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New Improved Catalysts for Industrial Processes and Emissions Controls

Replacing the expensive metals that break down exhaust gases in catalytic converters with cheaper, more effective materials is a top priority for scientists, for both economic and environmental reasons.

23 Jun 2020

New Light-Powered Catalyst Breaks Strong Chemical Bonds in Fluorocarbons

Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons, a group of synthetic materials that includes persistent environmental pollutants.

23 Jun 2020

Miele Selects High-Flow ABS Grade ELIX 118HF for Its New Battery-Powered Vacuum Cleaner Model Triflex HX 1

High-end domestic appliance producer Miele & Cie. KG (Miele) has selected ELIX Polymers’ high-flow ABS grade 118HF for its new battery-powered vacuum cleaner model, the Triflex HX1.

From Miele 22 Jun 2020

Warren Controls Announces Electrically Actuated HVAC/BAC Control Valves

Warren Controls, a leading manufacturer of control valves and specialty fluid handling products, announces its two and three-way electrically actuated HVAC/BAC control valves, designed for domestic use and to assist in the transport of low-pressure steam or hot/cold water within a building for temperature regulation.

From Warren Controls 22 Jun 2020

ACS Publications Editors-in-Chief Outline Steps to Confront Racism in Chemistry Publishing

The American Chemical Society published today an editorial signed by all of its editors-in-chief and deputy editors acknowledging the deleterious impacts that racism and discrimination have had on scientists from underrepresented communities, especially Black chemists. The editorial includes demographic data of publications and calls for action to combat discrimination.

22 Jun 2020

RRA Accreditation Supports Further Expansion for Element PCTEST in South Korea

Element Materials Technology (Element) has achieved recognition by the national accreditation body of South Korea as a designated test laboratory for formal certification testing of wireless devices for the connected technologies market at its recently acquired PCTEST laboratory in Gyeonggi, South Korea.

From Element Materials Technology 22 Jun 2020

Adhesives for Cell Contacting Systems and Battery Packs

Panacol has developed specially formulated UV adhesives that protect welded joints on cell contacting systems and battery packs of electric cars from corrosion. The flexible adhesives enable vibration-resistant connections and have a low ion content.

From Hoenle AG 22 Jun 2020

Virtual Acceptance Test Clears Path for Harper International to Deliver Lignin Processing Equipment to University of British Columbia

Harper International, world leader in thermal processing solutions for advanced materials, has successfully completed virtual Factory Acceptance Testing (vFAT) of Scientific Line Equipment to be used for Processing Carbon Fiber Precursors at the nanoscale level at University of British Columbia (UBC).

From Harper International 22 Jun 2020

The June 2020 Edition of the Crystallography Times Newsletter is Online

The June edition of Crystallography Times from Rigaku Corporation has been published and is now available on the company’s global website.

From Rigaku Corporation 22 Jun 2020

Researchers Design Paramagnetic Resonance Correlation Suited for Zero Field

A high-resolution paramagnetic resonance detection method based on the diamond nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color center quantum sensor was proposed and experimentally implemented by academician DU Jiangfeng from USTC.

22 Jun 2020

New Approach to Find Intrinsically Low Thermal Conductivity in 1D Crystals

The low thermal transport properties are important for applications in thermoelectrics and thermal barrier coatings.

22 Jun 2020

New Technology can Conserve Energy Used to Capture CO2

A Japanese research group developed a new technology that can drastically conserve the energy used to capture CO2 from gases exhausted from a concentrated source such as thermal power plants.

22 Jun 2020

Polymers Added to Functional Colloids Help Achieve Desirable Properties

Colloids are complex mixtures in which microscopic particles of one substance are suspended evenly throughout another.

22 Jun 2020

New Method for Producing 2D Materials-Based Heterostructure Devices

Researchers at the University of Exeter have developed a pioneering production method for heterostructure devices, based on 2D materials such as graphene.

22 Jun 2020

Study Explores New Ways to Create Interactions Between Distant Electrons

"Beam me up" is one of the most famous catchphrases from the Star Trek series. It is the command issued when a character wishes to teleport from a remote location back to the Starship Enterprise.

22 Jun 2020