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Study Investigates Active Liquid Crystal Systems to Search of Autonomous Materials

Liquid Crystals (LC) are widely deployed in display technology and optical fibres. From smartphones in your pockets to large screen TVs, LCs are everywhere, as this special state of matter has been found in colorful soap bubbles as well as certain living tissues.

20 Apr 2021

New Catalyst for Sustainable Chemical Synthesis

Researchers used platinum and aluminum compounds to create a catalyst which enables certain chemical reactions to occur more efficiently than ever before.

20 Apr 2021

Buehler Presents Etching of Stainless and Maraging Steels Webinar

Buehler is offering Metallography & Etching of Stainless and Maraging Steels, an educational webinar presentation in English on April 28, 2021, at 12:00pm CST. This presentation will focus on metallography ...

From Buehler 20 Apr 2021

JEOL USA Welcomes New Managing Director, Hidetaka Sawada

EOL USA welcomes a new Managing Director, Dr. Hidetaka Sawada, to its Peabody, Massachusetts office this April. Dr. Sawada is a world-renowned expert in aberration-corrected electron microscopy.

From JEOL USA, Inc. 20 Apr 2021

Coxem introduces the SELPA Scanning Electron Particle Analyzer

Coxem is pleased to announce the newest addition to their line of electron microscopy-based analysis tools, the SELPA particle analyzer. Designed to accommodate large samples (up to 100 mm in diameter), SELPA r...

From COXEM Co. Ltd. 19 Apr 2021

New, Potentially Paradigm-Shifting High Performance Thermoelectric Compound

Thermoelectrics power an extensive range of items by directly converting heat into electricity—spanning from NASA’s Perseverance rover now exploring Mars to travel coolers that chill beverages.

19 Apr 2021

Study Shows Abnormal Enhancement of a-Particle Clustering in Uranium Isotopes

In nuclear physics research, the discovery of new isotopes with extreme proton/neutron numbers is always fascinating.

19 Apr 2021

Industrial Applications of Powder Rheology Webinar Series

Scientists and engineers at Evonik, one of the world’s leading speciality chemicals companies, have been successfully using the FT4 Powder Rheometer® for many years, Freeman Technology are delighted that they w...

From Freeman Technology 19 Apr 2021

ABB Expands Partnership with Investment in AFC Energy to Further Progress Fuel Cell Innovation

With an ever-strengthening commitment to sustainability, ABB and AFC Energy will partner on the testing and integration of fuel cells as part of the wider power portfolio for eMobility solutions and now also for data centers.

From ABB Power Conditioning – Electrification Products Division 19 Apr 2021

Making a Mark on the Environment

With this year’s Earth Day fast approaching leading laser manufacturer Luxinar is also making a positive mark on the environment.

From Luxinar Ltd 19 Apr 2021

Chemical Process Provides Biodegradable Surfactants from Discarded Plastics

Scientists at the Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP), an Energy Frontier Research Center led by Ames Laboratory, have discovered a chemical process that provides biodegradable, valuable chemicals, which are used as surfactants and detergents in a range of applications, from discarded plastics.

16 Apr 2021

First Proton Exchange Membrane Brings Custom Solid-State Energy Devices Closer to Reality

The advent and increased availability of 3D printing is leading to more customizable parts at lower costs across a spectrum of applications, from wearable smart devices to autonomous vehicles.

16 Apr 2021

A Sustainable Technique to Produce Hydrogel Composites for Wastewater Decontamination

Researchers in Sweden have developed a more eco-friendly way to remove heavy metals, dyes and other pollutants from water.

16 Apr 2021

Researchers Discover Novel Way to Improve Performance of High-Temperature Superconductor Wires

Florida State University researchers have discovered a novel way to improve the performance of electrical wires used as high-temperature superconductors (HTS), findings that have the potential to power a new generation of particle accelerators.

16 Apr 2021

FAULHABER GROUP, Powerful and Extremely Miniaturized

With the new MC3001 motion controllers, available as MC 3001 B (board-to-board connectors) or MC3001P (28-pin plug connector), FAULHABER rounds out the MC V3.0 generation of controllers at the lower end of the performance spectrum.

From FAULHABER GROUP 16 Apr 2021