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Sakor Technologies Provides New Hydraulic Cam Phaser Performance Test System for Major International Provider of Drivetrain Components

SAKOR Technologies Inc., a recognized leader in the area of high-performance dynamometer systems, announces that it recently provided a performance test stand for validating designs for new hydraulic variable timing cam phaser systems for a major international provider of powertrain components. Powerful and flexible, the cam phaser test stand will be used for research and development on engine timing designs that improve engine fuel efficiency.

From SAKOR Technologies 10 Aug 2020

Developing Commerical-Quality Biodegradable Flip-Flops

As the world's most popular shoe, flip-flops account for a troubling percentage of plastic waste that ends up in landfills, on seashores and in our oceans.

7 Aug 2020

'Roaming Reactions' Study Could Help Make Accurate Predictions About Atmospheric Molecules

A detailed study of roaming reactions - where atoms of compounds split off and orbit other atoms to form unexpected new compounds - could enable scientists to make much more accurate predictions about molecules in the atmosphere, including models of climate change, urban pollution and ozone depletion.

7 Aug 2020

Researchers Uncover a Complex Process to Make Non-Magnetic Materials Magnetic

A complex process can modify non-magnetic oxide materials in such a way to make them magnetic.

7 Aug 2020

New Insights on Bismuth Vanadate's Role in Renewable Energy at the Nanoscale

In the fight against climate change, scientists have searched for ways to replace fossil fuels with carbon-free alternatives such as hydrogen fuel.

7 Aug 2020

Chemists Develop the Brightest Known Fluorescent Materials in Existence

By formulating positively charged fluorescent dyes into a new class of materials called small-molecule ionic isolation lattices, a compound's brilliant glow can be seamlessly transferred to a solid, crystalline state, researchers report August 6 in the journal Chem.

7 Aug 2020

Highly Promising Anode Material for Safe, Durable High-Performance Batteries

Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Jilin University in Changchun/China investigated a highly promising anode material for future high-performance batteries - lithium lanthanum titanate with a perovskite crystal structure.

7 Aug 2020

Research Team Discovers Unusual Structures of Tellurium Compounds

The periodic system contains 118 chemical elements. However, only a few of them, such as hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and silicon, are of major importance in our daily lives.

7 Aug 2020

New Nanoproteomics Method Effectively Captures Common Marker of Heart Disease

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a method combining sticky nanoparticles with high-precision protein measurement to capture and analyze a common marker of heart disease to reveal details that were previously inaccessible.

7 Aug 2020

Long-Term Energy Storage may Play Key Role in Producing More Affordable, Reliable Carbon-Free Electricity

As more states in the U.S. push for increased reliance on variable renewable energy in the form of wind or solar power, long-term energy storage may play an important role in assuring reliability and reducing electricity costs, according to a new paper published by Caltech researchers.

7 Aug 2020

Spray-On Coatings Could Simplify Fabrication of Smart Windows

The cost of heat-repelling glass and energy-saving smart windows could be considerably reduced by a simple technique to form clear coatings that can block heat and conduct electricity.

6 Aug 2020

Researchers Develop Method to Correct Defects in 3D-Printed Materials

A recent article published in the Additive Manufacturing journal has revealed a potential breakthrough solution to defects in 3D-printed materials: temperature data can be used during production to estimate the formation of subsurface flaws, so that they can be tackled immediately.

6 Aug 2020

Murray Percival Co. Helps RA Miller Upgrade Filtration with PUREX

The Murray Percival Company, the leading supplier to the Midwest's electronics industry, today announced the sale of 28 PUREX FumeCubes to RAMI. The sale was facilitated by Murray Percival’s Business Development Manager Dave Meert.

From Murray Percival Company 6 Aug 2020

Cementex Announces Insulating Rubber Apron Now Available with New Belt Strap

Cementex, the safety tool specialists, announces the availability of its insulating rubber apron, now available with a new belt strap and is ideal for working on or around battery storage systems. The apron is a good choice for technicians who have to reach over energized conductors to perform standard maintenance. The new belt strap allows for easy cinching at the waist to help decrease the risk of the apron dragging across batteries.

From Cementex Products, Inc. 6 Aug 2020

New Zetasizer Advance Range

Malvern Panalytical (Malvern, UK), leader in the development of light scattering technology, has today unveiled a new and expanded Zetasizer range: Zetasizer Advance.

From Malvern Panalytical 6 Aug 2020