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Effects of the COVID 19 Shutdown on the Air Quality in Innsbruck

Facing an impending shutdown due to the COVID 19 crisis, we started to document its impact on the environment by analyzing Innsbruck’s air quality with a CHARON PTR-TOF 6000 X2.

From IONICON Analytik 21 Apr 2020

Graphene Nanomesh: New 'Brick' for Modern Micromachine Systems

Researchers at Japan advanced institute of science and technology have successfully fabrication the suspended graphene nanomesh in a large area by the helium ion beam microscopy. 6nm diameter nanopores were pattern on the 1.2 um long and 500 nm wide suspended graphene uniformly.

21 Apr 2020

No Fuss Technique for Accurate Characterization of Gluten Protein

An informative applications article from Postnova Analytics demonstrates how its Asymmetrical Field Flow Fractionation (AF4) technology can be used, with no sample pre-treatment, to separate large gluten proteins and provide accurate molecular weight and molecular size (Rg) data.

From Postnova Analytics 21 Apr 2020

Titanium Catalyst Makes Light Usable for Selective Chemical Reactions

For the first time, chemists at the University of Bonn and Lehigh University in Bethlehem have developed a titanium catalyst that makes light usable for selective chemical reactions.

21 Apr 2020

Electrical Manipulation of Magnetic Material to Make Advanced Memory Devices

Researchers successfully demonstrated a method to switch a novel material between two different nonvolatile states at very high speeds and with great accuracy.

21 Apr 2020

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.

From Malvern Panalytical 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