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MSX Technology Helps Recover Critical Metals from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries

Momentum Technologies Inc. is a materials science company based in Dallas, Texas, and is focused on recovering crucial metals from electronic waste.

15 Oct 2020

Olympus and Hellier NDT Extend Collaboration to Train Future NDT Inspectors

Furthering a partnership that began in 1986, Olympus, a leading manufacturer of innovative nondestructive testing (NDT) solutions, has supplied Hellier’s Houston, Texas location with advanced NDT inspection equipment. The industry-leading OmniScan™ X3 phased array flaw detector with FMC/TFM and other Olympus instruments will be used to train this next generation of inspectors in ultrasonic testing (UT).

From Evident Corporation - NDT 15 Oct 2020

Bruker Launches Advanced In-Situ Nanomechanical Test Instrument for Analyzing Materials Deformation in Electron Microscopes

The Bruker Nanomechanical Testing business today announced the release of the Hysitron PI 89 SEM PicoIndenter™ to provide nanomechanical testing capabilities inside a scanning electron microscope (SEM) at higher loads and in more extreme environments than previously possible.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 14 Oct 2020

New Collaboration to Advance Gas-Separation with Green Materials

A $1 million, 18-month collaboration between the University of Kansas School of Engineering and the RAPID Manufacturing Institute for Process Intensification launched in 2017 by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers will develop technology to separate gas using renewable, high-performance furanic-based polymers that were originally developed for replacing PET-based soda bottles.

14 Oct 2020

Compact Solid-State Pulse Generators Could Produce Powerful Electrical Pulses

Powerful picosecond generators are in demand in various fields of experimental electrophysics to produce ultrashort electron beams and X-ray pulses in vacuum diodes and to form runaway electron flows in gases.

14 Oct 2020

New Methods for the Formation of Core-Sheath Polymer Fibers for Biomedical Applications

Wound dressing, tissue scaffolding, controlled and sustained drug delivery, and cardiac patching are all biomedical processes requiring a material that combines strength with functionality.

14 Oct 2020

A Novel Approach for Efficient Broadband Frequency Doubling of Light

From microscopes to data transfer via optical fibres all the way to modern quantum technologies, light plays an important role in science and industry.

14 Oct 2020

New Method Helps Convert Fabric into e-Textiles Without Affecting Original Properties

Computer scientists at Saarland University show how these special textiles can be produced in a comparatively easy way, thus opening up new use cases.

14 Oct 2020

New Insight Can Help Optimize Production Processes of Halide Perovskites

A good ten years ago, research teams discovered the class of semi-organic halide perovskites, which are now making a rapid career as new materials for solar cells.

14 Oct 2020

Penn Researchers Develop an Exotic Form of Exciton-Polariton

Our understanding of quantum physics has involved the creation of a wide range of "quasiparticles."

14 Oct 2020

Improving Molecular-Level Models for Organic Field-Effect Transistors

Field-effect transistors are key components of sensors, electrical circuits, or data storage devices. The transistors used to date have been mainly based on inorganic semiconductors such as silicon.

14 Oct 2020

Analytical Tools Help Characterize the Movements of Floating but Anchored Wave-Energy Devices

Ocean waves represent an abundant source of renewable energy. But to best use this natural resource, wave-energy converters need to be capable of physically handling ocean waves of different strengths without capsizing.

14 Oct 2020

Mossbauer Spectroscopy Used to Study the Properties of Iron-Containing Catalysts

Steam-assisted oil extraction methods for heavy deposits have long been the focus of attention at Kazan Federal University. In particular, much attention is paid to in-situ combustion catalysts.

14 Oct 2020

New Method to Build Cost-Effective Electronics that Recharge out of Thin Air

Electronics that use small amounts of power are crucial for the progress of the Internet of Things, where real-world objects are linked to the internet.

14 Oct 2020

Techsil & Panacol Offer a New Adhesive for Filament Winding Processes

The newly developed Vitralit® UD 1405 adhesive is an innovative adhesive system for fibre and filament winding. For high efficiency, Vitralit® UD 1405 can be applied during the winding process and immediately cured with high intensity LED curing systems.

14 Oct 2020