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New Metal Detector Enhances Foreign Object Identification for Food Processors and Personal Care Manufacturers for Improved Safety and Operational Efficiency

Detection of foreign objects such as metals is a high priority for food processors, especially when in 2019 alone the United States Department of Agriculture reported that 17 million pounds of food were impacted by recalls due to “extraneous material.”

26 Feb 2021

Molecular Bridges Boost Performance of Printed Electronics

The exfoliation of graphite into graphene layers inspired the investigation of thousands of layered materials: amongst them transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). These semiconductors can be used to make conductive inks to manufacture printed electronic and optoelectronic devices.

26 Feb 2021

Graphene Filter's Efficiency and Speed Surpasses Most Current Filters

One of the main culprits of global warming is the vast amount of carbon dioxide pumped out into the atmosphere mostly from burning fossil fuels and the production of steel and cement. In response, scientists have been trying out a process that can sequester waste carbon dioxide, transporting it into a storage site, and then depositing it at a place where it cannot enter the atmosphere.

26 Feb 2021

Switching from Small to Medium-Sized Beverage Bottles Could Help Reduce Plastic Waste

A 20% shift in beverage sales from small to medium-sized plastic bottles could reduce the production of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste in the USA by over 9,000 tonnes annually, a study in Scientific Reports suggests.

26 Feb 2021

Collaborative Program Leads to the Discovery of Two-Dimensional Polymers

Army researchers reached a breakthrough in the nascent science of two-dimensional polymers thanks to a collaborative program that enlists the help of lead scientists and engineers across academia known as joint faculty appointments.

26 Feb 2021

Solid 2D Silica Solvents to Produce Materials with Unique Properties

Materials impossible to obtain with existing methods can be produced using a solid, nanostructured silica solvent. Scientists from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow presented an innovative approach to the production of substances with unique physical and chemical properties.

26 Feb 2021

Study Reveals New Insights for Developing Lithium Metal Batteries

Nanoengineers from the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) have gained a new fundamental insight for designing lithium metal batteries that work well at very low temperatures; specifically, the weaker the electrolyte binds to lithium ions, the better.

26 Feb 2021

Malvern Panalytical’s New Aeris: A Compact XRD System Making a Big Impact.

Malvern Panalytical, a leading analytical instruments and services supplier, today launches a new version of its Aeris compact X-ray diffractometer (XRD).

From Malvern Panalytical 25 Feb 2021

Manufacturing service partner Implements a PostProcess Technologies Solution for Automated 3D Printed Metal Surface Finishing

PostProcess Technologies Inc., one of the leading providers of automated and intelligent post-printing solutions for industrial 3D printing, has announced the adoption of their automated metal surface finishing solution ...

From PostProcess Technologies 25 Feb 2021

Panacol Introduces New High-Performance Frame-and-Fill Adhesives

Panacol has developed a new range of high-performance adhesives for frame-and-fill applications on printed circuit boards.

From Hoenle AG 25 Feb 2021

New Method to Make Synthetic Biomaterials Mimicking Natural Tendons

Materials Scientists from the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) together with their collaborators have designed a new technique to create synthetic biomaterials that replicate the internal structure, strength, durability, and stretchiness of tendons and other biological tissues.

25 Feb 2021

New Pressure, Stretch Sensitive Materials Could be Used for Soft Robots

Animals and plants have the capability to respond quickly to changes in their surroundings, like a Venus flytrap that snaps shut when touched by a fly.

25 Feb 2021

Hydrogel-Based 4D Materials Show Potential for Use in Tissue Engineering

New hydrogel-based materials that can change shape in response to psychological stimuli, such as water, could be the next generation of materials used to bioengineer tissues and organs, according to a team of researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago.

25 Feb 2021

Research Makes Living Cationic Polymerization More Efficient, Eco-friendly

In the modern world, several materials?ranging from the plastics dominating the globe to the electronic chips that power it?are made of polymers.

25 Feb 2021

Label Academy to Host Third Virtual Master Class

Label Academy, the global training provider for the label and package printing industry, is to host its third virtual master class aimed at an international audience in March. This latest learning opportunity will cover brand protection for the first time.

25 Feb 2021