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Analyswift Receives NASA Grant to Improve Design of Composite Deployable Structures

An innovation that helps speed the design of fishing rods, skis and cell phone electronics soon will help NASA do its work in space.

From AnalySwift, LLC 21 Feb 2020

Join Analyswift at JEC World 2020 in Paris

JEC World 2020 is an all-encompassing event that brings together the global composites community. AnalySwift is exhibiting a key component in this community- simulation software for composite materials and structures.

From AnalySwift, LLC 21 Feb 2020

Analyswift Sponsors Sampe 2020 Student Bridge and Additive Manufacturing Contests

AnalySwift, LLC, a provider of efficient high-fidelity modeling software for composites and other advanced materials, announced today its sponsorship of both the SAMPE 2020 Student Bridge Contest and Student Additive Manufacturing Contest.

From AnalySwift, LLC 21 Feb 2020

Xometry Announces Recipients of the Annual Excellence in Manufacturing Awards

Xometry, the largest global on-demand marketplace for custom manufacturing, announced today the winners of the annual Xometry Excellence in Manufacturing Awards.

From Xometry 21 Feb 2020

Cheaper and Easier Method to Synthesize Useful Organic Compounds

The Suzuki-Miyaura reaction is a popular chemical process where a reaction between aryl halides and organic boronic acids results in the formation of “biaryl” compounds.

20 Feb 2020

Researchers Achieve Potential Breakthrough in Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells

A team of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado and from Northern Illinois University has made a promising breakthrough in the fabrication of hybrid perovskite solar cells.

20 Feb 2020

New Method for Fast, Error-Free Data Storage in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions

Scientists from ETH Zurich have quantified the timing of single writing events in an innovative magnetic memory device that has a resolution of <100 ps.

20 Feb 2020

Pfannenberg USA Introduces Pfannenberg’s Kinetic System™ Series Air to Air Heat Exchangers

A typical air-to-air heat exchanger creates a path that allows heat to move from a higher to lower temperature more quickly than cooling can occur within an enclosure wall.

From Pfannenberg, Inc. 20 Feb 2020

Axion Announces Porsche Prize at Pittcon 2020

What do a Porsche and Axion have in common? The experience of a lifetime.

From Axion Analytical Laboratories, Inc. 20 Feb 2020

New Fuel-Efficient Rocket Engine Could Enable Lighter and Cheaper Spacecraft

Plenty of fuel is required to launch anything into space. In fact, over 3.5 million pounds of fuel is required to send NASA’s Space Shuttle into orbit, and this fuel is approximately 15 times heavier compared to a blue whale.

19 Feb 2020

Foam-Free and Extremely Lightweight for Sophisticated Components

KRAIBURG TPE has developed an innovative material technology that enables the production of thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) with very low density.

From KRAIBURG TPE GmbH & Co. KG 19 Feb 2020

Old Irish ‘Clachan’ Found in South Australia

The oldest known Australian example of a communal type of Irish settlement has been 'unearthed' in a dusty paddock in rural South Australia.

19 Feb 2020

Are Permanent Non-Slip Solutions Possible for the Food Industry?

The flooring in industrial facilities needs to be suitable for the activities being carried out. In many industries, and in particular in the food and beverage plants, there is a regulatory requirement to provide a non-slip texture to prevent staff working there from slipping.

From Freshfield 19 Feb 2020

Edwards Launches New Compact Dry Vacuum Pump with the Highest Pumping Density on the Market

Edwards launch the new nXRi high performance compact dry pump, with lower input power and zero maintenance, bringing real performance improvements and cost benefits across a range of applications.

From Edwards Vacuum Ltd 19 Feb 2020

Sphere Fluidics Expands Commercial Operations to Increase Supply of Pico-Surf Surfactant for Droplet Microfluidics

Sphere Fluidics, a company commercializing single cell analysis systems underpinned by its patented picodroplet technology, today announced investment in the production and supply of its proprietary biocompatible surfactant, Pico-Surf™, for reliable and highly stable droplet generation and processing.

From Sphere Fluidics Limited 19 Feb 2020