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3D-Printed Material Offers a Suitable Substitute for Ivory

For centuries, ivory was often used to make art objects. But to protect elephant populations, the ivory trade was banned internationally in 1989.

15 Apr 2021

How To Convert From Manual to Automated Titration Procedures

Titration is an important analytical method that is widely used for pharmaceutical assay testing. However, even though such tests are nowadays mostly performed utilizing digital instrumentation and software, USP general chapter <541> still refers to manual visual endpoint titration.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 15 Apr 2021

TESCAN FIB-SEM Software Upgrade Brings New Options for Advanced 3D Data Acquisition and Visualization

The latest FIB-SEM Tomography software from TESCAN introduces advanced features for improved data acquisition and seamless integration with 3D Volume Analysis.

From Tescan 15 Apr 2021

New Options Emerge for the Development of Electrochemical Sensors

Reaching the market with an electrochemical sensor is now closer than ever. Metrohm DropSens produces custom electrochemical sensors with a scalable and cost-effective manufacturing process with no quantity limits

From Metrohm USA Inc. 15 Apr 2021

Adaptive3D Partners with EnvisionTEC to Deliver Additive Manufacturing Elastomer Solutions at Scale

EnvisionTEC and Adaptive3D announced today that they have executed a materials distribution agreement to pair ToughRubber™ photoresins with Xtreme 8K digital light processing (DLP) printers.

From Adaptive3D Technologies 15 Apr 2021

Researchers Observe Picosecond Charge Transfer in Peptides

The transfer of electrons between molecules forms the basis of biological energy flows, for example, in photosynthesis and respiration.

15 Apr 2021

Saniconcentrate™ Part of World-Recognised Sustainable-Product Kickstarter

The biocide-free antimicrobial material, Saniconcentrate™, created by Dutch start-up Parx Materials, makes the multi-award-winning DAME reusable tampon applicator safe to use. Throughout its lifetime, each applicator saves up to 12,000 disposable plastic applicators from landfill.

From Parx Plastics BV 15 Apr 2021

AXT Add Oxford Instruments’ Benchtop NMR Products to Their Range of Scientific Solutions

AXT are proud to announce that they have just entered into an agreement with Oxford Instruments Magnetic Resonance, a leading provider of high technology products and services to the world's leading companies and scientific research communities to distribute their range of benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) instruments in Australia and New Zealand.

From AXT Pty Ltd 15 Apr 2021

“Shedding Light” on the Role of Undesired Impurities in Gallium Nitride Semiconductors

Scientists have uncovered the mechanism underlying the effect of carbon impurities on the charge carriers of gallium nitride.

15 Apr 2021

Element Co-Develops Platform to Accelerate Digital Transformation Across the Built Environment

Element Materials Technology (Element) has announced that it is a founding member in the development of OpenBuilt, a new open hybrid cloud platform to connect the construction industry’s fragmented supply chain.

From Element Materials Technology 14 Apr 2021

TRB Lightweight Structures manufactures prepreg materials to streamline part production

Achieving 25,000 parts, TRB's rapid-cure prepreg innovation enhances composite manufacturing, focusing on performance, cost-efficiency, and lead time reduction.

From TRB Lightweight Structures Ltd 14 Apr 2021

Seco/Warwick Provides Smart Solutions for the Automotive Industry

2020 was an extremely challenging year for companies in the automotive sector. Fortunately, the industry is slowly recovering. After a large decline in car manufacturing as a consequence of disrupted global supply chains, it is now time for a rebound.

From SECO/WARWICK 14 Apr 2021

New Structural Adhesive Offers Improved Temperature Stability

DELO has launched an adhesive with exceptionally high temperature stability. DELO MONOPOX HT2999 achieves strengths of 20 MPa at 180 °C.

From DELO Industrial Adhesives 14 Apr 2021

New Multilayer Coating for Implants Proves Effective Against Bacterial Infection

Young researchers from the National University of Science and Technology MISIS (NUST MISIS) have developed multilayer antibacterial coatings featuring an extended effect and a versatile range of action.

13 Apr 2021

Chemists Synthesize Plant-Based Polymers from Biomass

At the Laboratory of Cluster Catalysis at St Petersburg University, scientists have produced polymers from biomass. The new polymers are different from others in that they can be recycled in a simple way.

13 Apr 2021