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A Solid Electrolyte with High Ionic Conductivity and Stability for All-Solid-State Sodium-Ion Batteries

A research team from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology developed a chlorine substituted Na3SbS4 solid electrolyte for use in all-solid-state sodium ion batteries.

7 Jul 2021

3D Printed Scaffold Promotes Tissue Growth Through ‘Shape Memory’

Surgically implanted 3D printed tissue scaffolds that harmlessly degrade in the body could aid tissue regeneration.

By Robert Lea 7 Jul 2021

TRB Lightweight Structures part of London Underground Piccadilly Line project

TRB Lightweight Structures, based in Huntingdon, is working with Siemens Mobility on the manufacture and supply of the emergency detrainment systems – including M Door, bridge and stairs – for 94 nine-car ‘Inspiro’ train sets for the London Underground Piccadilly Line.

From TRB Lightweight Structures Ltd 6 Jul 2021

New Organic Semiconducting Polymer for Making Next-Gen Biosensors

An international team of researchers from KAUST has developed a carbon-based semiconducting material with the potential to build next-generation biosensors. The team has overcome some key challenges in developing this polymer.

6 Jul 2021

Forensic Discrimination of Contamination from Food Wrap Plastics

BioChromato report how their ionRocket sample preparation device, used in combination with Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART®-MS) provides a powerful new method capable of identifying and discriminating between different sources of plastic films used for food processing and packaging.

From BioChromato Inc. 6 Jul 2021

New Machine-Learning Model Could Help Predict Oxidation State of a Compound

A new machine-learning model developed by the chemical engineers of École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) can help estimate the oxidation state of a compound, a property considered so vital that many chemists debate it should be included in the periodic table.

6 Jul 2021

Next-Generation Cartesian Geometry EDXRF Spectrometer set to Transform XRF Technology

Applied Rigaku Technologies announces NEX CG II, an indirect excitation EDXRF analyzer for enhanced elemental analysis for industrial quality control to advanced research applications

From Rigaku Corporation 6 Jul 2021

Nanomaterials' Ability to Pass Through the Blood Brain Barrier Depends on Their Shape and Form

Nanomaterials found in consumer and health-care products can pass from the bloodstream to the brain side of a blood-brain barrier model with varying ease depending on their shape - creating potential neurological impacts that could be both positive and negative, a new study reveals.

6 Jul 2021

University College Dublin Conducted a Study with Camfil that Finds Air Purifiers Have a Four-fold Increase in the Removal of Aerosols in Poorly Ventilated Spaces

A study conducted by University College Dublin (UCD) and the Mater Hospital in Dublin, using Camfil air filtration solutions to find the effectiveness of air purifiers in cleaning unventilated spaces. ...

From Camfil 6 Jul 2021

Research Shows Potential Ways to Produce Nano-Inks for Additive Manufacturing of Supercapacitors

Research led by Kansas State University's Suprem Das, assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, in collaboration with Christopher Sorensen, university distinguished professor of physics, shows potential ways to manufacture graphene-based nano-inks for additive manufacturing of supercapacitors in the form of flexible and printable electronics.

5 Jul 2021

New Approach to Produce Hydrogen at the South Pole Using Sunlight

A research group from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin has examined how hydrogen can be generated at the South Pole with the help of sunlight, and which approach holds high potential.

5 Jul 2021

Plastics Could be Broken Down by the Bacteria in Cow Stomachs

Plastic is notoriously hard to break down, but researchers in Austria have found that bacteria from a cow's rumen - one of the four compartments of its stomach - can digest certain types of the ubiquitous material, representing a sustainable way to reduce plastic litter.

5 Jul 2021