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Materials Scientists Discover Way to Imitate Natural Spring-Loaded Snapping Without Energy Loss

Venus flytraps do it, trap-jaw ants do it, and now materials scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst can do it, too - they discovered a way of efficiently converting elastic energy in a spring to kinetic energy for high-acceleration, extreme velocity movements as nature does it.

4 Sep 2020

Researchers Investigate Properties of 2D Crystalline Superconducting Films

Professor Wang Jian at Peking University and collaborators investigated the superconducting properties of two-dimensional crystalline superconducting PdTe2 films grown by molecular beam epitaxy.

4 Sep 2020

Biocompatible Wool-Like is Pre-Programmed with Reversible Shape Memory

As anyone who has ever straightened their hair knows, water is the enemy. Hair painstakingly straightened by heat will bounce back into curls the minute it touches water.

4 Sep 2020

Rapid Concentration of High Boiling Point Solvents

BioChromato Inc. has published a technical poster that studies how its unique vacuum-assisted vortex concentration (VVC) technology offers significant benefits in achieving rapid concentration of samples dissolved in high boiling point solvents.

From BioChromato Inc. 4 Sep 2020

Study Finds Widespread Footprint of Indigo Denim Microfibers

With many people working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, blue jeans are a more popular wardrobe choice than ever.

3 Sep 2020

Researchers Knock Down the Barrier to Building Ultra-Fast Battery Storage Systems

For years, researchers have aimed to learn more about a group of metal oxides that show promise as key materials for the next generation of lithium-ion batteries because of their mysterious ability to store significantly more energy than should be possible.

3 Sep 2020

$Refractive Index in 2D Material can be Manipulated by Light$

Refractive Index in 2D Material can be Manipulated by Light

Microscopic crystals in tantalum disulfide have a starring role in what could become a hit for 3D displays, virtual reality and even self-driving vehicles.

3 Sep 2020

Ambrell Unveils Induction Heating Rental Program

Ambrell Corporation, an inTEST Company and a leading manufacturer of induction heating solutions worldwide, announced today that a new equipment rental program is available for its induction heating solutions.

From Ambrell Induction Heating Solutions 3 Sep 2020

A New Material Platform for Energy-Efficient Storage Devices

The emergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques is changing the world dramatically with novel applications such as internet of things, autonomous vehicles, real-time imaging processing and big data analytics in healthcare.

2 Sep 2020

Physicists Observe Desorption of a Melt of Long Polymer Chains

In our everyday life it's not uncommon to see the same material in different states.

2 Sep 2020

Researchers Aim to Upcycle Carbon Dioxide Emissions into Useful Materials

Shaama Sharada calls carbon dioxide -- the worst offender of global warming -- a very stable, "very happy molecule."

2 Sep 2020

Rigaku Analytical Devices to Host Roundtable Discussion in Partnership with American Pharmaceutical Review

Rigaku Analytical Devices, the market leader in handheld 1064nm Raman technology, will moderate a roundtable discussion among industry professionals about successes and challenges of making changes to their organizations’ pharmaceutical workflows.

From Rigaku Corporation 2 Sep 2020

See What You’ve Been Missing at the GCxGC Virtual Symposium

From September 14 to 18, join LECO for our first GCxGC virtual symposium.

From LECO Corporation 2 Sep 2020

Technical Director Appointment Strengthens Element’s Connected Technologies Expertise

Element Materials Technology (Element) has expanded its Connected Technologies leadership team with the appointment of Michael Derby as Technical Director, Regulatory Approvals.

From Element Materials Technology 2 Sep 2020

Hydrophilic Vyon® Plastics Demonstrate Outstanding Performance for Drug Discovery Applications

Porvair Sciences reports on testing that demonstrates how its hydrophilic Vyon® porous plastics exhibit outstanding performance in drug discovery applications due to the high hydrophilic void volume conversion of the materials’ pore structure after a special treatment process.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 2 Sep 2020