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George Mason Professor Receives NSF Funding to Advance Understanding of Interface Thermodynamics

Yuri Mishin, Professor, Physics and Astronomy, is working to advance the fundamental understanding of interface thermodynamics and kinetics using atomistic computer modeling.

8 Jun 2021

New Separator Improves Safety of Lithium-Ion Batteries that Operate with Gas Electrolytes

A new technology could dramatically improve the safety of lithium-ion batteries that operate with gas electrolytes at ultra-low temperatures.

8 Jun 2021

Construction of Metal-Free Room-Temperature Phosphorescence Films with Near-Infrared Emission

The fluorescence dyes were dominant species of the near-infrared dyes, but the energy gap of the NIR dyes between S1 state and S0 state is generally small to induce the ultrafast internal conversion dynamics to quench the NIR emission of the fluorescence dyes.

8 Jun 2021

Researchers Develop a Selective C2 Prenylation of Indoles via Chemical Catalysis

Terpenoids are omnipresent in almost all living organisms. Prenylated indoles are prominent representatives that usually display potent medicinal properties.

8 Jun 2021

Tiny Particles Generate Electric Current to Drive Organic Chemical Reaction

MIT engineers have discovered a new way of generating electricity using tiny carbon particles that can create a current simply by interacting with liquid surrounding them.

8 Jun 2021

Researchers Explore the Requirements for Electric Takeoff and Landing Vehicles

Flying cars, robot maids and jet packs are all promises for the 21st century but instead, people received autonomous, mechanized vacuum cleaners.

8 Jun 2021

Bettersize Announces the Release of Video Series for Its Bettersizer 2600

Highly developed analytical instruments remain a hallmark of Bettersize Instruments. As part of our ongoing commitment to providing best-in-class services, Bettersize will release a series of videos on the Bettersizer 2600 in June 2021.

From Bettersize Instruments 8 Jun 2021

SHENMAO Launches New Thermal Fatigue Resistant Lead-free Solder Paste

SHENMAO America, Inc. is pleased to introduce its PF918-P250 Thermal Fatigue Resistance Lead-free Solder Paste. The new paste is formulated with the new SHENMAO Sn/4Ag/3Bi Alloy design with high thermal impact reliability.

From Shenmao Technology Inc 8 Jun 2021

Arkema Announces Plans to Develop Supply of Fluorinated Specialty Solution 1233zd

Arkema announces the finalization of an agreement with Chinese producer Aofan to manufacture 1233zd in China.

From Arkema Inc. 8 Jun 2021

New Silicon Holds Implications for Advanced Electronic and Energy Devices

A research team, headed by Thomas Shiell and Timothy Strobel from the Carnegie Institution for Science, has devised a new technique for producing an innovative crystalline form of silicon with a hexagonal structure.

7 Jun 2021

New Catalyst Could Make Martian Soil Safer for Agriculture, Produce Oxygen for Mars Explorers

A team led by UC Riverside engineers has developed a catalyst to remove a dangerous chemical from water on Earth that could also make Martian soil safer for agriculture and help produce oxygen for human Mars explorers.

7 Jun 2021

Magnetism can Solely Drive Metal-Insulator Transition

Like all metals, silver, copper, and gold are conductors. Electrons flow across them, carrying heat and electricity.

7 Jun 2021

Welding Safety at the Forefront of New Research

To create a better understanding of workers’ exposure to welding fumes in Australia, the NSW Government’s Centre for Work Health and Safety is conducting new research.

7 Jun 2021

KNAUER CELEBRATES DIVERSITY

Berlin, May 18, 2021: To further strengthen diversity in the workplace, the European Commission is proclaiming European Diversity Month for the first time this May. The 9th German Diversity Day (DDT21) on May 18, initiat...

From KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH 7 Jun 2021

First Fabric-Fiber Created with Digital Capabilities

MIT researchers have created the first fiber with digital capabilities, able to sense, store, analyze, and infer activity after being sewn into a shirt.

4 Jun 2021