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Machine Learning Rediscovers Rules Governing Catalysts to Accelerate the Design of Materials

A machine learning technique rapidly rediscovered rules governing catalysts that took humans years of difficult calculations to reveal--and even explained a deviation.

30 Sep 2020

Lithium-Rich Materials Offer the Possibility of More Sustainable and Cost-Effective Batteries

Next-generation batteries using lithium-rich materials could be more sustainable and cost-effective, according to a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.

30 Sep 2020

Hybrid Floating Solar Panels-Hydropower Systems may Hold Potential to Produce Electricity

Hybrid systems of floating solar panels and hydropower plants may hold the technical potential to produce a significant portion of the electricity generated annually across the globe, according to an analysis by researchers at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

30 Sep 2020

Researchers Create Green Fuel Cell that Uses Atmospheric Oxygen

Professor Mohamed Mohamedi along with a team of researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has developed a green membraneless fuel cell that utilizes atmospheric oxygen.

30 Sep 2020

New Method to Hydrogenate Thin Metallic Glass Layers at Room Temperature

A group of researchers from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) along with their collaborators from Turkey, Austria, Slovakia, Russia (MISIS, MSU), and the United Kingdom has identified a new method to hydrogenate thin metallic glass layers at room temperatures.

30 Sep 2020

Mitsubishi Power Signs Contract to Build a 1,400 MW Natural Gas-fired GTCC Power Plant in Thailand

Mitsubishi Power, Ltd., a major subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, signed a full turnkey contract for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a 1,400 MW power plant with Hin Kong Power Company Limited, an independent power producer (IPP) in Thailand.

30 Sep 2020

Free Webinar – What’s the Key to Accelerating AM Ceramic Uptake?

It has been reported that the ceramics additive manufacturing (AM) industrial sectors will grow into a $4.8 billion industry by 2030.

From The Advanced Materials Show 30 Sep 2020

ORPHEUS-MIR – The Source for Broadband Mid-IR Pulses

The largest manufacturer of femtosecond optical parametric amplifiers (OPAs), LIGHT CONVERSION launched an ultrafast source based on OPA technology for broadband mid-IR pulses – ORPHEUS-MIR.

29 Sep 2020

New Molecular Material Made from Oligomers for Water-Splitting Devices

Researchers from the Llobet group have developed a new molecular material made out of oligomers and used it as a catalyst in water oxidation, achieving unprecedented current densities for molecular catalysts.

29 Sep 2020

Researchers Discover Large Range of 2D Ferroelectric Metals

Gang Su and coworkers have methodically analyzed a large series (2,964) of 2D bimetal phosphates.

29 Sep 2020

Lockheed Martin Extends F-35 Supply Agreement with Solvay

Solvay has been awarded a new five-year material supply contract for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 aircraft. The new contract extends Solvay’s long-standing partnership on the F-35 program and underlines the company’s leadership in composite and adhesive technologies for military platforms.

From Solvay S.A. 29 Sep 2020

Toshiba Launches Ultra-Low Current Consumption CMOS Operational Amplifier That Contributes to Longer Operating Hours of Battery-Operated Devices

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has added “TC75S102F,” a new CMOS operational amplifier featuring industry-leading[1] ultra-low current consumption to its lineup. Shipments start today.

29 Sep 2020

Researchers Develop Single-Atom Catalysts for Eco-Friendly Fuel Cells

Fuel cells are different from secondary batteries that need to be recharged, and are a kind of environmentally-friendly power generation systems that generate electricity directly from electrochemical reactions using oxygen as oxidant and hydrogen as fuel.

28 Sep 2020

New 3D-Printing Method Makes it Easier to Control the Shape of Material

An easier way to produce and control the shape of artificial muscles, soft robots, and wearable devices using a new 3D-printing technique has been developed by a team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego).

28 Sep 2020

Researchers Develop Polymer Electrolytes for Redox Flow Batteries

In Germany, the share of energy from renewable sources is continuously on the rise. Now, for the first-ever time, renewable energy was able to cover over 50% of the electricity consumed in Germany at the beginning of 2020.

28 Sep 2020