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Olympus LEXT OLS5100 Laser Microscope’s Smart Features Empower Faster Experiment Workflows

To provide the high levels of accuracy and precision required for sub-micron 3D observation and surface roughness measurement, the Olympus LEXT™ OLS5100 laser microscope offers guaranteed accuracy and precision with smart features that make materials science experiment workflows faster and more efficient.

From Evident Corporation - NDT 12 Nov 2020

British Company Launches Product Range that Reduces the Spread of Viruses by Touch

London based Veraco has designed and manufactured a range of Antimicrobial adhesive pads and wraps to be used on frequently touched surfaces, such as door handles, shopping trolleys and handrails.

12 Nov 2020

American Chemical Society Will Meet Virtually in April 2021

The American Chemical Society (ACS) announced today that it will hold the ACS Spring 2021 meeting virtually. The meeting will be held April 5-16, 2021, online.

12 Nov 2020

ThermHex Launches New Honeycomb Core for “Class A” Surface Quality

ThermHex Waben, producer of honeycomb cores for economic sandwich panels and parts, is launching a new core. The latest product has a height of 20 mm and cell size of 5 mm. This replaces a larger cell size, with a reduction of almost half.

From ThermHex Waben GmbH 12 Nov 2020

New Thermoplastic Tension Members from ICP Help Plastic Parts Perform More Like Metal

Selective Polypropylene (PP) reinforcements from Integrated Composite Products (ICP) offers mechanical engineers with lightweight options AND significant improvements in strength, stiffness and impact properties with only adding pennies to the overall cost of the part.

From AFR, LLC 12 Nov 2020

Rapid Response Solutions Experts Offer Dry Ice Capacity to Help Safe Delivery of Covid Vaccine to UK Patients

A PROVEN rapid response solutions business which came to the aid of UK care homes at the start of the pandemic is now offering to support safe delivery of the Covid vaccine to the nation’s population.

12 Nov 2020

High Integrity Microplate Sealing for LC/MS Applications

From BioChromato Inc. 12 Nov 2020

Scientists Produce World's First Purified Beam of Neutron-Rich, Radioactive Tantalum Ions

An international team of scientists have unveiled the world's first production of a purified beam of neutron-rich, radioactive tantalum ions.

11 Nov 2020

Slot-Die Coating Technique for Mass Manufacturing of Perovskite Solar Cells

Advanced ink formulations could be the key to turning perovskite solar cells from heroes of academic labs into commercially successful products.

11 Nov 2020

Demand Side Control may be an Effective Solution to Stabilize Power Grids

Power plants generate electricity and send it into power lines that distribute energy to nodes, or sites, where it can be used.

11 Nov 2020

Scientists Use Bacteria to Produce 3D Objects with Pre-Designed Features

A team at Aalto University has used bacteria to produce intricately designed three-dimensional objects made of nanocellulose.

11 Nov 2020

3D Printing Technique Creates Cellular Metallic Materials at Supersonic Speed

Forget glue, screws, heat or other traditional bonding methods. A Cornell University-led collaboration has developed a 3D printing technique that creates cellular metallic materials by smashing together powder particles at supersonic speed.

11 Nov 2020

Including Conductive Fillers Improves Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are the major rechargeable power source for many portable devices as well as electric vehicles, but their use is limited, because they do not provide high power output while simultaneously allowing reversible energy storage.

11 Nov 2020

Biodegradable 3D-Printed Stents for Treating Radiation Esophagitis

Radiation esophagitis, characterized by the inflammation of the esophagus, is the most common acute adverse effect of radiation therapy that causes swallowing problems.

11 Nov 2020

Researchers Polish Single-Crystal Diamond Wafer and Make it Atomically Smooth

For decades, silicon has been the driving force of electronics since it is more common, is simple to process, and exhibits beneficial electronic properties.

11 Nov 2020