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New Shock Tunnel Making Waves in Hypersonic Testing

An upgrade of one of the largest expansion tube wind tunnels in the world will allow University of Queensland researchers to test larger scale vehicles at up to seven times the speed of sound.

14 Nov 2019

Nathan Trotter Wins Global Technology Award for NT100Ge Solder Bar & Wire

Nathan Trotter announces that it was awarded a 2019 Global Technology Award in the category of Solder Bar & Wire for its NT100Ge Solder Bar & Wire.

From Nathan Trotter & Co., Inc. 14 Nov 2019

Federnfabrik Schmid are the Winners of the CSEM Digital Journey Award 2019

CSEM is pleased to announce that it has awarded its 2019 Digital Journey prize to Federnfabrik Schmid, a company based in Oetwil am See (ZH) that specialize in the manufacture of industrial springs.

From Federnfabrik Schmid AG 14 Nov 2019

Study Reveals Factors that can Help Fight Steel Corrosion in Reinforced Concrete

Since the time the Roman Coliseum and the Egyptian pyramids were constructed, humans have been looking for a versatile and cost-effective building material—a material that can be easily produced and transported, and most importantly, a durable material.

13 Nov 2019

Boa Technology Relies on ZwickRoell for Strength Testing

Boa Technology relies on ZwickRoell to perform strength testing of materials, assemblies and solutions.

13 Nov 2019

Printed Integrated Circuits Based on Organic Electrochemical Transistors

For the first time, scientists at Linköping University, Campus Norrköping, and Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) have demonstrated that complete integrated circuits can be printed with over 100 organic electrochemical transistors.

13 Nov 2019

High-Capacity Batteries Made from Organic Materials Without Using Lithium

Working jointly with scientists from the Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics of RAS and the Ural Federal University, researchers from Skoltech have demonstrated that it is possible to develop high-capacity, high-power batteries from organic materials without the use of lithium or other rare elements.

13 Nov 2019

Disordered Perovskite Materials are More Efficient than Crystalline Silicon

At the University of Cambridge, researchers focused on perovskite materials for flexible LEDs and sophisticated solar cells have found that these materials can be more efficient when they have less ordered chemical compositions.

13 Nov 2019

Adaptive3D™ Introduces Elastic ToughRubber™ 90 for Footwear, Transportation and Industrial Applications

Next week the company known for tough flexible additive manufacturing photopolymers, Adaptive3D, will introduce a high tear-strength direct curing rubber and polyurethane-like elastomer at FormNext in Frankfurt.

From Adaptive3D Technologies 13 Nov 2019

Specialty Coating Systems to Exhibit Parylene Conformal Coatings for the Medical Device Industry

Specialty Coating Systems has announced plans to exhibit in Hall 8 Stand F19.1 at Compamed, scheduled to take place Nov. 18-21, 2019 in Düsseldorf. SCS will exhibit biocompatible Parylene conformal coatings for the medical device industry.

13 Nov 2019

Avantium and R&F Chemical to Co-produce Renewable Polymers for PEF Applications

Avantium Renewable Polymers and R&F Chemical announce their marketing and development partnership for high-value markets for PEF in electronics and smart packaging in Korea.

From Avantium 13 Nov 2019

BASF Develops and Certifies 3D Printed Autoclave for Faster Temperature Cycles

BASF has developed a 3D printed autoclave that meets the Category III requirements. The Technical Inspection at BASF SE in their role as Notified Body (user inspectorate) has also now certified an additively manufactured autoclave as a pressure equipment for the first time.

From BASF plc 13 Nov 2019

Nidec ASI Presents at ADIPEC the First Series of Variable Frequency Drives with a Very Low-environmental-impact, Which can be Monitored via app

Nidec ASI - head of the Nidec Industrial Solutions platform belonging to the Nidec Group – is today presenting its new medium-voltage variable frequency drive at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC), one of the most important events for the oil & gas industry in the world.

From Nidec Motor Corporation 13 Nov 2019

MolPort Announces Addition of Solubility Information to its Online Chemical Sourcing Database

MolPort, the chemical sourcing experts, announces the addition of pre-competitively sourced solubility information to its comprehensive online chemical sourcing database. Its biopharma customers are able to immediately access and use the information to refine searches of commercially available screening compounds as required.

From MolPort, Inc. 13 Nov 2019

Saki Corporation Introduces Automated X-ray Inspection for IGBT Power Modules at Productronica Stand A2.259

Saki Corporation, an innovator in the field of automated optical and X-ray inspection and measurement equipment, announces the introduction of its 3D-CT automated X-ray inspection (AXI) system designed specifically for the inspection and measurement of insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) power modules.

From Saki Corporation 13 Nov 2019