security imaging, and bio- and chemical sensing. Such wide applicability has resulted in significant technological progress.

26 Jul 2021

Novel Solid Electrolyte Material to Produce Cheaper and Effective Li Batteries

Scientists from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have developed a novel material to manufacture affordable and effective all-solid-state Li ba...

26 Jul 2021

New Bio-Based Coating Exhibits Great Potential to Protect Wood

Due to the global efforts to meet sustainability standards, many countries are currently looking to replace concrete with wood in buildings.

26 Jul 2021

New Collaborative Research Project Aims to Produce Green Hydrogen More Efficiently

Through a new award program, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation, DFG) have joined forces to award the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Technical University of Darmstadt a three-year $720,000 research grant to explore opportunities to more efficiently produce green hydrogen, a clean and renewable source of energy.

26 Jul 2021

Certain Green Pigments may Weaken Colored Architectural Concrete's Strength

As Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University researchers completed their research on coloured architectural concrete, they found a surprising result--green pigmented cement had impurities that produced porous, poor quality concrete.

26 Jul 2021

UTA Professor Explores 3D Printing of Multilayered Materials to Build Next-Generation Helmets

A mechanical and aerospace engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington is developing advanced helmets to ensure that members of the military are as protected as possible from blasts and other types of attacks.

26 Jul 2021

Element Six Selected as One of the Businesses to Join the UKRI’s Prosperity Partnership Initiative

Element Six and University of Warwick will join forces to shape the technology of the future as part of the eight Prosperity Partnerships announced today in support of the Government’s ambitious new Innovation Strategy.

From Element Six 26 Jul 2021

Battery Innovations Take Centre Stage at HIMSS

Medical battery manufacturer Ultralife Corporation is redefining portable power for the global healthcare IT industry at this year’s HIMSS exhibition at the Venetian-Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas from August 9–13, 2021.

From Ultralife Corporation 26 Jul 2021

U.S. Patent Granted for New 3D Printing Injection Mold Tool

Dr. Steve Stagon, University of North Florida mechanical engineering associate professor, has received a U.S. patent for a tool that will revolutionize manufacturing, a 3D printing injection mold tool with improved heat transfer and mechanical strength.

23 Jul 2021

Researchers Create Tougher, Safer Bicycle Helmet Using a Combination of Materials

As cities worldwide expand their networks of cycling paths and more cyclists take to the streets, the chances of cycling accidents and potential collisions increase as well, underscoring the need for proper cycling safety in dense urban areas.

23 Jul 2021

Anchoring Manganese Selenide in 3D Carbon Nanosheets Enhances Properties of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries, which are a renewable source of energy for electrical devices or electric vehicles, have attracted much attention as the next-generation energy solution.

23 Jul 2021