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Element Expands its Capabilities with Swedish Center of Excellence

Element Materials Technology (Element) is creating a new center of excellence in Linköping, Sweden, bringing three laboratories together into one site close to major clients in the aerospace, defense, and industrials sectors.

From Element Materials Technology 2 Feb 2021

Novel Rechargeable Battery Could Accelerate Shift to Greener Electric Transport

Scientists from China and the United Kindom have used salt as the main ingredient to design a new kind of rechargeable battery that could expedite the transformation to a greener electric transport on the roads.

2 Feb 2021

Scientists Discover Polymer Materials Capable of Autonomous Snapping and Jumping

Imagine a rubber band that was capable of snapping itself many times over, or a small robot that could jump up a set of stairs propelled by nothing more than its own energy. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered how to make materials that snap and reset themselves, only relying upon energy flow from their environment.

2 Feb 2021

Optimized LIBS Method Enables Better Measurement of Hydrogen Isotopes

In a new study, investigators report an optimized approach to using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) for analyzing hydrogen isotopes. Their new findings could enable improved rapid identification and measurement of hydrogen and other light isotopes that are important in nuclear reactor materials and other applications.

2 Feb 2021

Research Could Help Predict the Behavior of Fluids in Various Environments

The work of the research group under the guidance of Professor Leonid Martyushev (co-authors: Roman Bando and Evgenia Chervontseva) will help to predict the behavior of fluids in various environments.

2 Feb 2021

Innovative Material Designed to Accelerate Evaporation in Desalination Plants

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles decorated by gold absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it into heat. The material can accelerate the evaporation in desalination plants up to 2.5 times and can track hazardous molecules and compounds.

2 Feb 2021

Bringing Advanced Simplicity to a Multi-function Process Calibrator

Allerød, Denmark – Process signals are crucial in various industries, from controlling valves, switches, or lights to measuring pressure in a pipe to calibrating temperature in a bakery oven. With something so...

From AMETEK STC 2 Feb 2021

Valmet Launches a New Blade Consistency Measurement for Pulp and Paper Producers

Valmet launches a redesigned Valmet Blade Consistency Measurement (Valmet SP) for pulp and paper producers.

From Valmet 2 Feb 2021

Battery Manufacturer Microvast Commences the Operation of Its New European Headquarter in Ludwigsfelde, Germany on February 1st, 2021

February 1st, 2021. Microvast, Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers of lithium-ion battery cells, modules and battery packs, opens its brand new European Headquarter in Ludwigsfelde near Berlin on February 1st, 2021.

From Microvast Europe 2 Feb 2021

New Total Organic Carbon Analyzer for Ultra-Pure Water Measurement

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduces the TOC-1000e online total organic carbon analyzer, which provides high sensitivity and low detection limits, reaching 0.1 µg/L, making it ideal for industries requiring high-purity water, including pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, food & beverage, chemical packaging and precision equipment manufacturing.

From Shimadzu Scientific Instruments 2 Feb 2021

Adding a Splash of 3D Color to Drab Concrete Gray

LANXESS supports its customers in adding color to their 3D-printed concrete products. The specialty chemicals company has created a sample box showing which colors can be realized in additive manufacturing.

From LANXESS Corporation 2 Feb 2021

Shore-to-ship power cuts emissions for Ireland’s Atlantic fishing fleet

ABB’s future-proof power converters at Killybegs Harbour are saving 96,000 liters of diesel and 2,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. Static Frequency Converter (SFC) shore-to-ship power units from ABB have been installed...

From ABB Power Conditioning – Electrification Products Division 2 Feb 2021

New Process Helps Produce Valuable Chemicals in a Safer, Eco-Friendly Way

Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and ETH Zurich have designed a new process to generate commodity chemicals in a relatively less dangerous way than was possible before.

1 Feb 2021

New Process Technologies and Skills Required for Production of Post-Lithium-Ion Batteries

Research on manufacturing battery cells is gaining momentum - and there is a strong need, considering the future demand for energy storage: For the year 2030, global production of rechargeable batteries will double from today's 750 gigawatt hours (GWh) per year to 1,500 GWh.

1 Feb 2021

Researchers Produce Islands of Amorphous, Non-Crystalline Material Inside High-Entropy Alloys

An international team of researchers produced islands of amorphous, non-crystalline material inside a class of new metal alloys known as high-entropy alloys.

1 Feb 2021