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New 2D Modeling Approach to Calculate Elementary Processes Involved in Cold Fusion

Progress towards 'cold fusion,' where nuclear fusion can occur at close to room temperatures, has now been at a standstill for decades. However, an increasing number of studies are now proposing that the reaction could be triggered more easily through a mechanism involving muons - elementary particles with the same charge as electrons, but with around 200 times their mass.

17 Dec 2020

A Non-Destructive Way to Analyze Embalming Material Used by Ancient Egyptians

Ancient Egyptian mummies have many tales to tell, but unlocking their secrets without destroying delicate remains is challenging.

17 Dec 2020

Research Provides a Theoretical Breakthrough in Electromagnetism

A team of scientists have solved the longstanding problem of how electrons move together as a group inside cylindrical nanoparticles.

17 Dec 2020

Research may Lead to Cheaper and More Reliable Flexible Printable Electronics

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have created a new carbon-based electrical device, p-ion gel transistors (PIGTs), by using an ionic gel made of a conductive polymer. This work may lead to cheaper and more reliable flexible printable electronics.

17 Dec 2020

Chemists Find a Way to Integrate Liquids into Materials During 3D Printing

Chemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a way to integrate liquids directly into materials during the 3D printing process. This allows, for example, active medical agents to be incorporated into pharmaceutical products or luminous liquids to be integrated into materials, which allow monitoring of damage. The study was published in "Advanced Materials Technologies".

17 Dec 2020

New Study Uses Bio-based, Renewable Solvent to Extract Key Nutrient to Combat COVID-19

New research published in the ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering journal used renewable solvent CyreneTM – produced by biotechnology company Circa Group from waste biomass – to extract two key phytonutrients, hesperidin and rutin.

17 Dec 2020

1 Click SMT Introduces New Selective Soldering System for High-Volume Production

Click SMT Technology Co., ltd. is pleased to introduce its new Ant-i2 offline selective soldering machine. The Ant-i2 offline selective soldering machine is designed for high-volume offline production for small boards, good flexibility for big boards and provides a competitive machine cost.

17 Dec 2020

AkzoNobel Unlocks More Sustainable Future for Coatings After Biomass Breakthrough

A world of possibilities for paints and coatings has been unlocked by research being conducted by AkzoNobel, in collaboration with the Dutch Advanced Research Center Chemical Building Blocks Consortium (ARC CBBC).

From AkzoNobel 17 Dec 2020

PLASTICS and LyondellBasell Collaborate on First Paving Project Using Recycled Plastic

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) in collaboration with LyondellBasell today announced the use of the equivalent of 71,000 plastic retail bags to pave 2,885 square yards of the LyondellBasell Cincinnati Technology Center parking lot in Ohio using recycled polyethylene (rPE).

From LyondellBasell Industries 17 Dec 2020

Information Transport Via Magnons

A team of researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim have discovered an exciting method for controlling spin carried by quantized spin wave excitations in antiferromagnetic insulators.

17 Dec 2020

The Development of Stronger Cobalt for Fuel Cells

New research has found cobalt could be a cheaper alternative for platinum in PEM fuel cells, a discovery that could lead to increased usage and reduced dependence on fossil fuels.

By Robert Lea 16 Dec 2020

Highly Efficient Technique to Produce Unique Fullerene Crystal

Scientists at Yokohama National University and the University of Electro-Communications in Japan have created a highly efficient method to synthesize an exclusive fullerene crystal, known as fullerene finned-micropillar (FFMP).

16 Dec 2020

Suspended Silicon Single-Hole Transistor Works as Nanoelectromechanical Resonator

Silicon single-electron/hole transistors (SETs/SHTs) and super-high frequency nanoelectromechanical resonators show great potentials in quantum computation, sensing and many other areas.

16 Dec 2020