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Making Halide Perovskites Stable Enough for Use in Solar Cells

Soft and flexible materials called halide perovskites could make solar cells more efficient at significantly less cost, but they're too unstable to use.

30 Apr 2020

New Machine Learning Method Speeds Up Particle Accelerator Operations

Each year, researchers from around the world visit the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to conduct hundreds of experiments in chemistry, materials science, biology and energy research at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray laser.

30 Apr 2020

Selective LED-Based Melting Revolutionizes 3D Metal Printing

Selective LED-based melting (SLEDM) - i.e. the targeted melting of metal powder using high-power LED light sources - is the name of the new technology that a team led by Franz Haas, head of the Institute of Production Engineering at TU Graz, has developed for 3D metal printing and has now applied for a patent.

30 Apr 2020

New Coalition Aims to Accelerate Commercialization of Perovskite Technologies

Working together with leading domestic solar companies, the University of Washington and its Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Toledo have formed the U.S. Manufacturing of Advanced Perovskites Consortium, or US-MAP.

30 Apr 2020

Korean Research Team Develops New Stretchable Lithium-Ion Battery

The microscale reentrant-honeycomb shaped, graphene-based electrode is characterized by an accordion-like structural stretchability.

30 Apr 2020

Using Synthetic Melanin to Dye Hair Under Milder Conditions

With the coronavirus pandemic temporarily shuttering hair salons, many clients are appreciating, and missing, the ability of hair dye to cover up grays or touch up roots.

30 Apr 2020

A New Method for Upcycling Polyurethane Foams

Researchers have developed a new method for upcycling polyurethane foams, the spongy material found in mattresses, insulation, furniture cushions and shoes.

30 Apr 2020

Reliable Gas Monitoring in New Craft Beer Brewery in Croatia

MSR-Electronic supplies digital gas sensors and controllers complying with EN 50545-1.

From MSR-Electronic GmbH 30 Apr 2020

Greene Tweed Highlights Innovative Arlon® 3000 XT Polymer for Electronics

Greene Tweed, a leading global manufacturer of high-performance seals, thermoplastics, composites, and engineered components, highlights its innovative Arlon® 3000 XT thermoplastic for electronics applications in this brief, informative video.

From Greene Tweed 30 Apr 2020

MOF Material Offers Optical Sensing of No2 Pollutant for Air Quality Measurements

A collaborative research led by IMDEA Nanociencia researchers reveals the modulation of lanthanide-MOFs luminescence upon NO2 adsorption using low energy requirement.

30 Apr 2020

Amaero’s New US Facility Commissions SP500 and SP100 AmPro Machines

Amaero International Limited, a leader in metal additive manufacturing, today celebrated the release of its first AmPro SP500 and SP100 machines in the United States at its new facility in El Segundo, California.

From Amaero International Limited 30 Apr 2020

New Stratasys J55 3D Printer Gives Designers Affordable, Office-Friendly, Full-Color 3D Printing to Validate New Product Designs Quickly

Making fast, full-color design realism accessible to designers and teams everywhere, Stratasys Ltd. today unveiled the new J55™ 3D Printer.

From Stratasys Ltd. 30 Apr 2020

A New Way to Convert Heat Energy into Electricity with Nontoxic Material

Researchers have found a way to convert heat energy into electricity with a nontoxic material. The material is mostly iron which is extremely cheap given its relative abundance.

29 Apr 2020