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How CO2 lasers deliver consistent quality

From Luxinar Ltd 26 Nov 2020

Efficient Scale-Up of Novel Agrochemicals

From Asynt 26 Nov 2020

Research Shines Light on the Responses of Polymers to Mechanical Stress

These are all examples of man-made polymers - long chains of repeated molecular units that we call monomers. While polymers also exist in nature (think wool, silk, or even hair), the invention of synthetic polymers, the most famous of which is plastic, revolutionized the industry.

25 Nov 2020

Stable Catalysts for Crucial New Technologies

On the way to a CO2-neutral economy, we need to perfect a whole range of technologies - including the electrochemical extraction of hydrogen from water, fuel cells, or carbon capture. All these technologies have one thing in common: they only work if suitable catalysts are used. For many years, researchers have therefore been investigating which materials are best suited for this purpose.

25 Nov 2020

A New Platform to Explore Compositional Dependencies of Blended Material Systems

Blending is a powerful strategy for improving the performance of electronics, coatings, separation membranes, and other functional materials. For example, high-efficiency solar cells and light-emitting diodes have been produced by optimizing mixtures of organic and inorganic components.

25 Nov 2020

New Strategy for Improving Lithium-Ion Battery Performance

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) that function as high-performance power sources for renewable applications, such as electric vehicles and consumer electronics, require electrodes that deliver high energy density without compromising cell lifetimes.

25 Nov 2020

New Process Could Help Produce Safe, Sustainable Nuclear Fuels

The development of safe and sustainable nuclear energy fuels forms an essential part of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s energy security mission.

25 Nov 2020

Empire Screen Printing Delivers Durable, Sustainable and High Performing Labeling Solutions for Outdoor Power Equipment and Power Tool Manufacturers

Empire Screen Printing, a leading manufacturer of screen printed products, announces an extensive selection of label solutions with the durability, performance, and value so critical for outdoor power equipment and power tool manufacturers.

From Empire Screen Printing 25 Nov 2020

Enel selects ABB for third-party gas turbine control system upgrade

Italian energy major Enel, through power engineering company Ansaldo Energia, is modernizing its gas turbine control systems at La Casella combined cycle power plant.

From ABB Industrial Automation 25 Nov 2020

WITec Wins Wiley Analytical Science Award 2021

From WITec GmbH 25 Nov 2020

Simple, Accurate Method to Produce Analogs of Antofine and Septicine

At RUDN University, a chemist has proposed a basic and precise technique for producing the analogs of two natural toxins—septicine and antofine.

24 Nov 2020

Thicker Electrodes Associated With Markedly Better Memory Cell Characteristics

Resistive switching memory devices offer several advantages over the currently used computer memory technology. Researchers from the MIPT Atomic Layer Deposition Lab have joined forces with colleagues from Korea to study the impact of electrode surface morphology on the properties of a resistive switching memory cell.

24 Nov 2020

Researchers Study Interaction Between Phonon Polaritons and Molecular Vibrations

The images reveal that vibrational strong coupling can be achieved, which is a phenomenon that recently attracts wide attention for its potential use to control fundamental physical and chemical material properties.

24 Nov 2020

Researchers Investigate Molecular Conformation of Organic Cations in 2D Hybrid Perovskites

The organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites (OIHPs) have a multiple application on solar cells, lighting-emitting diodes (LEDs), field effect transistors (FETs) and photodetectors. Among the parameters valuing the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of devices based on perovskite materials, the mobility of carriers undoubtedly captures a high weight.

24 Nov 2020

Review: Strain Engineering Of 2D Materials

Strain engineering usually refers to a kind of material processing technology, which aims to regulate the properties of materials or optimize related devices' performance by inherent or external strain.

24 Nov 2020