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Seco/Warwick Provides Smart Solutions for the Automotive Industry

2020 was an extremely challenging year for companies in the automotive sector. Fortunately, the industry is slowly recovering. After a large decline in car manufacturing as a consequence of disrupted global supply chains, it is now time for a rebound.

From SECO/WARWICK 14 Apr 2021

New Structural Adhesive Offers Improved Temperature Stability

DELO has launched an adhesive with exceptionally high temperature stability. DELO MONOPOX HT2999 achieves strengths of 20 MPa at 180 °C.

From DELO Industrial Adhesives 14 Apr 2021

New Multilayer Coating for Implants Proves Effective Against Bacterial Infection

Young researchers from the National University of Science and Technology MISIS (NUST MISIS) have developed multilayer antibacterial coatings featuring an extended effect and a versatile range of action.

13 Apr 2021

Chemists Synthesize Plant-Based Polymers from Biomass

At the Laboratory of Cluster Catalysis at St Petersburg University, scientists have produced polymers from biomass. The new polymers are different from others in that they can be recycled in a simple way.

13 Apr 2021

A Technique Similar to MRI Used to Measure the Growth of Two-Dimensional Material

Researchers have used a technique similar to MRI to follow the movement of individual atoms in real time as they cluster together to form two-dimensional materials, which are a single atomic layer thick.

13 Apr 2021

Scientists Observe 2D Puddles Emerge Inside a Three-Dimensional Superconductor

Creating a two-dimensional material, just a few atoms thick, is often an arduous process requiring sophisticated equipment.

13 Apr 2021

A Lightweight and Durable Radiator for Cooling Electric Vehicle Batteries

Researchers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) invented a durable and compact radiator for lithium-ion batteries, which in the future can be used for electric vehicles.

13 Apr 2021

Picosun Increases Efficiency for LED and OLED Production

Picosun Group has proved to significantly increase the production efficiency of its LED and OLED customers with the PICOSUN® P-300BV ALD system. Recent tests show that a reduced ALD process cycle time and an increased number of wafers deposited with the same film thickness resulted in almost 100% better throughput

From Picosun Oy 13 Apr 2021

FDA Approves Element as ASCA-Recognized Laboratory

Element Materials Technology (Element) has received approval to take part in the FDA’s Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA) pilot program for medical device testing.

From Element Materials Technology 13 Apr 2021

Glassomer's New Glass Injection Molding Technology

Glass is ubiquitous, from high-tech products in the fields of optics, telecommunications, chemistry and medicine to everyday objects such as bottles and windows. However, shaping glass is mainly based on processes such as melting, grinding or etching.

12 Apr 2021

Russian Scientists Invent Durable and Compact Radiator for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Researchers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) invented a durable and compact radiator for lithium-ion batteries, which in the future can be used for electric vehicles. The radiator was developed using friction stir welding technology.

12 Apr 2021

Discovery Could Help Design Electronic Devices with Longer Lifespans

Ferroelectric materials are used in many devices, including memories, capacitors, actuators and sensors. These devices are commonly used in both consumer and industrial instruments, such as computers, medical ultrasound equipment and underwater sonars.

12 Apr 2021

New Metric Promises Better Design Strategies for Thermoelectric Materials

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that a quantity known as "thermoelectric conductivity" is an effective measure for the dimensionality of newly developed thermoelectric nanomaterials.

12 Apr 2021

Therapy with New Biosealant can Improve Healing After Injury

According to a recent animal-based study performed by scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, a novel biosealant therapy could help stabilize injuries that cause the disintegration of cartilage tissues, opening the door for a future fix or—even better—start working directly with new cells to improve healing.

12 Apr 2021

Unique X-Ray Instrument Reveals New Things About Lithium-Rich Battery Materials

An international research group working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has gained a better understanding of lithium-rich battery materials with the help of a special X-ray instrument.

12 Apr 2021