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RAFT Polymerization in Flow Chemistry Reactors

Uniqsis reports researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Institute of Membrane Research (Geesthacht, Germany) are using a FlowLab Plus flow chemistry system with glass static mixer reactor blocks to synthesise well defined polymers.

From Uniqsis Ltd 10 Mar 2021

Bettersize Launches BeNano Series, A Brand New Nanoparticle Analyzer

Bettersize is China’s number one brand of Particle Size and Shape Analyzer. Today, it has unveiled a brand new Nanoparticle analyzer series, BeNano.

From Bettersize Instruments 10 Mar 2021

New Heat Shield Technology Delivers a Massive 35% Improvement Compared to Conventional Heat Shield Solutions, Reducing Heat Transfer by Almost a Quarter and Providing Significant Surface Temperature R

Automotive and motorsports heat management specialists Zircotec is launching a new heat shield solution, ZircoFlex® SHIELD which out-performs traditional products in weight, thermal performance and packaging space, depending on the needs of the user, according to a detailed research program carried out by the company.

10 Mar 2021

DSM Introduces High-Performance Resin to Enable a Step Change in Wall Paints for High-Humidity Areas

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, today announces that it has launched a new resin, NeoCryl® HP-4000 for the EMEA market, to drive the performance of wall paints for high-humidity areas. Thanks to its perfect water vapor permeability and excellent water resistance properties, as well as its low volatile organic compound (VOC) content, NeoCryl® HP-4000 raises the bar for aesthetic and functional performance, processability, and sustainability.

From Royal DSM 9 Mar 2021

Improving Carbon Fiber Recycling

Carbon fiber reinforced polymers are used across a diverse range of applications in the engineering and building fields. New research aims to make these materials even more useful by making them reusable.

By Robert Lea 9 Mar 2021

Researchers Create Turing Structure on Inorganic Transition Metal Chalcogenides

Alan Turing, who is considered as the father of computer science and artificial intelligence, hypothesized in 1952 that some repetitive natural patterns may be generated by the interaction of two particular substances via the “reaction-diffusion” process.

9 Mar 2021

New Technique Could Help Produce Lighter, Safer, and More Energy-Dense Batteries

A new fabrication technique could allow solid-state automotive lithium-ion batteries to adopt nonflammable ceramic electrolytes using the same production processes as in batteries made with conventional liquid electrolytes.

9 Mar 2021

Exploring 3D Printing Materials to Print Realistic Aorta Models

Personalised 3D printed models created from cardiac imaging data, mainly from cardiac CT images have been increasingly used in cardiovascular disease, primarily in the preoperative planning and simulation of complex surgical procedures, as well as medical education.

9 Mar 2021

Researchers Develop Optimized Method for Recycling CFRP Composites

In recent years there has been an increased focus on the circular economy and a heightened demand for products made of recyclable materials, however many materials can only be recycled so many times before they begin to wear out.

9 Mar 2021

Chemists Discover 224 Previously Unknown Allotropes of Carbon

Employees of the Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science (SCTMS) of Samara Polytech together with scientists of Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU, China) generated low-energy carbon allotropes, i.e. substances of the same composition as the known allotropes, such as graphite or diamond, but different in structure and properties.

8 Mar 2021

Rapid 3D Printing Method Could be the First Step Toward 3D-Printed Tissues and Organs

It looks like science fiction: A machine dips into a shallow vat of translucent yellow goo and pulls out what becomes a life-sized hand.

8 Mar 2021

New Material Always Expands Regardless of Compression or Strain

If you stretch an elastic band, it becomes thinner - a physical behavior that applies to most "common" materials. Since the 20th century, an opposite behavior has been known in materials research: The so-called auxetic (from ancient Greek auxetos, meaning 'stretchable') materials expand in the direction orthogonal to the strain.

8 Mar 2021

New Mathematical Model to Describe Jet Formation

A droplet of coffee hitting the surface of the liquid in the cup forms a characteristic tower of coffee for a short time, at times even with a new droplet on top.

8 Mar 2021

Silicone-Coated "Magic Sand" Provides Insight into Granular Physics

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have studied the properties of mixtures of silicone-coated "magic sand", a popular kid's toy, and normal sand. Silicone-coated sand particles were found to interact with each other only, and not with other sand particles.

8 Mar 2021

New Copolymer Binder may Lead to Durable Lithium-Ion Batteries

Individuals who have owned a smartphone for more than a year would probably know that the integrated lithium (Li)-ion battery does not retain as much charge as it did when the phone was new.

8 Mar 2021