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Researchers Demonstrate Ideal Conditions for High-Nickel Battery Usage

In the field of battery manufacturing, it is well known that several cathode materials are sensitive to moisture.

19 Nov 2020

New Coating Material for Semiconductors Could Lead to Energy-Efficient Generation of Fuels

Hydrogen gas and methanol for fuel cells or as raw materials for the chemicals industry, for example, could be produced more sustainably using sunlight, a new Uppsala University study shows.

19 Nov 2020

New Insights into the Role of Ionic Interaction Within Graphene and Water

A research team led by Northwestern University engineers and Argonne National Laboratory researchers have uncovered new findings into the role of ionic interaction within graphene and water.

19 Nov 2020

Using Materials Efficiently Can Substantially Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

How much can society gain by cutting consumption of materials -- by using materials smarter, using less or recycling materials- A new report from the International Resource Panel for the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) says the gains are substantial and can be key to enabling countries to meet their emissions targets.

19 Nov 2020

A Standalone Module for Low Temperature Flow Chemistry

The Cold Coil II™ Flow Reactor Module from Uniqsis

From Uniqsis Ltd 19 Nov 2020

Researchers Successfully Modify a Semiconductor to Create a Superconductor

A semiconductor has been successfully transformed into a superconductor by three physicists from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and their collaborators from the Southern University of Science and Technology and Sun Yat-sen University in China.

19 Nov 2020

Metso Outotec Extends Its Mill Reline Equipment Offering with High-capacity Mill Reline Machine

Metso Outotec is extending its mill reline equipment offering with a high-capacity Mill Reline Machine (MRM). The new robust MRM has a capacity of 4,000 kg, enabling easy and safe replacement of steel lining systems inside even the largest grinding mills.

From Metso 19 Nov 2020

$Rigaku Launches New Curved Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Detector with Smaller Form Factor$

Rigaku Launches New Curved Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Detector with Smaller Form Factor

Rigaku HyPix-Arc 100° Curved Photon Counting X-ray Detector

From Rigaku Corporation 19 Nov 2020

System Can Sterilize Medical Tools Using Solar Heat

Autoclaves, the devices used to sterilize medical tools in hospitals, clinics, and doctors’ and dentists’ offices, require a steady supply of pressurized steam at a temperature of about 125 degrees Celsius. This is usually provided by electrical or fuel-powered boilers, but in many rural areas, especially in the developing world, power can be unreliable or unavailable, and fuel is expensive.

19 Nov 2020

New Method to Analyze Interactions Between Materials and Virus-Like Particles

Polymers are often used to make personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gowns and face masks. However, not much attention is usually given to the choice of polymers utilized, apart from their physical properties.

18 Nov 2020

A Simple, Efficient Strategy to Manipulate the Magnetization Angle in a Ferromagnetic Material

Over the last few decades, conventional electronics has been rapidly reaching its technical limits in computing and information technology, calling for innovative devices that go beyond the mere manipulation of electron current.

18 Nov 2020

Researchers Investigate the Underlying Mechanisms in Flexible Metal-Organic Frameworks

Materials consisting of inorganic and organic components can combine the best of two worlds: under certain circumstances, the so-called MOFs - short for metal-organic frameworks - are structured in the same order as crystals and are at the same time porous and deformable.

18 Nov 2020

Research Provides Greater Understanding of the Properties of Carbyne

Which photophysical properties does carbyne have- This was the subject of research carried out by scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the University of Alberta, Canada, and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, which has led to a greater understanding of the properties of this unusual form of carbon. Their findings have now been published in the latest edition of the journal Nature Communications.

18 Nov 2020

Researchers Use Machine Learning to Study Palladium-Copper Alloy for Better Catalyst Design

Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from Germany and the US have studied the properties and behavior of a palladium-copper alloy under changing temperatures and hydrogen concentrations, with highly relevant implications of this research for catalyst design. The paper was published in the Journal of Applied Physics.

18 Nov 2020

Tuning the Charge Balance in Heterojunctions Could Pave the Way for Advanced Optoelectronic Devices

2D materials, consisting of a single layer of atoms, are revolutionizing the field of electronics and optoelectronics.

18 Nov 2020

Materials Science News

Researchers Demonstrate Ideal Conditions for High-Nickel Battery Usage

New Coating Material for Semiconductors Could Lead to Energy-Efficient Generation of Fuels

New Insights into the Role of Ionic Interaction Within Graphene and Water

Using Materials Efficiently Can Substantially Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A Standalone Module for Low Temperature Flow Chemistry

Researchers Successfully Modify a Semiconductor to Create a Superconductor

Metso Outotec Extends Its Mill Reline Equipment Offering with High-capacity Mill Reline Machine

Rigaku Launches New Curved Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction Detector with Smaller Form Factor

System Can Sterilize Medical Tools Using Solar Heat

New Method to Analyze Interactions Between Materials and Virus-Like Particles

A Simple, Efficient Strategy to Manipulate the Magnetization Angle in a Ferromagnetic Material

Researchers Investigate the Underlying Mechanisms in Flexible Metal-Organic Frameworks

Research Provides Greater Understanding of the Properties of Carbyne

Researchers Use Machine Learning to Study Palladium-Copper Alloy for Better Catalyst Design

Tuning the Charge Balance in Heterojunctions Could Pave the Way for Advanced Optoelectronic Devices

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