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Scientists Propose New Approach to Create Catalysts for Hydro-Processes

The concept of creating new functional materials and catalysts for the needs of oil refining and petrochemistry, as well as hydrogen energy is proposed.

21 Jul 2021

New, Economical Method for Producing Biobased Acrylate Resins

Despite the best efforts of industry to work towards sustainability, most plastics (or polymers) are still made using non-renewable fossil fuels.

21 Jul 2021

Easy-To-Use Method for Uninterrupted Monitoring of Mechanochemical Reactions in Milling Devices

A team of chemists from the Croatian Ruder Boškovic Institute described a new, easy-to-use method for uninterrupted monitoring of mechanochemical reactions.

21 Jul 2021

Combining Thin Layers of Different Materials Significantly Increases Solar Energy Yield

The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged periodically in a lattice.

21 Jul 2021

Researchers Make Mn4+-Activated Red Phosphors Without Rare Earth Materials

Hiromi Nakano, a professor from the Toyohashi University of Technology, utilized a material exhibiting a special periodical structure (smart material: Li-M-Ti-O [M = Nb or Ta]) as a host material for making new Mn4+-activated phosphors that displays red light emissions at a wavelength of 685 nm when excited at 493 nm.

21 Jul 2021

Olympus and Grundium Partner to Make Digital Pathology More Accessible

Olympus and Grundium Ltd. are collaborating to combine their expertise in microscopy optics and digital imaging to benefit pathology.

From Evident Corporation - NDT 21 Jul 2021

New Method may Help Better Understand the So-Called Correlated Metals

Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the Brookhaven National Laboratory, working in an international team, have developed a new method for complex X-ray studies that will aid in better understanding so-called correlated metals.

20 Jul 2021

Novel Material may Lead to Lightweight Armor, Protective Coatings, and Blast Shields

Army-funded research identified a new material that may lead to lightweight armor, protective coatings, blast shields and other impact-resistant structures.

20 Jul 2021

Research may Pave the Way for High-Performance SiC-Based Quantum Devices

Prof. LI Chuanfeng, Prof. XU Jinshi and their colleagues from Prof. GUO Guangcan's group, University of Science and Technology of China of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, realized the high-contrast readout and coherent manipulation of a single silicon carbide divacancy color center electron spin at room temperature for the first time in the world, in cooperation with Prof. Adam Gali, from the Wigner Research Centre for Physics in Hungary.

20 Jul 2021

Studying Isolated States Helps Better Predict Bonding Properties of Materials

Researchers working in several fields find it challenging to develop materials that exhibit ideal properties to meet certain functions. The issue is common in areas ranging from catalysis to solar cells.

20 Jul 2021

New Computational Method to Screen for Atomic Substitutions in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have shown considerable development with advances in technology and have revolutionized the world, powering everything right from smartphones to electric cars.

20 Jul 2021

Titan Bridges Troubled Waters For Flow Meter Installation

Titan Enterprises have released video tutorials illustrating correct wiring of their pulse precision flow measurement devices to support customers with the installation of flow meters into their applications.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd. 20 Jul 2021

UNSW Hosts National Science Week Events

UNSW Sydney will unpack some of the most extraordinary advances in science and technology influencing the world in a range of events for the 2021 National Science Week.

20 Jul 2021

Ambrell Works with Customers to Meet Green Targets

inTEST Corporation, a global supplier of innovative test and process solutions for use in manufacturing and testing across a wide range of markets, including automotive, defense/aerospace, industrial, medical, semic...

From Ambrell Induction Heating Solutions 19 Jul 2021

Findings Open Up Opportunities to Develop New Information Technologies Based on Topological Materials

The laws of quantum physics rule the microcosm. They determine, for example, how easily electrons move through a crystal and thus whether the material is a metal, a semiconductor or an insulator.

19 Jul 2021