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Novel Spraying Method Enables Ceramic Coatings Production at Room Temperatures

For a long time, the production of ceramic coatings has only been possible by means of sintering techniques conducted at more than 1,000 degrees Celsius.

21 Apr 2020

Cornell Chemists Develop a Photodegradable Polymer to Address Plastic Pollution

To address plastic pollution plaguing the world's seas and waterways, Cornell University chemists have developed a new polymer that can degrade by ultraviolet radiation, according to research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

21 Apr 2020

Micromeritics Delivers Unique, High Productivity Catalyst Evaluation Unit to Researchers at ETH Zurich

Micromeritics Instrument Corp., a leader in material characterization technology, has delivered a bespoke high productivity catalyst evaluation unit, the Micromeritics Multi Catalyst Reactor 4 – MR-4, to the advanced Catalysis engineering (aCe) group at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) to accelerate work on heterogeneous catalysts that address environmental and energy challenges.

21 Apr 2020

Filter Effectiveness Testing Using Flowmeters

Titan Enterprises reports on how its flowmeters are being used by filter manufacturers to test the effectiveness of their products.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd. 21 Apr 2020

Experimental Proof for the Existence of Rashba Effect in Bulk Perovskites

Researchers have speculated that a class of light-harvesting “wonder” materials known as the organometallic halide perovskites, which are used for applications in quantum electronics and solar cells, show promise as they exhibit a hidden, yet highly controversial mechanism, known as the Rashba effect.

20 Apr 2020

Novel Nanoparticles can Help Release a Deadly Dose of Ionic Iron Within Cells

Researchers of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich have synthesized nanoparticles that can be induced by a change in pH to release a deadly dose of ionized iron within cells.

20 Apr 2020

New Self-Adapting Material can 'Shapeshift' in Response to Applied Force

Inspired by how human bone and colorful coral reefs adjust mineral deposits in response to their surrounding environments, Johns Hopkins researchers have created a self-adapting material that can change its stiffness in response to the applied force.

17 Apr 2020

Flatter Graphene Sheet can Help Electrons Move Faster

Bumps on a road slow down our pace, so do corrugations in graphene to travelling electrons. By flattening the corrugations out, we help electrons move effectively faster through a graphene sheet.

17 Apr 2020

S.S. White Technologies Highlights Flexible Shafts for Drain Cleaning

S.S. White Technologies, the worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of flexible shafts and related assemblies, highlights its flexible shafts for drain cleaning applications.

From S.S. White Technologies Inc. 17 Apr 2020

New Technique Fabricates Ultrathin MXene Film for EMI Shielding

A Korean research team has developed a technology to fabricate an ultrathin material for electromagnetic interference shielding.

16 Apr 2020

Substances Inside van der Waals Nanobubbles Have Unusual Properties

Skoltech scientists modeled the behavior of nanobubbles appearing in van der Waals heterostructures and the behavior of substances trapped inside the bubbles.

16 Apr 2020

Developing a New Type of Oxygen Reduction Catalyst to Replace Platinum

Noble metals (e.g., platinum) are often used as catalysts in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of fuel cell cathodes.

16 Apr 2020

New Comfortable Fabric can Heat and Cool the Skin

Imagine a single garment that could adapt to changing weather conditions, keeping its wearer cool in the heat of midday but warm when an evening storm blows in. In addition to wearing it outdoors, such clothing could also be worn indoors, drastically reducing the need for air conditioning or heat.

16 Apr 2020

Novel Boron Material Synthesized by Microwave-Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition

Yogesh Vohra, Ph.D., uses microwave-plasma chemical vapor deposition to create thin crystal films of never-before-seen materials.

16 Apr 2020

Green Replacement for Water Cooled Condensers

The CondenSyn Waterless Air Condenser from Asynt is a proven ‘green’ replacement for water cooled condensers and suitable for greater than 95% of all chemical reflux applications.

From Asynt 16 Apr 2020