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Valmet Introduces Advanced Water Treatment Technologies for Marine Industry

Valmet is enhancing emission control with its patented and fully automatic water treatment solution for the marine scrubber system and exhaust gas recirculation system. The solution goes in line with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidelines for the marine business.

From Valmet 19 Jan 2021

New Thermally Modulated Battery for Mass-Market Electric Vehicles

According to Penn State engineers, range anxiety, or the anxiety of running out of power before an electric vehicle can be recharged, might be completely overcome with novel lithium iron phosphate batteries that have a range of 250 miles with the potential to charge in 10 minutes.

19 Jan 2021

Bio-Inspired: How Lobsters can Help Make Stronger 3D-Printed Concrete

New research shows that patterns inspired by lobster shells can make 3D-printed concrete stronger, to support more complex and creative architectural structures. Image Credit: George P Gross/Shutterstock.c...

19 Jan 2021

New Sustainable Catalytic Method for Acetal Production

Researchers have developed a new technique that makes the synthesis of acetals simpler and more eco-friendly. Acetals are key chemical compounds used, for instance, to produce specific medical agents.

19 Jan 2021

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From Luxinar Ltd 18 Jan 2021

Researchers Study Glassy Systems Composed of Nonspherical Particles

Different glass materials have played a vital role in the growth of modern civilization because of their beneficial properties. Particularly, glasses exhibit a liquid-like disorganized structure but solid-like mechanical properties.

18 Jan 2021

Element Expands its Capabilities in Powder Characterization for Additive Manufacturing

Element Materials Technology (Element) has expanded its powder characterization capabilities for additive manufacturing at its Antwerp, Belgium laboratory.

From Element Materials Technology 18 Jan 2021

New Material Based on Reduced Graphene Oxide for Improved Supercapacitors

Researchers from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) together with collaborators from the University of Lille (Lille, France) have synthesized a new material with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) for energy storage devices and supercapacitors.

18 Jan 2021

Research Reveals Conductive Nature in Crystal Structures at Magnification of 10 Million Times

In groundbreaking materials research, a team led by University of Minnesota Professor K. Andre Mkhoyan has made a discovery that blends the best of two sought-after qualities for touchscreens and smart windows--transparency and conductivity.

18 Jan 2021

Russian Chemists Developed Polymer Cathodes for Ultrafast Batteries

In the face of the surging demand for lithium-ion batteries and limited lithium reserves, scientists are searching for lithium technology alternatives.

18 Jan 2021

Effective, Controlled Turbulent Mixing for Flow Chemistry

From Uniqsis Ltd 18 Jan 2021

CO Gas Monitoring and Intelligent Parking Guidance System from One Source

MSR-Electronic and MSR-Traffic are partners in the construction of the famous Sljeme ropeway in the ski resort just outside Zagreb. The commissioning of the new cable car was already eagerly awaited. After all, the openi...

From MSR-Electronic GmbH 18 Jan 2021

Discovery Could Help Develop Stronger and More Eco-Friendly Concrete

A rare mineral that has allowed Roman concrete marine barriers to survive for more than 2,000 years has been found in the thick concrete walls of a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Japan.

15 Jan 2021

UCI Scientists Measure the Spectra of Phonons Using Advanced Microscopic Techniques

Often admired for their flawless appearance to the naked eye, crystals can have defects at the nanometer scale, and these imperfections may affect the thermal and heat transport properties of crystalline materials used in a variety of high-technology devices.

15 Jan 2021

Novel Copper-Modified Indium Oxide Could Contribute to Reducing the Carbon Footprint

With ever-worsening climate change, there is a growing need for technologies that can capture and use up the atmospheric CO2 (carbon dioxide) and reduce our carbon footprint.

15 Jan 2021