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Surface Metrology 3D Optical Profilers Launched

From Polytec 15 Jan 2021

ALLVAR Alloys Announces ALLVAR University Series

College Station, TX – ALLVAR, a manufacturer of revolutionary alloys that exhibit negative thermal expansion (NTE), has announced a series of educational videos, called ALLVAR University, that showcase a particular application, calculation or considerations when designing assemblies with a component manufactured from an ALLVAR alloy.

14 Jan 2021

Hitachi High-Tech launches NEXTA® DSC range of thermal analyzers for advanced material development and quality control

From Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science 14 Jan 2021

Perovskite Nanocrystals Possess Extraordinary Properties of Energy Transport

Producing clean energy and reducing the power consumption of illumination and personal devices are key challenges to reduce the impact of modern civilization on the environment. As a result, the surging demand for solar cells and light-emitting devices is driving scientists to explore new semiconductor materials and improve their performances, while lowering the production costs.

13 Jan 2021

New 'Antiperovskite' Could Help Replace Flammable Organic Electrolytes in Lithium Ion Batteries

A new structural arrangement of atoms shows promise for developing safer batteries made with solid materials. Scientists at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) designed a new type of 'antiperovskite' that could help efforts to replace the flammable organic electrolytes currently used in lithium ion batteries. Their findings were described in the journal Nature Communications.

13 Jan 2021

Researchers Propose a Way to Efficiently Produce Hydrogen Fuel Using Nickel

To resolve the energy crisis and environmental issues, research to move away from fossil fuels and convert to eco-friendly and sustainable hydrogen energy is well underway around the world. Recently, a team of researchers at POSTECH has proposed a way to efficiently produce hydrogen fuel via water-electrolysis using inexpensive and readily available nickel as an electrocatalyst, greenlighting the era of hydrogen economy.

13 Jan 2021

Simple One-Drop Method is Cheaper and Faster for Tiling Functional Nanosheets

Scientists at Japan's Nagoya University and the National Institute for Materials Science have found that a simple one-drop approach is cheaper and faster for tiling functional nanosheets together in a single layer. If the process, described in the journal ACS Nano, can be scaled up, it could advance development of next-generation oxide electronics.

13 Jan 2021

Synthesis of Unusual Superconducting Barium Superhydride

A group of scientists from Russia, China, and the United States predicted and then experimentally obtained barium superhydrides' new unusual superconductors. The study was published in Nature Communications.

13 Jan 2021

New Findings may Improve the Function of PEM Fuel Cells in Future Technologies

Proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are an energy storage technology that will help lower the environmental footprint of transportation. These fuel cells make use of a chemical reaction known as oxygen reduction.

13 Jan 2021

A New Laser-Based Technique for 3D Printing Intricate Parts Made of Glass

Researchers have developed a new laser-based process for 3D printing intricate parts made of glass. With further development, the new method could be useful for making complex optics for vision, imaging, illumination or laser-based applications.

13 Jan 2021

Fast, Efficient Ultrasonic Scanning of Large Composite Components

Olympus’ new RollerFORM™ XL scanner answers the demand for a wide-coverage and easy-to-implement phased array tool to accelerate the inspection of composite components with large surface areas.

From Evident Corporation - NDT 13 Jan 2021

Researchers Develop High-Performance Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries

Sodium-ion batteries are regarded as a possible substitute for lithium batteries. However, the anodes, or the positively charged electrodes, that function well for lithium-ion batteries do not exhibit the same performance level for sodium-ion batteries.

13 Jan 2021