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3D Printing Software Update: 4D_Additive with New Functionalities for SLM Metal Printing

The updated version of the universal 3D printing software 4D_Additive with new support structures for metal printing will be released in January 2025.

12 Dec 2024

One-Step Fabrication of Soft-Magnetic High-Entropy Alloy Fiber

This study presents a method for synthesizing high-strength, flexible soft-magnetic fibers (SMFs) using Si microalloying and in-rotating-water spinning in Fe34Co29Ni29Al3Ta3Si2 HEA, improving plasticity, strength, and coercivity for applications in flexible electronics and multifunctional composites.

By Nidhi Dhull 12 Dec 2024

LECO’s Pegasus® BTX Honored with Innovation Award

LECO Corporation has been awarded a 2024 Innovation Award for its Pegasus BTX Benchtop GC-TOFMS by The Analytical Scientist, an international publication focused on the innovations shaping measurement science.

From LECO Corporation 11 Dec 2024

Wiley expands its KnowItAll solutions with new tools for LC-MS analysis, enterprise data management, and additional spectral advances

The latest KnowItAll software accelerates spectral analysis, featuring automated LC-MS tools and extensive spectral libraries to optimize research workflows.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 11 Dec 2024

Scientists Solve Long-Standing Thermal Imaging Challenge

A group of researchers from Rice University has addressed a long-standing issue in thermal imaging, making it possible to capture clear images of objects through heated windows.

11 Dec 2024

Novel Fungal-Based Method for Carbon Fiber Recovery

An international group of researchers from the University of Kansas and the University of Southern California has developed a chemical process to dissolve and extract the matrix from Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs). This process allows recovered carbon fiber plies to retain mechanical properties similar to those of virgin manufacturing substrates.

11 Dec 2024

Novel Thin-Film Material for Enhanced Device Longevity

A research team from the Energy & Environment Materials Research Division, headed by Drs. Dong-Chan Lim and So-Yeon Kim, have created a next-generation thin-film material technology that substantially improves the longevity of energy and electronic devices, according to a study published in the Chemical Engineering Journal.

11 Dec 2024

First Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Rebar and Mesh produced at GFRP Tech’s New Manufacturing Facility in Gauteng

The first Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer rebar and mesh has come off the production line at GFRP’s new manufacturing facility in Linbro Park, Gauteng, heralding a new environmentally friendly era for the local construction industry.

11 Dec 2024

Biomaterials to Regenerate the Nervous System: Carl Zeiss Foundation Sponsors InteReg Project at Mainz University

Collaborative project involving Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, and the Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research will receive EUR 6 million.

11 Dec 2024

New byko-visc CP Cone & Plate Viscometers

Paul N. Gardner Company, USA (GARDCO) – worldwide distributors, producers, and designers of quality physical and inspection instruments for the paint, coatings, and related industries– is announcing their new offering the New byko-visc CP Cone & Plate Viscometers.

From Paul N. Gardner Company, Inc. 10 Dec 2024

Energetic and Durable All-Polymer Aqueous Battery

This study presents an all-polymer aqueous sodium-ion battery using PANI electrodes, achieving high stability and capacity for sustainable energy storage.

By Nidhi Dhull 10 Dec 2024

Understanding the Mechanism of Self-Assembly in Polymers

Researchers at Hiroshima University’s Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering have created an artificial polymer that self-organizes into a controllable helix, according to a study published in Angewandte Chemie on October 24th, 2024.

10 Dec 2024

Novel Approach to Safer and More Efficient Lithium-Ion Batteries

Optimizing TiNb2O7's network structure significantly improves lithium-ion battery performance, offering insights for safer, high-capacity energy storage.

10 Dec 2024

High Barrier Films for Food Packaging Growth Advances

While food packaging is largely recognized as a long-term and resilient industry during economic downturns, its enduring growth is surpassed by demand for high barrier films in food packaging.

10 Dec 2024

Amtech Releases Latest Podcast: “Lean Manufacturing and the Value of Less”

Amtech Electrocircuits, a leading provider of manufacturing solutions, to announce the release of its latest podcast episode, “Lean Manufacturing and the Value of Less,” an insightful exploration of Lean Manufacturing principles and their transformative impact on modern industries.

From Amtech 10 Dec 2024