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Behavior of Active Platinum Species in High Temperature Oxidations

Highly dispersed platinum catalysts provide new possibilities for industrial processes, such as the flameless combustion of methane, propane, or carbon monoxide, which has fewer emissions and is more resource efficient and consistent than conventional combustion.

11 Jun 2021

Printed Flexible Supercapacitor for Smart Device Applications

The demand for flexible wearable electronics has spiked with the dramatic growth of smart devices that can exchange data with other devices over the internet with embedded sensors, software, and other technologies.

11 Jun 2021

Cornell Researchers Develop Ultrathin, Electrically Tunable Metalens

Researchers from Cornell University's School of Applied and Engineering Physics and Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology have created a first-of-its-kind metalens - a metamaterial lens - that can be focused using voltage instead of mechanically moving its components.

11 Jun 2021

Electrode Coating can Significantly Improve the Performance of Organic Solar Cells

Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) have found that the performance of an organic photovoltaic cell can be considerably enhanced with an electrode coating measuring just a single molecule thickness.

11 Jun 2021

New Method Could Optimize the Performance of Organic Semiconductors

What is already established for inorganic semiconductors continues to be a challenge for their organic counterparts — that is, tuning the energy gap by mixing various semiconducting molecules to improve the performance of the device.

11 Jun 2021

Study Reveals New Class of Atomic-Thin Electride Materials

An exploratory analysis of the behavior of materials with preferred electric characteristics led to the discovery of a structural phase of 2D materials.

11 Jun 2021

New 3D Printing Process Helps Create Customized Medical Devices

Researchers from the University of Nottingham have used a new 3D printing process to customize artificial body parts and other medical instruments with integrated functions.

11 Jun 2021

Chemistry’s Feng Lin Will Use NSF CAREER Grant to Push Development of Sustainable Rechargeable Batteries

Feng Lin, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, will use a new National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award to develop rechargeable batteries that he hopes could one day impact the energy market.

11 Jun 2021

O2-Lumitrode – Introducing the Fastest Sensor for Dissolved Oxygen

Metrohm is pleased to present the new handheld 913 pH/DO Meter and the 914 pH/DO/Conductometer. The new, combined meters feature the O2-Lumitrode. Due to its very short response time, this optical sensor for measuring the concentration of dissolved oxygen in water or any other liquid is the fastest of its kind on the market.

From Metrohm Middle East FZC 11 Jun 2021

Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN and AM Solutions Team up to Improve the Shape of Things to Come

Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN takes another step forward in the realm of technological innovation as the organisation unveils a partnership with AM Solutions, a brand of the Rösler Group.

From AM Solutions S.r.l. 11 Jun 2021

How the Rancimat Method Helps Producers of Natural Oils Qualify the Value of their Product

A free white paper investigates how a parameter called «induction time» can be used to check the stability (resistance to oxidation) of such high quality natural oils.

From Metrohm Middle East FZC 10 Jun 2021

Rapid Detection of Fentanyl and its Chemical Analogues

Mira DS from Metrohm with KnowItAll Raman Spectral Library (Handheld) from Wiley combines a sensitive analytical instrument with the largest libraries available on handheld Raman systems.

10 Jun 2021

A New Instrument from Metrohm Autolab: VIONIC Powered by INTELLO

VIONIC powered by INTELLO is the new generation instrument created by electrochemical instrumentation innovators Metrohm Autolab.

From Metrohm Middle East FZC 10 Jun 2021

Quality Control of Disinfectants

Our latest Application Notes describe titration methods for manufacturers of disinfectants to determine the concentration of key components in their product applying titration methods.

From Metrohm Middle East FZC 10 Jun 2021

Misa – A New, Portable Food Analysis System

Misa from Metrohm is a complete, portable solution to help public agencies to detect and identify traces of such and many other food contaminants in the field in just a few seconds.

From Metrohm Middle East FZC 10 Jun 2021