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New Polymer Coating Could Lead to Biodegradable, Paper-Based Materials

Cups, cartons and food wrappers made of paper might seem like they would be biodegradable, but many contain a plastic coating that can't be composted.

27 Aug 2021

New Material Lowers Conductivity of Cables for Long-Distance Power Supply

High-voltage direct current cables with the potential to effectively transport electricity over long distances are crucial to electricity supply. Hence, improving their performance is a significant challenge.

27 Aug 2021

Storing Lithium-Ion Batteries at Sub-Freezing Temperatures can Affect Battery Parts

The fact that lithium-ion batteries exhibit poor cold-weather performance is well known, and that has implications for a few of their most essential applications—right from starting an electric car in a Wisconsin winter to flying a drone on Mars.

27 Aug 2021

Batch Variability in Spray Coating Applications

Optimize spray coating applications by understanding polymer powder properties. This study uses the FT4 Powder Rheometer® for effective performance evaluation.

From Malvern Panalytical 26 Aug 2021

DOE Announces $54 Million for 10 New Projects to Increase Energy Efficiency in Microelectronics

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced nearly $54 million for 10 new projects led by DOE’s National Laboratories to increase energy efficiency in microelectronics design and production.

26 Aug 2021

New Energy Storage Material Shows Potential to Reduce Charging Times from Hours to Minutes

An award-winning Tulane University researcher has led a team in discoveries that could result in significantly faster charging electric vehicles and portable devices such as cell phones and laptops.

26 Aug 2021

Researchers Observe How Hydrogen Atoms in Water Tug and Push Neighboring Molecules

Researchers have made the first direct observation of how hydrogen atoms in water molecules tug and push neighboring water molecules when they are excited with laser light.

26 Aug 2021

New NanoporeTERs Offer a Richer Lexicon for Engineered Cells to Express Themselves

Genetically encoded reporter proteins have been a mainstay of biotechnology research, allowing scientists to track gene expression, understand intracellular processes and debug engineered genetic circuits.

26 Aug 2021

Olympus Announces First Organoid Conference to Support Stem Cell Research

Olympus is proud to announce its first Olympus Organoid Conference—Think Deep, See Deeper, which will be held virtually on Sept. 7–9, 2021.

From Evident - NDT 26 Aug 2021

Brooks Instrument Introduces First Fully Pressure-Insensitive Pressure-Based Mass Flow Controller for Etch and CVD Processes in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Brooks Instrument, a leader in precision fluid measurement and control technology, has released the new GP200 Series, the first fully pressure-insensitive pressure-based mass flow controller (P-MFC) designed specifically for etch and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) processes in semiconductor manufacturing.

From Brooks Instrument 26 Aug 2021

Element Six to Launch New Range of Heavy-Duty Tools For Highly Abrasive Milling and Reclaiming Operations

Element Six, part of the De Beers Group, is set to launch the HD™ Series, a new range of heavy-duty tools specially designed to provide superior performance, extended tool life and improved reliability for milling and reclaiming operations. The new HD™ Series will combine a larger, wear-resistant body with Element Six's proprietary MasterGrade™ carbide.

From Element Six 25 Aug 2021

One Component, Graphite Filled Epoxy Features Electrical and Thermal Conductivity

Master Bond EP5G-80 is a one component, NASA low outgassing rated epoxy, with a moderate temperature cure requirement of 80 °C for 4 hours.

From Master Bond Inc. 25 Aug 2021

Researchers Use Perovskite to Develop a New Light-Emitting Memory Device

In a step toward a future of higher performance memory devices, researchers from National Taiwan Normal University and Kyushu University have developed a new device that needs only a single semiconductor known as perovskite to simultaneously store and visually transmit data.

25 Aug 2021

Study Explores Ways to Prevent Initial Loss of Li Ions in Batteries

Researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) developed an electrode pre-treatment solution that helps reduce the initial Li-ion loss.

25 Aug 2021

Revolutionary New Sprayer Instantly Turns Saltwater into Powerful Disinfectant

A unique handheld sprayer has been launched which turns mildly salty tap water into a powerful disinfectant which kills 99.9% of germs, bacteria and viruses, including Covid-19.

From VAPOURTEC Ltd 25 Aug 2021

Materials Science News

New Polymer Coating Could Lead to Biodegradable, Paper-Based Materials

New Material Lowers Conductivity of Cables for Long-Distance Power Supply

Storing Lithium-Ion Batteries at Sub-Freezing Temperatures can Affect Battery Parts

Batch Variability in Spray Coating Applications

DOE Announces $54 Million for 10 New Projects to Increase Energy Efficiency in Microelectronics

New Energy Storage Material Shows Potential to Reduce Charging Times from Hours to Minutes

Researchers Observe How Hydrogen Atoms in Water Tug and Push Neighboring Molecules

New NanoporeTERs Offer a Richer Lexicon for Engineered Cells to Express Themselves

Olympus Announces First Organoid Conference to Support Stem Cell Research

Brooks Instrument Introduces First Fully Pressure-Insensitive Pressure-Based Mass Flow Controller for Etch and CVD Processes in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Element Six to Launch New Range of Heavy-Duty Tools For Highly Abrasive Milling and Reclaiming Operations

One Component, Graphite Filled Epoxy Features Electrical and Thermal Conductivity

Researchers Use Perovskite to Develop a New Light-Emitting Memory Device

Study Explores Ways to Prevent Initial Loss of Li Ions in Batteries

Revolutionary New Sprayer Instantly Turns Saltwater into Powerful Disinfectant

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