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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

Research Could Inform New Electrode Material Designs for Batteries

The same material you'll find at the tip of a pencil--graphite--has long been a key component in today's lithium-ion batteries.

29 Apr 2020

X-Ray Detection Down to Nanograys Per Second by 0D MA3Bi2I9 Single Crystals

Sensitive X-ray detectors are essential for medical radiography, industrial inspection and security screening.

29 Apr 2020

Hierarchically Porous TiO2/rGO Hybrid Architecture for High Performance Li Ions Battery

The design of materials with high capacity, excellent rate capability and long cycle life is one of the major challenges for the rechargeable lithium ion batteries (LIBs).

29 Apr 2020

New Insights into How Fluids Heat or Cool Surfaces

Whether it's water flowing across a condenser plate in an industrial plant, or air whooshing through heating and cooling ducts, the flow of fluid across flat surfaces is a phenomenon at the heart of many of the processes of modern life.

29 Apr 2020

Complex Crystal Structure of Molybdenum Borides Revealed

In their search for new superhard compounds, researchers carried out a prediction of stable molybdenum borides and their crystal structures.

29 Apr 2020

Simple Pretreatment Step Enhances Performance of Polymer Membranes

A simple pretreatment step enables membranes to be enhanced using atomic layer deposition, a technique that can improve performance and introduce new surface properties.

29 Apr 2020

Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Come Closer to Becoming Commercially Viable

Lithium-sulfur batteries have been hailed as the next big step in battery technology, promising significantly longer use for everything from cellphones to electric vehicles on a single charge, while being more environmentally sustainable to produce than current lithium-ion batteries.

29 Apr 2020

WITec Reveals New Generation alpha300 apyron

WITec GmbH, pioneer of Raman imaging and correlative microscopy, establishes the next level of automation and user-friendliness with the introduction of the new alpha300 apyron. Its AutoBeam technology unlocks the full potential of WITec’s industry-leading alpha300 series.

From WITec GmbH 29 Apr 2020