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FLIR Machine Vision Cameras Capture High-Definition Footage of NASA’s Perseverance Rover Landing on Mars

On February 18th, NASA successfully landed the Perseverance Rover on Mars. This isn’t the first Mars mission, but it was the first time that the entry, descent, and landing of a spacecraft was filmed and broadcaste...

From FLIR 30 Apr 2021

MTI Instruments Announces Newest Addition of the PBS-4100+ Portable Vibration and Balancing System; Continuing its Industry Leading Excellence in Aircraft Engine Maintenance Systems

MTI Instruments, Inc. ("MTI Instruments"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mechanical Technology, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MKTY), long known as the creators of industry leading aircraft engine maintenance d...

From MTI Instruments Inc. 30 Apr 2021

Novel 3D-Printed Hydrogels with Self-Healing Capacity for Regenerative Medicine

Research by the scientific community is being aimed at several applications of hydrogels—polymeric materials containing a large amount of water and with the potential to replicate the characteristics of biological tissues.

29 Apr 2021

New Project Receives NSF CAREER Award for Research on Additive Manufacturing of Complex Concentrated Alloys

Additive manufacturing (AM), a burgeoning technology for alloy fabrication, allows engineers to specifically manufacture a complex component in any shape.

29 Apr 2021

Researchers Develop a New Strategy for Producing Organotin Compounds

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology developed a new strategy for producing a wide range of organotin compounds, which are the building blocks of many organic synthesis methods.

29 Apr 2021

Chinese Scientists Observe Subnanoscale Chemical Short-Range Order in Medium-Entropy Alloys

Chinese scientists have made direct observations in face-centered cubic VCoNi (medium)-entropy alloys (MEA) and for the first time proposed a convincing identification of subnanoscale chemical short-range order (CSRO).

29 Apr 2021

New Technique Helps Determine the Acidity of Molecules

The chemical behavior of a substance is mainly governed by its degree of acidity or alkalinity. The so-called proton affinity plays a role as a decisive factor and shows how easily an entity emits or attracts a single proton.

29 Apr 2021

Inspiring Materials Are The Hot Topic For New Podcast

Leading research materials supplier, Goodfellow, has launched a new, all-purpose industry podcast focusing on discussions around the creation of innovative materials and their applications.

From Goodfellow 29 Apr 2021

Kenneth Hörhammer Joins Picosun as Vice President, Sales

Picosun Group has appointed Kenneth Hörhammer as Vice President, Sales, and a member of Picosun Group’s Leadership Team as of May 1, 2021.

From Picosun Oy 29 Apr 2021

Enhanced Zeolite Catalyst Could Increase Petrochemical Production Profits

Aromatics are the main building blocks of polymers, or plastics, that are used to make everything from PET bottles to carry water to breathable, wrinkle-proof polyester clothing.

28 Apr 2021

Researchers Discover a Previously Unknown 2D Material

An international team with researchers from the University of Bayreuth has succeeded for the first time in discovering a previously unknown two-dimensional material by using modern high-pressure technology.

28 Apr 2021

New Technique can Quickly Determine Materials' Stress and Strain

Isaac Newton may have met his match.

28 Apr 2021

Researchers Discover a New Way to Generate 2D Superconductivity at Higher Temperature

New interfacial superconductor has novel properties that raise new fundamental questions and might be useful for quantum information processing or quantum sensing.

28 Apr 2021

Novel Algae-Based Switch may Find Applications in Optogenetics

Several organisms possess "ion channels" called "channelrhodopsins," that can be switched on and off with the help of light.

28 Apr 2021

Natural Polymer Coatings on a Metallic Implant Surface Enhance Bone-Implant Integration

Traffic accidents, tumor resections, and congenital diseases can cause significant trauma, which can lead to large bone deformations and/or bone loss.

28 Apr 2021