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Research Unmasks Remarkable Toughness of Hexagonal Boron Nitride

It's official: Hexagonal boron nitride is the iron man of 2D materials, so resistant to cracking that it defies a century-old theoretical description engineers still use to measure toughness.

3 Jun 2021

Scientists Build the World's Smallest and Best Acoustic Amplifier

Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have built the world's smallest and best acoustic amplifier. And they did it using a concept that was all but abandoned for almost 50 years.

3 Jun 2021

Experienced Engineer Will Drive Business Growth at Leading Motion Control Company

Systems Services Ltd, a subsidiary of ZwickRoell UK & Ireland, are pleased to announce that Jonathan Phillips has joined them in the role of Motion Control Applications Manager.

3 Jun 2021

Picosun’s PicoArmour™ Reduces Semiconductor Manufacturing Costs

Picosun Group has pending patent rights for an ALD enabled corrosion protection solution against plasma etch that will bring benefits in semiconductor fabrication processes in terms of throughput, film uniformity and conformality.

From Picosun Oy 3 Jun 2021

Verder Scientific Acquires Mager Scientific, US Distributor of Metallographic and Hardness Testing Equipment

Verder Scientific has formally agreed to acquire all shares of the US company Mager Scientific Inc.

From RETSCH GmbH 3 Jun 2021

New Interposer Design with an Embedded Capacitor Enables Reduction in Area Requirements

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology develop a 3D functional interposer--the interface between a chip and the package substrate--containing an embedded capacitor.

2 Jun 2021

Researchers Realize Exotic Quinary Charge States of Solitary Defects in 2D Intermetallic Semiconductor

Single atomic defect is the smallest structural unit of solid material. The construction of devices based on single defect can reach the limit of miniaturization of semiconductor devices.

2 Jun 2021

Researchers Utilize Ultrathin Lithium to Design Long-Lasting Battery

Our lives today are governed by electronics in all shapes and forms. Electronics, in turn, are governed by their batteries.

2 Jun 2021

Non-Aqueous All-Manganese Flow Battery with an Extended Cycle Life

Redox-flow batteries store electrical energy in chemical compounds that are dissolved in an electrolyte.

2 Jun 2021

Biopolymer-Based Electrolyte for the Design of Zero Pollution Lithium Battery

In a paper published in NANO, researchers from Guizhou Meiling Power Sources Co., Ltd., China have reviewed the recent progress in biopolymer-based electrolyte.

2 Jun 2021

New Material can Enable a Near-Perfect Merger Between Humans and Machines

A DTU research team consisting of Malgorzata Gosia Pierchala, Firoz Babu Kadumundi, and Mehdi Mehrali from #TeamBioEngine headed by Alireza Dolatshahi-Pirouz, have developed a new material - CareGum - that among other things has potential for monitoring motor impairment associated with neurological disorders such as Parkinson's.

2 Jun 2021

New Tantalum-Based Catalyst for Selective Activation of C-H Bond in Methanol

Future photochemistry will help develop human industry without smoke and bring a promising civilization that depends on the use of solar energy rather than fossil energy.

2 Jun 2021

New Mechanism Enables Superconductivity, Magnetism to Co-Exist in Same Material

Physicists from the University of Bath, in association with scientists from the United States, have revealed a novel mechanism that allows superconductivity and magnetism to exist together in the same material.

2 Jun 2021

Picosun’s PicoArmour TM Reduces Semiconductor Manufacturing Costs

Picosun Group has pending patent rights for an ALD enabled corrosion protection solution against plasma etch that will bring benefits in semiconductor fabrication

From Picosun Oy 2 Jun 2021

Researchers Isolate and Characterize Elusive Intermediate in Water Oxidation Reaction

The Water Oxidation Reaction (WOR) is considered one of the most essential reactions on the planet as it is the source of almost all the oxygen present in the air. Gaining insights into its intricacies could help enhance the efficiency of the reaction.

1 Jun 2021