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WITec Paper Award 2021 Recognizes Three Outstanding Publications

Three scientific publications have been recognized by the WITec Paper Award, an annual competition among peer-reviewed articles from the previous year that feature results acquired with a WITec microscope.

From WITec GmbH 6 May 2021

ABB Launches World’s First Power Over Ethernet Flowmeters

ABB has incorporated power supply through Ethernet connectivity on board the latest edition of their electromagnetic flowmeter ProcessMaster and mass flowmeter CoriolisMaster, opening a new chapter in instrumentation and industrial communication.

From ABB Measurement & Analytics 6 May 2021

Using 3D Printing to Aid Tissue Replacement

The field of tissue replacement has improved significantly over the past few years with the development of impressive 3D printing techniques that can be used to help patients recover from disease or injury.

By Robert Lea 5 May 2021

Latest Advances in Light-Emitting Self-Assembled Metallacages

Metallacages prepared via coordination-driven self-assembly have received extensive attention because of their three-dimensional layout and cavity-cored nature.

5 May 2021

Experimental Evidence of Antichiral Edge States in a Circuit Lattice

Originally formulated in the context of condensed matter physics, the Haldane model is an influential model of a two-dimensional topological insulator.

5 May 2021

Using 2D/3D Heterostructure Crystal for Record-High Performance Polarization-Sensitive Photodetection

Polarization-sensitive photodetectors, based on anisotropic semiconductors, have exhibited wide advantages in specialized applications, such as astronomy, remote sensing, and polarization-division multiplexing.

5 May 2021

4D Printing Helps Fabricate Biomimetic Scaffold for Spinal Fusion

Spinal fusion is frequently performed to restore spinal stability in patients with spinal diseases, such as spinal stenosis, vertebral fractures, progressive deformities, and instability.

5 May 2021

New Approach Narrows the Gap Between Perovskite and Leading Semiconductor Solar Cells

A synthetic approach that improves absorber layers in perovskite solar cells could help them achieve their full potential and draw closer to the performance of leading gallium arsenide devices.

5 May 2021

Colloidal Nanoparticles Advance Frontiers of Synthetic Chemistry

Researchers from the School of Chemistry at the University of St Andrews (UK) are using a DrySyn Spiral Evaporator from Asynt to help synthesize novel reactive colloidal nanoparticles that present an exciting tool to create a new generation of 'smart' nanomaterials.

From Asynt 5 May 2021

3D Bioprinting Helps Create Custom-Shaped Cartilage for Use in Surgical Procedures

A research group from the University of Alberta has identified a new approach to use 3D bioprinting technology to make custom-shaped cartilage that can be used in surgical procedures.

5 May 2021

H.E.L Group Appoints Sales Director for Asia-Pacific

H.E.L Group (H.E.L), a global developer and manufacturer of innovative laboratory tools for process optimization, safety, and scale-up, today announced the appointment of Oh Chee Keat (Brice Oh) as Regional Sales Director for Asia-Pacific.

From H.E.L Group 5 May 2021

PostProcess Technologies Joins Carbon Ecosystem, Partner on Automated Resin Removal Solutions

PostProcess Technologies, the first and only global provider of automated and intelligent 3D post-printing solutions, is joining Carbon’s ecosystem, making its industry-leading resin removal technology compatible with the leading 3D printing technology company’s platform.

From PostProcess Technologies 4 May 2021

Batteries in Electric Vehicles Become More Safer with Age, Finds Study

Over the last four years, a research team from Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) has been examining the behavior of lithium-based batteries in electric cars under crash loads. This was done as part of the project called “SafeBattery.”

4 May 2021

New Additive Manufacturing Method Could Allow 3D Printing of Custom Medicine

A study by scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA) analyzed technology to 3D “print” pills and demonstrated that customized medicines could someday be manufactured as per individual requirements of patients.

4 May 2021

Researchers Create a Scalable Fabrication Technique to Make Graphene Nanoribbons

From radio to television to the internet, telecommunications transmissions are simply information carried on light waves and converted to electrical signals.

4 May 2021