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Researchers Develop New Metal Oxide Materials with Excellent Plasmonic Resonance Performance

In a study published in Advanced Materials, the researchers from Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, the University of Science and Technology of China of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, using an electron-proton co-doping strategy, invented a new metal-like semiconductor material with excellent plasmonic resonance performance.

11 Jan 2021

Tanzanian Mining Commission Invests in 24 Hitachi Handheld X-MET8000 Analyzers to Optimize Export Process for Precious and Rare Earth Element Metals

From Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science 11 Jan 2021

'Damaged' Polymer Optical Fibers Repurposed to Measure Magnetic Fields

The invention of optical fibers has revolutionized not only telecommunications but also sensing technology. Optical fiber sensors can measure strain, temperature, pressure, and many other physical parameters along the fibers, but they are currently immune to electromagnetic noise -- interference from other external electric or magnetic interactions.

8 Jan 2021

GeoImage™: Fast and Accurate Energy Grading of Coal, Kerogen and Petroleum Source Rock From CRAIC Technologies

GeoImage™ is used to optically determine the thermal maturity and energy content of coal, kerogen and petroleum source rock rapidly and accurately.

From CRAIC Technologies 8 Jan 2021

Newly Discovered ‘Liquid Glass’ Represents a New State of Matter

Researchers have discovered a new state of matter, a liquid glass that has remained hidden for two decades. The discovery could help scientists see through this ubiquitous material’s secrets.

By Robert Lea 7 Jan 2021

JEOL Announces 2020 Microscopy Image Grand Prize Winners

JEOL USA awarded two Grand Prizes to winners of its 2020 Electron Microscopy Image Contest and kicked off its 2021 Image Contest at the beginning of the new year.

From JEOL USA, Inc. 7 Jan 2021

HORIBA Scientific Announces an Enhanced OEM RAMAN Spectral Engine with a New Deep-Cooled VIS-NIR CCD for Reliable Process Analytical Measurements

HORIBA Scientific, a global leader in OEM Gratings, Miniature spectrometers, and Scientific Camera systems and solutions, just announced its new CiCi-Raman engine designed for high volume OEM industrial customers.

From HORIBA 7 Jan 2021

Researchers Convert Raw Coal Powder into Nano-Graphite

Using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven, University of Wyoming researchers have demonstrated that pulverized coal powder can be converted into higher-value nano-graphite.

7 Jan 2021

UMD Engineers Create New Shape-Changing 3D Printing Nozzle

Engineers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have created a new shape-changing or "morphing" 3D printing nozzle that was featured as a Frontispiece in the January 5th issue of the journal Advanced Materials Technologies.

7 Jan 2021

Bath Researchers Join Forces with Industry for Sustainable Recycling of Plastic Waste

Researchers from the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies (CSCT) at the University of Bath have joined forces with industrial collaborators in a project that will enable mixtures of plastics to be recycled together.

7 Jan 2021

Galaxy Scientific Launches A New Company Website

Galaxy Scientific is proud to announce that it had unveiled its new company website which reflects the company’s evolution and continued success. Not only the new look was designed to better assist and service our customers and prospective customers worldwide. It also signifies Galaxy Scientific’s commitment to success and to providing superb FT-NIR solutions to its customers.

From Galaxy Scientific Inc 7 Jan 2021