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New Coating for Lithium-Ion Batteries Promises Extended Driving for Electric Vehicles

A new coating for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), developed by scientists at UNIST promises extended driving for future electric vehicles (EVs).

22 Mar 2021

New Solid-State Material Could be Used in Thermal Management Applications

Generation or manipulation of heat forms part of nearly 90% of the world’s energy use, and regulating thermal transport is still a challenge in several fields, ranging from nano- and micro-scale electronic devices to aeronautics.

22 Mar 2021

Picosun Trusts in Augmented Reality For Refined Customer Support

Picosun Group has significantly reinforced its local service units globally and established its PicoSupport™ Center.

From Picosun Oy 22 Mar 2021

InnovationLab and Evonik Partner on First Fully Printed Rechargeable Batteries for Flexible Printed Sensors

InnovationLab, the expert in printed electronics “from lab to fab,” today announced a partnership with Evonik, a world leader in speciality chemicals. This partnership will enable the first fully printed, flexible, rechargeable, solid-state, batteries for integration in printed sensor systems.

22 Mar 2021

TRB Continues Collaboration With Hitachi On New UK Rail Project

TRB Lightweight Structures is starting a new project as part of its long-term partnership with Hitachi, a global transport specialist at the forefront of innovation in the rail industry. The project involves the manufacture of toilet panels, partitions and doors, as well as modified bike and bulk units, for 23 new trains which are due to enter service by 2022.

From TRB Lightweight Structures Ltd 19 Mar 2021

Crystals of Organic Molecules Have Ice-Forming Superpowers

At the heart of clouds are ice crystals. And at the heart of ice crystals, often, are aerosol particles - dust in the atmosphere onto which ice can form more easily than in the open air.

19 Mar 2021

Simple Process for Fabricating Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Paves Way to Large-Scale Production

A new, simpler solution process for fabricating stable perovskite solar cells overcomes the key bottleneck to large-scale production and commercialization of this promising renewable-energy technology, which has remained tantalizingly out of reach for more than a decade.

19 Mar 2021

Researchers Invent New Class of Material with Potential to Keep Chips Cool

Progress in the field of integrated circuits is measured by matching, exceeding, or falling behind the rate set forth by Gordon Moore, former CEO and co-founder of Intel, who said the number of electronic components, or transistors, per integrated circuit would double every year. That was more than 50 years ago, and surprisingly his prediction, now called Moore's Law, came true.

19 Mar 2021

Darren Bradley Acquires Controlling Stake in Masteel UK

Sheffield-based businessman Darren Bradley has acquired a controlling stake in Masteel UK - an international specialist in the supply and fabrication of high-grade, high-quality sp&#820...

19 Mar 2021

PostProcess Joins Forces with Henkel to Support Optimized Workstreams via Automated Post-Printing

PostProcess Technologies Inc. (PostProcess), the first and only provider of automated and intelligent post-printing solutions for industrial 3D printing, and Henkel, a global leading provider of advanced materials and services for additive manufacturing, have announced a collaboration to better assist companies in revolutionizing their resin 3D printing workstreams with automated post-printing.

From Henkel Corporation 19 Mar 2021

HORIBA Launches New Website Resource Centre Dedicated to Supporting Academia

HORIBA UK Limited announces that it has reinforced its provision to Academia by launching a new dedicated resource center on its website.

From HORIBA Scientific UK 19 Mar 2021

Rigaku Crystallography School Established to Circumvent COVID-19 Restrictions

Rigaku has taken a pioneering role in establishing an online crystallography school delivered via Zoom.

From Rigaku Corporation 19 Mar 2021

Schlumberger New Energy Venture to Launch a Lithium Extraction Pilot Plant in Nevada

Schlumberger New Energy announced today the development of a lithium extraction pilot plant through its new venture, NeoLith Energy. The deployment of the pilot plant will be in Clayton Valley, Nevada, USA.

19 Mar 2021

Arkema Takes up the Challenge of the Circular Economy with its High Performance Polymers

Industrializing the recycling of high performance polymers is an objective that is now crucial in preserving resources, which will require determined mobilization of the entire value chain, from organizing the collection of materials, to finalizing industrial processes and creating economic models.

From Arkema Inc. 19 Mar 2021